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The QGarden: Giving Back to the Community and Having a Blast Doing It!

by on ‎07-26-2013 04:10 PM

 


Hello to all my fellow gardeners out there!


Hopefully your gardens are in full bloom now and your veggies are coming in big, juicy and beautiful!  I have been meaning to share this video with you of the QGarden that our fabulous Kitchen Team works on each and every day. This video was shot in early June 2010 as they were planting all the beds but they do the exact same thing each year now - just with lots more volunteers. Take a look:



Now that we are at the end of July, after all of the rain we have had and these hot, humid temperatures - take a look at what the garden looks like now:


 


The vegetables:


 





 


The herbs:


 


 


And even some pretty marigolds:


 


Not only do we here at QVC benefit from the harvest, but the QGarden is a partnership with The Chester County Food Bank and Food for All.  Just last week our volunteers delivered 100 pounds of basil, cucumbers, and zucchini to the West Chester Food Cupboard. This was the first of many deliveries the volunteers will be making this summer to area food pantries as part of QVC’s community garden program.


More than 70 QVC volunteers, from novice to avid gardeners, have committed to growing a variety of produce including tomatoes, peppers and eggplant and delivering the harvest to area food pantries. This initiative will directly help the more than 70,000 individuals and families in Chester County who lack the funds to buy the food they need.


How great is that!?!??!  :-) Just one more reason why I love working here at QVC!!!




All my best,


Carolyn

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