Our Garden

We are fortunate to have on site raised garden beds and a little greenhouse as well as year round greens provided to us by the York River Public School thanks to a grant from Right To Food. Read more below.
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Lady's Thumb and Tomato Flowers A "weed" and an edible compliment each other visually and for garden health.	Grapes The produce grown in the garden is used in the meal program or given to clients.	Borage with a Visitor Borage attracts pollinators, repels pests and is an unusual but beautiful looking plant.
Raspberries These are collected and used to top desserts for the meal program	Saint John's Wort This traditional medicine decided to grow on it's own in the NHCC space and feeds the many insects that visit.	Carrots The produce grown in the garden is used in the meal program or given to clients.
Flowering Oregano One of several culinary plants in our herb garden area that are used for the meal program.	Heirloom Tomatoes The produce grown in the garden is used in the meal program or given to clients.	Evening Primrose This traditional medicine decided to grow on it's own in the NHCC space and feeds the many insects that visit.
Chives Flowering Onions	Dill and Cherry Tomatoes The produce grown in the garden is used in the meal program or given to clients.	Garden Bounty The produce grown in the garden is used in the meal program or given to clients.
Early Fall Clover Clover root bacteria pull nitrogen from air pockets in the soil, as they decompose in fall that nitrogen is released into the soil to feed the vegetables grown the following year.

Thanks to the teachers and students of the Horticulture Club at York River Public School we are able to offer freshly harvested vegetables year round from indoor tower gardens that we purchased through a grant as a Right To Food Organization. Our youth are learning about growing healthy food while also learning to give back

Our Garden

Lady's Thumb and Tomato Flowers

A "weed" and an edible compliment each other visually and for garden health.

Grapes

The produce grown in the garden is used in the meal program or given to clients.

Borage with a Visitor

Borage attracts pollinators, repels pests and is an unusual but beautiful looking plant.

Raspberries

These are collected and used to top desserts for the meal program

Saint John's Wort

This traditional medicine decided to grow on it's own in the NHCC space and feeds the many insects that visit.

Carrots

The produce grown in the garden is used in the meal program or given to clients.

Flowering Oregano

One of several culinary plants in our herb garden area that are used for the meal program.

Heirloom Tomatoes

The produce grown in the garden is used in the meal program or given to clients.

Evening Primrose

This traditional medicine decided to grow on it's own in the NHCC space and feeds the many insects that visit.

Chives

Flowering Onions

Dill and Cherry Tomatoes

The produce grown in the garden is used in the meal program or given to clients.

Garden Bounty

The produce grown in the garden is used in the meal program or given to clients.

Early Fall Clover

Clover root bacteria pull nitrogen from air pockets in the soil, as they decompose in fall that nitrogen is released into the soil to feed the vegetables grown the following year.