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We’re Digging It!
Most food harvested at the garden is donated to helping agencies for families in need in Bartlesville. And it all comes from the garden located on 64 acres purchased by the church at the corner of Price Road and Madison Boulevard.

Most of the infrastructure for the Garden of Eatin’ was completed in 2010. For those who haven’t visited the garden, there’s an eight-foot fence to keep out the deer complemented with poultry wire at the bottom to keep out the rabbits. New raised beds are in place for many of the cooperative plots and have been filled with mushroom compost, sandy loam topsoil, and gypsum.

Benefits of a Community Garden

• Improves the quality of life for people in the garden
• Provides a catalyst for neighborhood and community development
• Stimulates social interaction
• Encourages self-reliance
• Beautifies neighborhoods
• Produces nutritious food
• Reduces family food budgets
• Conserves recourses
• Creates opportunity for recreation, exercise, therapy, and education
• Preserves green space
• Provides opportunities for intergenerational and cross-cultural connections