Come and join the Pea Pods Community and learn more about gardening, healthy foods, and meet a lot of great people. About half the food grown is donated to the Grace Home or the Food Bank; the rest goes to the gardeners for their own tables.
Pea Pods gardens focus on developing neighborhood pride and tearing down barriers of a diverse neighborhood. The project provides educational opportunities on gardening, nutrition, and horticulture. By gardening together, neighbors create and build a healthier neighborhood. The effort has had a direct, positive effect on helping eliminate poverty; weed out crime; foster healthy nutritional habits, and encourage residents to be good stewards of the land. A strong sense of community comes from the first garden, for all stakeholders — funders, volunteers, food recipients, and growers.
Pea Pods thrives because of the dedication of its volunteers. Volunteers come from a variety of experience and all are necessary. It takes all types to make a garden grow. No experience necessary just an opportunity to tap into your passion to assist others to grow nutritious food and experience the holistic benefits from gardening. Many volunteers are needed for both summer and winter seasons. The list of volunteer positions currently available as follows:
- Education; Gardeners to help teach others to garden
- Garden Set Up/Maintenance/Carpentry/Design Gardening/Planting/harvesting and yes, weeding
Interested volunteers should have the physical ability to do some light lifting, as to pull weeds and bag them; shovel mulch into a wheelbarrow, dump it out of the wheelbarrow and spread with rakes. Be sure to wear appropriate clothing for working outside and the weather of the day. Volunteer times need to be scheduled in advance so that the gate is open.
To find out more information about Pea Pods Gardens in Great Falls or to get involved, contact:June Kaluva at (406)761-0870 or email bookkeeper.svdpgreatfalls@gmail.com.
