Community Garden Interviews

In 2017, the FFORC team hosted two sustainability trainings for community garden managers to share strategies and resources to support the continuing growth of the garden projects. During the trainings, several community garden managers were interviewed to get a sense of what the gardens mean to them and their communities. These videos capture the highlights of those interviews.

“Who you are, it doesn’t matter; what culture you came from, it doesn’t matter. Anyone who wants fresh food to eat, and fresh vegetables, can benefit from the garden”

– Eva Bailey, South Estes Community Garden

“We have mostly single female heads of household, as well as elderly, who are on a fixed income, and the garden really comes in handy”

– Anne White, Parkview Village Community Garden

“It helps so much to have vegetables on the shelf or vegetables in the freezer, that you can just go out and have good, healthy foods.”

– Marie Faircloth, Garland Senior Center Community Garden

“I get excited once I see the produce coming up. That just gets me motivated, and I’m all in at that point.”

– Sheila Smith, Garland Senior Center Community Garden

“I would probably say my favorite thing about the garden is getting to spend time with people and maybe reminiscing about … how we were raised and what memories we have from gardening back in the younger days.”

– Vicky Stokes, Warren Senior Center Community Garden

“I get excited once I see the produce coming up. That just gets me motivated, and I’m all in at that point.”

– Cathy Alston-Kearney, Oak Chapel Everlasting Community Garden