Church garden provides a ton of food to the needy

From Chicago-

A year ago, the land in front of St. Helena's Episcopal Church in Burr Ridge was just an expanse of empty grass. What a difference a year can make.

On Sept. 27, 2009, the Rt. Rev. Jeffrey D. Lee, bishop of Chicago, blessed the ground on which a new community garden would be planted, and where 2,000 pounds of food would soon be grown to feed the hungry.

"We harvested a ton of food, literally" said Chris Cordin-Blitstein of Burr Ridge, organizer of the Vacant 2 Veggies project. That's in addition to 60 to 70 pounds of honey gleaned from three donated beehives.

Cordin-Blitstein said every green bean, squash, tomato and herb was grown, harvested and donated to the Westmont People's Resource Center.

It wasn't just food that was donated. Every step of the project, from the tilling of the land to the seedlings that were placed into the ground, was the work of generous volunteers and donors, including several local businesses.

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