The Giving Garden

Open House

Saturday, September 17
8:00am - 2:00pm
The Food Pantry Garden is in full bloom and is holding an open house. Come and take a tour of the garden and see what can happen when a group of community volunteers work together. Hundreds of pounds of fresh produce have been donated to our local food pantries for weeks now.

Diane Tabor, designer of the Heirloom Garden, will be on hand to talk about companion planting, beneficial insects, heirloom plants and organic gardening.

The Food Pantry Garden is a garden where community members plant, maintain, and harvest a 12,000 sq. ft. plot that has been planted with tomatoes, potatoes and corn.  100% of the produce is donated to local area food banks. 

The garden, located at the Utah Botanical Center in Kaysville, is encouraging groups to volunteer during the summer to keep the produce weed-free and harvested at its peak.  Scouts completing their Eagle Projects started planting in mid-May.  Tomatoes and melon plants have already been started and will soon be ready to transplant.
 
Volunteer slots are available from May 20th through September 30th.  For large groups, slots are available on Tues/Wed/Thursday evenings from 7-8:30 PM, and Saturday mornings from 9-11 AM.  A staff member will be present during each volunteer slot to answer questions and work with you.  We also have smaller groups and families that are volunteering to come consistently throughout the season.  This is a great way to help the garden grow and see the fruits of your labor.  During orientation, a staff member will provide general instructions and guidelines for working in the garden.  After attending orientation, small groups or families may come to work in the garden on their own schedule. 
 
Have you been looking for a way to donate the produce you grow in your own garden?  We can help out!  Bring your fresh backyard produce to our garden, and it'll be distributed to Utah Food Pantries right alongside our garden goods. 

If you would like to participate please contact us at 801-451-3403
 
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