Kevin’s Garden is a memorial garden for a young man in our church who passed away in the spring of 2010. The purpose of this garden is to provide fresh produce to families who come to the Jay Weaver Food Pantry. This project began in February of 2011, and we have harvested an abundance of tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, green beans, basil and much more. Our compost bins allow us to amend our soil with nutrients. Kevin’s Garden has provided numerous opportunities for our youth and members of the church and community to become involved with the Food Pantry and the families we support.
The March 22, 2025 Kevin’s Garden Workday was a HUGE success. Over 30 people came out to help. We are grateful to the following for over 90 hours of work:
Etowah HS JROTC, The King’s Academy Military Science Program Woodstock HS Beta Club and National Honors Society HPC congregants: Mark & Jen Bixler, Ken & Katie Loud, Jackalie Blue, Andy Tompkins, Tammy Winter, Susan Korbett Tasks included assembling a raised garden bed, weeding, soil screening, tilling, and amendment, seeding buckwheat, trash collection, plant relocation and so much more.
The garden is ready for beds to be adopted and food to be grown and shared with our neighbors on food distribution dates.
