AMEN Gardens - Let’s grow something great, together!
Sometimes a little makes a BIG difference!
In La Grange, Texas, we discovered there were a lot of small gardeners, each with a little extra produce they didn’t know what to do with. Others just had extra space in their garden that was not being used. So, a bunch of gardeners got together to coordinate a small portion of what we plant, and share the excess with the AMEN Food Pantry.
Our “little” becomes something big, and the result is everyone wins.
Our Mission - Fresh Seasonal Produce for AMEN Food Pantry Patrons
If you have a home garden it is likely that you spend a good deal of time planning for and working to grow, harvest and enjoy fresh seasonal produce from your garden, and like most gardeners, you'll grow a little extra for friends and family, and even grow a little more to preserve as canned or frozen for a year-round benefit. If you also grow a little more for AMEN La Grange, your garden is an AMEN Garden, and the combined Gardens donation is a blessing to the patrons of our Community Food Pantry.
Will you join us?
The AMEN Gardens Team is not a nonprofit, nor are we formally associated with AMEN Food Pantry. We have no dues, and AMEN Gardens does not engage in any commerce. We are community gardeners of all skill levels with two common goals: to support the AMEN Food pantry through donations of produce from our gardens surplus, and to communicate informally with one another sharing experiences in gardening for the betterment of the whole group, and ultimately the collective contribution to the food pantry. Please consider donating produce from your garden to the food pantry regardless of whether or not you collaborate with the AMEN Gardens group.
You can read more here about how AMEN Gardens got its name:
https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/society/donate-your-
garden-excess-food-pantries
AMEN Garden Goals:
Pure
A little becomes a lot
Quality
All produce is welcome! But we encourage
gardeners to follow organic growing practices for the AMEN patrons we serve.
Reach out. Many of us will be happy to share
how we grow our produce without chemical
fertilizers or pesticides.
Quality
A little becomes a lot
Quality
From the account of Ruth and Boaz in the
Bible, the glean was to be of the best quality,
not out-dated, or poor quality.
We encourage you to donate what you would put on your table for your family.
A little becomes a lot
A little becomes a lot
A little becomes a lot
You may not think you have enough to bring.
But that’s the great thing about donating
together, our little becomes a lot.
If each of us grows a little extra of the same
thing, that makes a big difference when it
comes together at the pantry. Never feel like
your donation is too little.
Gardening Helps From The AMEN Gardens Team
We love gardening and want to share both what has worked and what hasn't worked for us. Even more we hope to receive blog posts from fellow gardeners in the La Grange area.
Where can I find bulk mulch? Where can I find mushroom Compost? Who can deliver a truckload of mulch? Who are some top seed companies? We try to offer room for local companies to advertise all things gardening as well as provide recommendations from the AMEN Gardens Team
Knowing when to plant in our area can be a little tricky. We provide what we feel are the best general source garden planting calendars and discuss some ways to refine and make a personal planting schedule for your garden.