ELKHART, Ind. (WNDU) – The Group Gardens on the Elkhart Airport held a ribbon chopping on Tuesday after making some upgrades to the backyard.
The upgrades embody a chain-link fence to maintain out wildlife and other people, an issue that they had final 12 months.
The entire produce harvested by the grasp gardeners is donated to Church Group Providers to assist feed those that are meals insecure within the Elkhart space.
“What we’ve is a extremely fertile place and we develop roughly 700 to 1,000 lbs. of meals a 12 months for CGC program and Church Group Providers,” stated Meg Mitzel, Group Gardner Coordinator.
The backyard on the airport has been round for 22 years. The backyard is placed on in a partnership with the Elkhart Airport and the Metropolis of Elkhart was key to funding and putting in the brand new fence.
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