Growing Food for Those in Need
People right here in Central Virginia struggle with hunger every day. The populations most likely to be affected by hunger, children and the elderly, may have trouble not only getting enough […]
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Archives for the "veggies" Category
Southern Blight in the Garden
Sadly, we recently discovered southern blight on some of the tomatoes and peppers in our Community Kitchen Garden. Since our mission is education, we wanted to take this opportunity to talk […]
DIY Veggie-tainers
Move over, begonias. Find a home elsewhere, ferns. Homegrown veggies and herbs are taking over patios, one container at a time. Not everyone has space for an in-ground garden – […]
Lunch with the First Lady
It’s been two weeks since Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden sent Amina Abdulkadir and Lilah Monroe to help with the season’s first harvest in the White House Kitchen Garden — yet […]
Volunteer’s Bountiful Harvest
This week Genworth Financial sent another great group of volunteers to work in the Community Kitchen Garden. The volunteers helped harvest 159 lbs. of fresh vegetables to take to Feedmore’s Community Kitchen, […]
A Rainbow of Nutrients
Lewis Ginter Botanidal Garden is usually a pretty colorful place, but in the Community Kitchen Garden those colors equate to a wide variety of nutrients! Red vegetables like tomatoes and […]
Veggie Garden Gallery
by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden is nearing the summer peak, and we thought you would enjoy seeing some examples of […]
Drop in and Dig: The Enormous Turnip
by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden It was a great day! First Children’s Garden Educator Ms. Dawn read The Great Big Enormous Turnip, based on a […]
Lettuce Celebrate
Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Earlier this week we harvested the last of the spring lettuce cropo in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen […]
Community Kitchen Garden: Look Back, Spring Forward
Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden For many weather-related reasons, 2013 was a challenging year for all vegetable growers in Central Virginia, but […]