Jenny BillingsPerhaps at a time when it’s needed the most, all sorts of good things are coming out of the hallowed grounds of Apalachicola City Square Community Garden.
The garden, which is now in its second full season, has earned a well-deserved mark for being a model grassroots project throughout the Florida Panhandle and beyond.
The concept of which was born out of an idea to assist Franklin’s Promise and its Food Pantry operation obtain fresh vegetables to help feed disadvantaged families throughout the county.
With the idea, organizers approached the Apalachicola city commission and soon afterwards on November 9, 2008, held a groundbreaking ceremony, followed by a blessing of the garden by area clergymen in April the following year.
Less than a year later, last August, Jenny Billings one of the driving forces behind the garden along with help from Caroline Weiler, Arnold Tolliver and others took over the care of the Food Pantry plot set aside for Franklin’s Promise to grow fresh vegetables for distribution.
Since that time, Billings, and the others have managed to grow, and contribute over 700 pounds of assorted nutritious vegetables to Franklin’s Promise harvested directly from the Food Pantry plot.
Pam Lewis who also manages a bed at the garden contributed to the allotment with a huge bag of peppers harvested from her plot.
By working together members of the community garden have contributed to making both Apalachicola and Franklin County better places to live and visit.
A special thanks and recognition goes to everyone involved in the project.
The garden, which is now in its second full season, has earned a well-deserved mark for being a model grassroots project throughout the Florida Panhandle and beyond.
The concept of which was born out of an idea to assist Franklin’s Promise and its Food Pantry operation obtain fresh vegetables to help feed disadvantaged families throughout the county.
With the idea, organizers approached the Apalachicola city commission and soon afterwards on November 9, 2008, held a groundbreaking ceremony, followed by a blessing of the garden by area clergymen in April the following year.
Less than a year later, last August, Jenny Billings one of the driving forces behind the garden along with help from Caroline Weiler, Arnold Tolliver and others took over the care of the Food Pantry plot set aside for Franklin’s Promise to grow fresh vegetables for distribution.
Since that time, Billings, and the others have managed to grow, and contribute over 700 pounds of assorted nutritious vegetables to Franklin’s Promise harvested directly from the Food Pantry plot.
Pam Lewis who also manages a bed at the garden contributed to the allotment with a huge bag of peppers harvested from her plot.
By working together members of the community garden have contributed to making both Apalachicola and Franklin County better places to live and visit.
A special thanks and recognition goes to everyone involved in the project.
Also worth noting, is that City Square Community Garden along with other subject matters will be the focus of a study conducted by Auburn University in Apalachicola next month.
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