In 2011, Covenant Church decided to participate in a joint mission project of the Faith & Grace Garden. The garden is located on one acre of land between Covenant Church and St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church. The Faith & Grace Garden is one of the twelve metro area donation gardens providing fresh grown produce to those in need. All produce harvested is donated to various groups and food banks including the Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) and Drake University’s Head Start (which is hosted by Covenant).
The garden operates roughly from late April through mid to late October, depending on the weather. Thousands of pounds of food is grown with a yield depending on the year’s growing conditions for this organic-only endeavor. Some of the produce includes tomatoes, potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, cauliflower, lettuce, squash, onions, garlic blue berries and cabbage. Fruit bearing trees may be harvested in upcoming years.
All work in the Faith & Grace Garden is done by volunteers. They come from all over the Metro. Volunteers include members, youth and children from Covenant and St. Timothy's along with students from Dowling Catholic High School, Valley High School, Drake University, Grand View University, and other churches in West Des Moines. Some dedicated volunteers just show up all on their own! For the past several years, Lutheran Services of Iowa has also used the Faith & Grace Garden to assist with cultural integration of immigrants and refugees from Myanmar (Burma) and the Bhutan.
Learn more at www.growthefood.org.
Do you want to connect with this ministry? Signing Up to Volunteer - Highly Recommended
By signing up to volunteer we can contact you in case bad weather or something else unforeseen causes
us to cancel on your volunteer day. It is fast and easy to sign up.
Click the Sign Up that is best for you:
Morning Garden Sign Up
Evening Garden Sign Up
Or contact the church office at church@wdmcovenant.org.
2019 Garden Volunteer Times:
Mondays - 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm
Tuesdays - 8:30 am until 10:30 am
Wednesdays - 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm
Thursdays - 8:30 am until 10:30 am
Friday and Saturday - By appointment.
(Contact Tim Goldman & Mark Marshall by texting 745-9842 & 988-5381.)
Sunday - Closed
The garden operates roughly from late April through mid to late October, depending on the weather. Thousands of pounds of food is grown with a yield depending on the year’s growing conditions for this organic-only endeavor. Some of the produce includes tomatoes, potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, cauliflower, lettuce, squash, onions, garlic blue berries and cabbage. Fruit bearing trees may be harvested in upcoming years.
All work in the Faith & Grace Garden is done by volunteers. They come from all over the Metro. Volunteers include members, youth and children from Covenant and St. Timothy's along with students from Dowling Catholic High School, Valley High School, Drake University, Grand View University, and other churches in West Des Moines. Some dedicated volunteers just show up all on their own! For the past several years, Lutheran Services of Iowa has also used the Faith & Grace Garden to assist with cultural integration of immigrants and refugees from Myanmar (Burma) and the Bhutan.
Learn more at www.growthefood.org.
Do you want to connect with this ministry? Signing Up to Volunteer - Highly Recommended
By signing up to volunteer we can contact you in case bad weather or something else unforeseen causes
us to cancel on your volunteer day. It is fast and easy to sign up.
Click the Sign Up that is best for you:
Morning Garden Sign Up
Evening Garden Sign Up
Or contact the church office at church@wdmcovenant.org.
2019 Garden Volunteer Times:
Mondays - 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm
Tuesdays - 8:30 am until 10:30 am
Wednesdays - 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm
Thursdays - 8:30 am until 10:30 am
Friday and Saturday - By appointment.
(Contact Tim Goldman & Mark Marshall by texting 745-9842 & 988-5381.)
Sunday - Closed
