Lettuce Feed You Community Garden

08/29/2026

Today we saw our first Monarch butterfly after planting milkweed in the Spring. What a joyous, beautiful moment!!

08/21/2026

08/20/2026

This morning's harvest, before the afternoon rain. Be sure to take a look at the garden while you enjoy the Annual Neighborhood Block Party this Saturday, 11-2. Food, games, crafts, vendors, fellowship!

08/19/2026

Almost time to plant a bed of garlic in the Lettuce Feed You Community Garden...here are some good tips for planting your own garlic crop.

Are you a garlic fanatic? or a casual garlic user?

Fall-planted Garlic is one of the easiest and most rewarding crops for home gardeners. The greatest Garlic taste comes from varieties that can be planted in your own garden this fall. They are vigorous growers, producing plump heads and cloves with unmatched, complex flavor for an intoxicating Garlic experience next summer.

In most parts of the U.S., Garlic is best planted after the first fall frost date. Garlic cloves need just enough time to set down roots before the ground freezes for the winter. Those cloves will sprout in spring for a bountiful summer harvest. The heads and cloves of fall-planted Garlic typically grow larger than those planted in the spring, which have to play catch-up.

When deciding how much Garlic to order and grow, consider that, depending on the harvest, one pound of softneck Garlic will include about seven heads with six to 20 cloves each. One pound of hardneck Garlic will include about six heads with eight to twelve cloves each. One clove will yield one head. A Garlic fanatic may use 80 heads of Garlic a year. A more casual Garlic lover may use 30 heads a year.

Separate the Garlic cloves and plant each individual clove, root end down, 1 inch deep and 4 to 6 inches apart in rows spaced 18 inches apart. The clove tips should be no more than an inch below the soil surface.

Keep the bulbs well-watered and weeded until the ground freezes. They grow best with at least 1" of water per week, particularly if the fall is unusually warm and dry. If you live in a warm climate, do not mulch the bed over the winter.

07/29/2026

Wonderful upcoming classes in the Compassionate Kitchen . Can't wait to see you there! Sugar Hill Jams and More!

07/25/2026

NourishWorship Tuesday at 5:30PM at White Memorial Presbyterian Church, Willow Spring NC in the Compassionate Kitchen Come one and all!

07/07/2026

We have 2 canning classes coming up at the Compassionate Kitchen behind White Memorial Presbyterian Church, Willow Spring NC this coming Friday night July 10 6:30-8:30 on tomatoes and Saturday, July 11 10 am-12 on making BBQ sauce... It's $20 and something for the food pantry, very hands on and you get to take a jar home with you! Text me your info to reserve your spot.

05/11/2026

Saturday we planted seeds for kohlrabi and parsnips, among other veggies and herbs! We think they're delicious and easy to prepare. Are you a fan? Share your favorite recipes here!

05/01/2026

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05/01/2026

Come visit our edible flower garden. We should have blooms in a couple of weeks!