About
During the pandemic, the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church congregation felt helpless watching family, friends, and neighbors struggle with food insecurity. It took the demise of our old church refrigerator to see the possibility of turning those feelings of helplessness into hope as we converted the broken appliance into a porch pantry - a source of free, anonymous food aid for anyone in need. The sudden "gift" of a broken refrigerator helped us to re-evaluate the potential of other resources at our disposal to help the community, and we turned our attention to the vacant, weedy lot adjacent to the church. Through the vision of the congregation and support of countless community businesses and volunteers, today that vacant lot is Hope Community Garden (HCG). HCG is more than a place to simply garden. It is a place where people can connect with plants and with each other. By removing financial and knowledge barriers to gardening through our unique community garden approach, we've made HCG a place where all are welcome to cultivate food and hope. Neighbors are feeding neighbors, growing produce for their own families and sharing extras with their community, via our porch pantry. Please join us in cultivating hope in the Logan community as a gardener, garden volunteer, or financial supporter of HCG.
We believe that small acts of human compassion are the foundation of radical change.
Our Mission
Our mission is to cultivate hope by helping neighbors to feed neighbors - fostering community connection while combating food insecurity.
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Our goal is to break down financial, knowledge, and logistic barriers surrounding traditional community gardening to make sure everyone has the opportunity to grow at HCG.
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We provide free, anonymous food aid to anyone in need through our porch pantry and gardening efforts, combating hunger with hope.
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Our Vision
Our community garden with its 30 plots cannot possibly serve the entire community of Logan. While we hope to expand to 60+ plots in the future, a network of small community gardens throughout the city will be necessary to make a meaningful impact on food insecurity through local, small-scale agriculture. We hope that others will also see a need for these gardens and help us to grow our single site into a network of community gardening spaces.