Organization
Micah’s Garden, a community garden, founded in 2012.
Mission
Run by the Micah’s Caring Initiative program, whose goal is to “meet the basic human needs of children, families, and elders in our area.” They hold that “by feeding and clothing the most vulnerable in our community we actively show them that their community cares about them.”
Location
2308 Merrimac Rd, Blacksburg, VA 24060
Contact Info
(540) 951-8951
Produce
The produce varieties Micah’s Garden harvests include:
- beans
- beets
- blueberries
- cabbage
- carrots
- cucumbers
- eggplant
- kale
- lettuce
- onion
- peas
- pepper
- potatoes
- spinach
- squash
- swiss chard
- tomatoes
- watermelon
- zucchini
The amount of food the garden is able to provide varies largely based on season. They practice organic gardening methods because they want to be good stewards of our resources.
|
Month in 2015 |
Pounds of Food Harvested |
|
May |
9.83 lbs. |
|
June |
104.5 lbs. |
|
July |
761.25 lbs. |
|
August |
820.75 lbs. |
|
September |
105.75 lbs. |
Work Force
Half of the garden is maintained by volunteers who grow food for two Micah’s Caring programs, including three local food pantries: Interfaith, Spiritual Roots, and The Giving Tree. Micah’s Backpack and Micah’s Soup for Seniors are two other programs sponsored by the Micah’s Caring Initiative and both partially supported by Micah’s Garden. Bagged food is ready for delivery at Micah’s Backpack.
