Steady Harvesting at Rotary Sunrise Community Garden

Jim McDonald, a new member of St. Mark's United Church in Dundas, harvests fresh vegetables from the Rotary Sunrise Community Garden. The garden is a joint effort by the Dundas Valley Sunrise Rotary Club, St. Mark's United Church and Dundas in Transition. Half the garden plots are designated to support the Salvation Army Food Bank in Dundas. Shirley Molloy of the Salvation Army states that all produce coming to the food bank from the garden is being distributed to clients. The food bank is currently handling about 400-450 clients per month at the Dundas location. In addition to the community garden, it provides approximately 50-60 Good Food Boxes to families and needs to purchase potatoes, carrots, and onions every other week. The Good Food Boxes are available the fourth Friday of each month.
Food coming from the Rotary Sunrise Community Garden is going out nearly as fast as it is coming in, usually the same day. Jim's harvest includes green onions, cabbages, cucumbers, summer squash, potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes, swiss chard and herbs.