Agape Garden
DESCRIPTION
CONTACT NAME
Craig Crist
EMAIL
Agape Garden at Ankeny First United Methodist Church is an ecumenical
faith garden that donates produce to the DMARC Food Warehouse, the
Ankeny Food Pantry, Lutheran Church of Hope (North Branch in Ankeny),
Bethel Mission in Des Moines, Door of Faith Mission in Des Moines, and
Trinity Methodist Church in Des Moines. Volunteer gardeners do all of the
gardening and delivery to area food pantries.
[email protected]
PHONE
515-577-8260
OFFICE ADDRESS
In 2015, they produced and donated 22,000 lbs of fruit and vegetables and
installed a deer-proof fence that increased yields to record levels. In 2014,
their 12 tree orchard began to produce apples, pears and plums, and they
began growing their own seedlings in a small green house.They are also
building a 500 gallon rain barrel and irrigation project and are working on
building a rain garden in the wetland portion of the garden. They have
donated over 70,000 lbs of produce altogether.
7384 NW 16th Street
Ankeny, IA 50023
TYPE OF WORK
Faith Based, Community Based, Garden Program
COUNTIES
Polk
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HOW TO HELP
Agape Garden is always in need of donations and volunteers to help plant,
grow and harvest fruit and vegetables. During the growing season,
volunteer gardeners gather on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:00 PM until
dark and on Saturday mornings from 8 AM until noon. The garden is open
to volunteers other hours upon request. Agape Garden is an ecumenical
faith garden that welcomes collaboration with other churches. Interested
people should contact Agape Garden directly to sign up to volunteer or to
explore partnerships with their faith community.