That’s what was picked from the Nora Community Garden donation garden last night. Volunteers Kim and Patty harvested, washed, and packaged produce to be donated to Northside Food Pantry at Second Presbyterian Church. Okay, maybe we let the zucchini overgrow…

In addition to all the garden plots that are operated by our gardeners from Burma and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Helpings of Hope and their volunteer Master Gardeners continues to grow a sizable donation garden. This is for food…

Nora Community Garden hosted the first in a series of three community garden talks. This is an opportunity for gardeners to learn about gardening best practices and to exchange gardening tips. It was so much fun learning about our different…

Nora Community Garden volunteers were busy this weekend harvesting, washing, and packaging fresh veggies of kale, lettuce, basil and Icicle radishes to be delivered to North Side Food Pantry at Second Presbyterian Church. Many thanks to our great volunteers. We…

770 Pawtucket Drive Westfield, IN 46074 Dear Friends of Helpings of Hope,  When I started Helpings of Hope five years ago I never dreamed of the growth we have experienced — even during a pandemic! Initially, I started Helpings of…

As the cold weather starts to set in, it is time to get the garden ready for the winter. Some of our Congolese neighbors, along with volunteers from Nora Christian Community, finished the work of mulching all the garden paths.…

This past Wednesday, Helpings of Hope had the pleasure of gardening with the clients of New Hope of Indiana. Our Master Gardener, Dawn Keller Doll, provided gardening education — from the importance of keeping your garden tools clean to how…

Helpings of Hope will be having garden cleanup days on Saturday, April 1 and April 8 from 10am-2pm. We will be preparing the Nora garden for summer planting. We could use your help with weed pulling, trimming, digging small trenches around…

Helpings of Hope has seen many new and exciting developments in 2016! We believe 2017 is going to be even greater, and we would like to invite you to be a part of our efforts to help address hunger issues…

The author Michael Pollan says that a garden is “a place of many sacraments.” The many hours of communion I have taken in the gardens of my past, hours spent on my knees in supplication to forces I barely comprehend…