FeedMore's community garden provides fresh produce to those in need

FeedMore's community garden provides fresh produce to those in need

On Holt Street, you'll find FeedMore Western New York's community garden, where different fruits, vegetables and herbs grow.

WE WALKED YOUTHROUGH SEVERALCOMMUNITY GARDENSIN THE LATE SPRING..NOW ITS TIME TOHARVEST SOME OFTHOSE FRUITS ANDVEGGIES...AND TRULYGIVE BACK TO THECOMMUNITY IN A TRUETIME OF NEED.ALA EREBHI DIGS INTOTHEDETAILS..DIRECTLYCONNECTED TOFEEDMORE WESTERNNEW YORK..HERE ON HOLTSTREET, YOU'LL FINDA GARDEN WHEREDIFFERENT FRUITS,VEGETABLES ANDHERBS GROW.YOU CAN ALSODIFFERENT FLOWERSATTRACTINGDIFFERENT KINDS OFBUTTERFLIES.THIS IS WHERE WEFIND YVONNEHAIRSTON.

EVERYOTHER WEEK, SHEVOLUNTEERS TODELIVER VEGGIESFROM FEEDMOREWNY'S COMMUNITYGARDEN TO HERNEIGHBORS WHONEED IT."THERE ARE A LOT OFTENANTS THAT DON'TDRIVE, AND THEYDON'T WALK AS MUCHSO IT'S VERYCONVENIENT FORTHEM HAVING THEFRESH VEGETABLES."SHE BRINGS THEMONIONS, CHERRYTOMATOS, PEPPER,SQUASH, ZUCCINI ANDSO MUCH MORE."LAST WEEK THEYINSERTED SOMEFLOWERS AND THERESIDENTS WERE LIKE'OH I GOT SOMEFLOWERS!'

AND THEYRAVED ABOUT THAT.THAT PUT A NICETOUCH TO IT."AND THE RESIDENTSTO LOOK FORWARD TOGETTING THOSE BAGSOF PRODUCE."THEY LOOK FOR THEFLYERS THAT AREINSERTED IN THE BAGWITH THE VEGGIES.

ITTELLS THEM HOW TOGROW VEGETABLES,WHAT VEGETABLESARE HIGH INPOTASSIUM ANDDIFFERENT THINGS OFTHAT NATURE.

ANDRECIPES AREINCLUDED, SO THEYENJOY IF JUST ASMUCH AS I DO."HAIRSTON HAS BEENVOLUNTEERING FORTWO YEARS NOW.SHE'S WORKED IN THISGARDEN TOO, SOMUCH SO THAT LASTYEAR SHE TOOK AWORKSHOP ONNUTRITION ANDGARDENING...ANDSTARTED GROWING AGARDEN WITH TWO OFHER NEIGHBORS.THE GARDEN HASBEEN AROUND FOR AFEW YEARS NOW, ANDIT SERVES AS A PLACEFOR PEOPLE TOLEARN ABOUTGARDENING ANDNUTRITION, AND TOPROVIDE PRODUCE TOTHFOR USTO MAKE SURE THATOUR NEIGHBORS INAND AROUND FRESHFRUITS ANDVEGETABLES WHICHCAN BEOPRATING 25GARDETHIS.

THETHAN 500POUNDS OF PRODUCETHROUGLING DURINGTHIS PANDEMIC.IN BUFEWGARDEN AND GET ITTO THOMIC.IN BUFFALO, AE, 7