In an effort to empower people to take care of themselves, Montgomery Baptist Association (MBA) churches are partnering with other area churches and organizations to fight hunger through planting a community garden.
“We want to help people be independent and take care of their families,” said Lisa Rose, MBA’s director of church and community ministries. “This is a great way for families to grow healthy food and take part in a community activity.”
The garden, which is being planted on the corner of Emerson and South Holt streets in west Montgomery, will enable adults to teach younger generations about the importance of growing one’s own food. The first leg of the effort was held April 10 when members of Heritage Baptist Church, Yarbrough Street Baptist Church and First Baptist Church as well as several other churches from throughout the community helped with digging, painting and building a structure for collecting rainwater and a vineyard trellis system. The second portion will take place April 24 with planting and the building of a block wall.
“We’re hoping this will be a great catalyst for other communities around Montgomery to be able to deal with the hunger/poverty issue in a positive way,” Rose said.
For more information, call Rose at 334-271-6794.
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