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Some North Carolina residents planted a garden to bring their community together and put food on tables. Through hard work, they found that good food feeds the soul too. Lilla Marigza reports. |
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(Locator: Cedar Grove, North Carolina)These newly planted seedlings will yield an abundant summer harvest for a rural North Carolina community hungry for a connection to the earth.
The Rev. Grace Hackney, Cedar Grove United Methodist Church: “We have to ask ourselves, do we give thanks for a supersized meal from McDonald’s in the same way we give thanks for food that we’ve grown and harvested by our own hands?”
Cedar Grove United Methodist Church facilitates the Anathoth community garden. Pastor Grace Hackney says people wanted a spiritual link to the food they eat, and the idea for the garden sprouted.
Jocelyn Patterson, Community Gardener: “It’s good to be around people who are kind, loving and caring.”
Jocelyn Patterson lives alone. The garden grows social connections—and an abundance of food to share with many in this area who struggle.
Jocelyn Patterson: “I have a senior citizen friend who’s in her 70’s on a fixed income and I bring her vegetables.”
Not everyone who works the garden attends Cedar Grove United Methodist. Patterson was raised Jewish, but says the garden has brought her to church on occasion.
Jocelyn Patterson: “I’ve gone to services there a few times that were somewhat garden related and found it to be very spiritually renewing.”
Norman Wirzba is Duke Divinity School’s first ever research professor of theology, ecology, and rural life. He speaks to churches and says interest is growing.
Norman Wirzba, Duke Divinity School: “The way Christians eat can have a lot to do with what the world will be like. So if we eat in ways that honor God’s creation, we will at the same time have healthier lands, cleaner water, more contented and happy animals, right? And our health will be better too.”
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About 30 members pay a $5 annual fee and commit to working 2 hours in the garden every week from April through November. Produce is divided among members and the excess shared with the community. For more information, call the church office at 919-732-8405.
To read blog postings and learn more about this project, visit the garden’s website.
Also, see: God bless this organic meal
Posted: April 21, 2010