Food and Grace

Food and Grace A 501(c)(3) organization working to get nutrient rich food to those in need. Getting responsibly grown food to those in need is good. It's about relationship.

We don't want to stop there, though. We want a place for people to connect, too. Whether that's in a community garden, a group of people committed to growing food and not lawns, or across a table. It’s about working together. That’s the long term goal. Right now? We grow plants in containers, raised beds, and even vertically to maximize small spaces. We use organic fertilizers, organic pest contro

l, and even “drinking water safe” garden hoses to maximize the health of the plant. It also keeps our pollinators happy. Through our social media posts we try to show the beauty of creation. When the produce is ready to be harvested, we hand it over to local food pantries that help connect us to people who are in need. Because when we're still waiting on the big things, we get our hands dirty and serve in the small things.

Hi, y’all! There is some news here on the growing season front. I know some of y’all have noticed we are not posting l...
04/12/2026

Hi, y’all! There is some news here on the growing season front. I know some of y’all have noticed we are not posting like we usually do. To be honest, it is at a standstill of sorts.

We didn’t plant out onions or lettuce earlier this year due to the health of one of our family members. Knowing this, we knew we had to prioritize our time towards our family. But as time went on, we realized it would continue to be something that would require more from us, and there was only so much time in a day.

A few months into this year, we talked with the local food pantry we support. They do have enough fresh food between North Texas Food Bank and a grant they will be getting for fresh food in particular.

Because there aren’t a lot of other food pantries around here to support like this, we decided to take this year to re-evaluate where this nonprofit is going. Trust the path will form in front of us once again. Our board is all on board, so to speak.

We have talked to our monthly donors, we felt that was a necessary discussion and we were surprised when they ALL chose to continue to support our mission of fresh responsibly grown food. Even if we don’t know the next step yet.

We have always dreamed of a public space where everyone can enjoy the garden and volunteer, if they’d like, but as prices soar in our area, this becomes less and less of a viable option.

In the meantime? I planted out the garden for our family, essentially. Obviously, not using Food and Grace money, but our own personal funds. There are far more flowers to keep our local insects happy, and require much less time from us. But there are a few veggie plants sprinkled about.

If you’d like to follow along on posts I make about the birds, insects, garden and general wonderment, you can follow on instagram.

We’ll post more when we know more of where we are headed. 🌱

Back out here starting the after winter clean up. 🌱
02/18/2026

Back out here starting the after winter clean up. 🌱

Hope y’all are staying warm out there. 🌱
01/24/2026

Hope y’all are staying warm out there. 🌱

Although it started about a year before, 9 years ago today, we became an official nonprofit organization. I think it’s ...
12/16/2025

Although it started about a year before, 9 years ago today, we became an official nonprofit organization. I think it’s always been in our hearts to serve our community, and it has been the pleasure of our lives. Thank you to our incredibly generous donors that keep us in dirt and plants and everything we need to do this. And thank you to all of you who support us on social media by likes and comments and shares. It all makes a difference. Together we make a difference. 🫶🏼 🌱

Picked all the peppers that we could. Not sure about the tomatoes. They’re ALL green and small. Not sure they would e...
11/08/2025

Picked all the peppers that we could. Not sure about the tomatoes. They’re ALL green and small. Not sure they would even ripen. We’re gonna think on that when we get closer to this cold front tomorrow. Covering some plants may help at this stage, as our temps go back up into the 70’s after a few days. However, that won’t work for all plants. Like peppers, even if frost doesn’t hit them, the cold air will be enough to take them, even covered. There is not much we can control in the garden, and the whims of mother nature is one of the uncontrollable! 🌱

We dropped off 3.38 pounds of bell pepper to the local food pantry yesterday! 9 of them, all responsibly grown, all pa...
10/29/2025

We dropped off 3.38 pounds of bell pepper to the local food pantry yesterday! 9 of them, all responsibly grown, all packed with love. 🌱

We dropped off 4.6 pounds of bell pepper to the local Rockwall Helping Hands food pantry yesterday! 14 of them, all res...
10/17/2025

We dropped off 4.6 pounds of bell pepper to the local Rockwall Helping Hands food pantry yesterday! 14 of them, all responsibly grown, all packed with love. 🌱

We dropped off 5.36 pounds of bell pepper to the local Rockwall Helping Hands food pantry today! 18 of them, all respon...
10/09/2025

We dropped off 5.36 pounds of bell pepper to the local Rockwall Helping Hands food pantry today! 18 of them, all responsibly grown, all packed with love. 🌱

It’s a lot right now, isn’t it? Doesn’t seem to matter who you are or what you believe in. It’s a lot. I know we have...
09/13/2025

It’s a lot right now, isn’t it? Doesn’t seem to matter who you are or what you believe in. It’s a lot. I know we haven’t been posting frequently. We’re still gardening. We’re still tending. Still thinking of the future. Still wondering if this garden can end up in a public space for everyone to share …. Or not. Still wondering how we can “be the helpers” and how our hands and feet can bring light to our community. We hope you are, too. 🌱

Is that a cool breeze we feel?! 🌱
08/26/2025

Is that a cool breeze we feel?! 🌱

Haven’t seen one of these before. Hello, Gulf Fritillary. 🌱
08/07/2025

Haven’t seen one of these before. Hello, Gulf Fritillary. 🌱

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P. O. Box 1232
Rockwall, TX
75087

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Monday 8am - 3pm
Tuesday 8am - 3pm
Wednesday 8am - 3pm
Thursday 8am - 3pm
Friday 8am - 3pm

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