The "Feed Our Hungry Neighbors" Garden
The Social Ministry Team believes in "God's Work - Our Hands" and has created a garden to "Feed Our Hungry Neighbors". The vegetables grown will be used to cook meals for Aid for Friends and to provide fresh vegetables for the Somerton Interfaith Food Bank.
A spot was marked for
​a 10 x 12 garden. 
The plot was tilled by our landscaper,  John Iskra ​
The soil was tested by Penn State Analytical Services and the recommended nutrients were added to the soil. 
Aid for Friends suggested the following:
     Green beans
     Squash 
     Zucchini 
     Bell peppers 
     Plum or Roma tomatoes 

We've also planted bush beans and beets. Watch our garden grow!​
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"Feed Our Hungry Neighbors" Garden at Immanuel Church
June 25: Everything
looks great. There are tomatoes and a cucumber in the garden.
​The zucchini plants are huge and have several flowers. 
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July 26: We continue harvesting. Today we gathered
peppers,
​cucumbers,
tomatoes, 
zucchini, and green beans.
As of October 1, 2017, we have harvested:
  • 103 tomatoes
  •     8 cucumbers 
  •    14 zucchini 
  • 300 peppers
  •    24 quart bags of green beans
  •    20 beets
We have made an effort to share the produce equally between the
Somerton Interfaith Food Bank and Aid for Friends


​The garden now has a cover crop growing, which will put nutrients back in the soil for spring planting.