PHF Donation Ceremony - Preston St Comm Gardens

The Pecan Harvest Festival will conduct a donation ceremony to support the Preston St Community Gardens efforts in the Richmond Community. Please join us for a brief donation ceremony and provide thanks to the voluunteers who work so hard to grow the plants and maintain the gardens for for our community.

The Preston Street Community Garden was founded by Calvary Episcopal Church in 2008. The purpose is to serve the needs of the community of North Richmond and to educate and involve the community in growing fresh herbs, fruits and vegetables. The garden is under the management of the Friends of North Richmond and Calvary, with support from First Baptist Church, Richmond.

There are four table beds, 29 raised beds and eight large community production beds.  Fresh produce from fall and spring plantings in the community beds is donated to Helping Hands and the Women's Shelter.  In addition, there is an adjacent Bell Garden that can be used for social gatherings or for meditation.  It contains beautiful seasonal flowers, trees and shrubs, a fountain, an altar, an antique bell and two memorial benches.