HeartWorks

HeartWorks Community Garden

"Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there."

-Thomas Fuller, 1732

The HeartWorks Community Garden is housed in a 4000 sq. ft. fenced-in lot at the HeartWorks facility in Bayboro, NC.  This space was first designed and  developed in 2008 and currently contains 4 raised beds that measure 4’x8’ each.  This year, three of these beds will be planted with vegetables and one will be used for herbs.  We are also planning to expand the garden through the planting of a butterfly garden, a fig tree, and watermelons as well as developing a bird feeding station.

The development of our community garden will serve many purposes.  

· The garden will beautify our community by turning a currently vacant lot into an attractive and functional garden.

· The children in our after school and summer programs will learn more about health, nutrition and where their food comes from.  They will learn to cook with fresh produce, how to use water and other resources in eco-friendly ways and more about the insects and wildlife they encounter in the garden.  They will also benefit from the physical activity and exposure to the outdoors and nature provided through gardening. 

· Based on availability, the yield from this garden will help provide healthy snacks for the children involved in our programs as well as help provide fresh produce to the families to whom we supply emergency food supplies.

Harvest Hope Project

 HeartWorks knows, especially in today’s economy, that more and more families are struggling to afford healthy food on a regular basis.  The Harvest Hope Project strives to teach families the self-sustaining skills of organic gardening, composting, seed saving and food preservation and canning.  In exchange for committing to a minimum of 15 hours of service in the HeartWorks Community Garden (between April and October), families will be provided seeds or plants for their home gardens, some basic gardening tools, training on common gardening tasks, ongoing support, and access to fresh produce from the HeartWorks Community Garden. The HeartWorks Harvest Hope Project helps families learn how to supplement their grocery bills with fresh, homegrown, healthy produce, therefore setting them on a path to greater nutritional independence.  Click on the link below to learn more. 

 Harvest Hope brochure

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HeartWorks Community Garden and Harvest Hope Project Wish Lists

HeartWorks Community Garden:

·         Fruit tree-Brown Turkey or Celeste Fig Tree variety

·         Plants

Broccoli            Tomatoes (preferably cherry varieties)            Cucumbers (pickling varieties)

Pole Beans        Lettuces                                                           Herbs

Peppers            Watermelon                                                     Butterfly-attracting plants

Marigolds         Sunflowers

·         Seed starting supplies

·         Gardening tools

Wheelbarrows              Hose                             Shovels

Spades                         Gloves of all sizes         Hand tools

Garden cart                  Rakes                           Watering Cans

·         Tiller

·         Composting bin

·         48” wire fencing and 4 utility poles

·         Bird Seed

·         Bird feeders

·         Bird Bath

·         Straw for composting

·         Canning Supplies (jars, seals, lids, pressure and water canning supplies)

·         Funding to put toward the construction of a shade-structure in the garden (to be used to provide shade while teaching students) or toward other expenses.

Harvest Hope Project:

·         Plants (Tomatoes, pole beans, marigolds, lettuces, various herbs, peppers, broccoli)

·      Basic gardening tools such as trowels, rakes, gloves, watering cans etc.

·      Funding to help purchase supplies

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE HEARTWORKS COMMUNITY

GARDENING PROGRAM!