Growing fresh food for our neighbors since 2011.
House of Hope’s Community Food Shelf Garden is a sacred space where congregants and neighbors come together to grow fresh produce for families facing hunger in St. Paul. Each year, our volunteers plant, tend, and harvest more than 1,000 pounds of vegetables and donate them to the food shelves at Neighborhood House and Hallie Q. Brown Community Center.
What We Grow
Strawberries, lettuce, cabbage, green beans, carrots, broccoli, and squash, along with items our partner food shelves request. Because the garden sits along Summit Avenue, passersby see it (and admire it!), which helps raise awareness of the need for fresh fruits and vegetables in our community.
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People in the Garden
Voices from the Garden
“The garden is the literal embodiment of ‘give us this day our daily bread.’”
“The camaraderie of working for a joint purpose is infectious. Supplying fresh produce that we have grown ourselves is ten times more rewarding.”
“Gardens are full of miracles. Watching the plants grow, harvesting and delivering nutritious food, all within the context of community, is a special blessing.”
“The garden is therapeutic. I love the smell of the fresh vegetables: picking, cleaning, just knowing I planted something and it grew.”
More Than a Garden
What began as an effort to feed our neighbors has become a place of prayer, healing, and belonging, where hands in the soil become an act of faith. Feeding our neighbors and nourishing our own spirits are not separate acts, but one and the same.
Get Involved
Want to help? Contact Elizabeth Karre at houseofhopegarden@gmail.com.