Mercer Co. Food Bank celebrates 4th annual Community Garden Kickoff
The family-friendly event included rock painting, flower planting, games, storytime and hot dogs for lunch.
The food bank started the community garden in 2021 through the Lots to Love Program, a partnership between the City of Sharon and Community Action Partnership of Mercer County.
The garden has eight beds with different fruits and vegetables such as peppers, red raspberries, tomatoes, onions and garlic. People in the community can easily get the fresh produce.
'You can kind of see the neighbors behind us. They love having this here. they love the ability to take whatever they need, and honestly, on the volunteer and food bank side, it's just another way that we can give back. If we're not supporting our community and lifting up our community, then there is no community,' said Alexis Spence-Locke, development director for the food bank.
The garden is on 4th Avenue in Sharon, across from the Buhl Club.
Next Saturday, May 31, the food bank will have its Stuff the Truck event from 1 to 3 p.m. at D'Onofrio's Food Center in Hermitage.
Tino DiCenso contributed to this report.
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