Harvest Community Garden (HCG) is a nonprofit organization that enables people from the community to come together to grow produce organically and donate half of it to Metrocrest Services’ food pantry. HCG is located on the south side of Redeemer Covenant Church’s property at 1518 E Frankford Rd, Carrollton, TX. We are a member of Community Gardens of Carrollton (501c3)

Garden membership: For only $40, members of the community can adopt one of the 24 raised beds (20’ x 4’) for a year.  ($20 for a half plot.)

Volunteer Opportunities: The garden has an asparagus patch, blackberries, a pollinator garden, and a xeriscape garden which volunteers can help care for. This year, UTD med students volunteered 5 times in spring and 4 times in fall. They spread mulch, repaired fences, trimmed berries, cleaned up and planted beds, cleaned the shed, helped with irrigation, and more.

The Board: The board is made up of our chairman – Stan Basnett (Chair); a representative of Community Gardens of Carrollton – Cindy Baxley; 3 community members – Linda Lee, Kim Lester, & Steven Pliler; and 2 Redeemer Church members – Sean Flynn & Lori Vriend.

North Texas Food Bank Partnership: For many years we have enjoyed partnership with the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB).  However, as of October 1, HCG is no longer a NTFB partner. Denton County gardens were moved to the Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB), rather than NTFB. The Board decided we want to continue donating to Metrocrest Services, rather than change to a Denton County food bank.

2024 At a Glance:

  • Number of garden members: 16
  • Number of plots adopted: 23, but we grew food in all 24
  • Number of UTD volunteer hours: 164
  • Weight of food donated to Metrocrest Pantry: 2,384 lbs.
  • Total donations received: $1,647
  • In January we held our Annual Garden Meeting.
  • A freeze killed some of our winter crops.
  • In February, Redeemer’s Leadership Team approved the expansion of our pollinator garden, which Karen built and maintained.
  • Stan and Kim represented HCG at the Carrollton Annual Citizens Evening Event.
  • HCG provided the gardeners with seeds, seedlings, and compost both in the spring and fall.
  • Justin Tree Service provided free mulch several times.
  • As a fundraiser in December, several gardeners served as Christmas gift wrappers for Nebraska Furniture Mart.

In 2025 we hope to:

  • Hold our Annual Garden meeting in January.
  • Install a mosaic sign and replace some rotting boards.
  • Expand the pollinator garden and become a certified butterfly sanctuary.

Special thanks to:

  • Kim Lester for coordinating all the volunteers
  • Steven Pliler for organizing the harvest roster all year
  • Karen Gilboux for creating the pollinator garden.
  • Lori for updating our logo, forms, and website.

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Email Stan at slbasnett@verizon.net