 After Aldersgate United Methodist Church relocated to its new property, then pastor Rev. Woody Weilage communicated a vision for a community garden on the property in one of his Sunday morning messages in 2009. The idea was embraced by several church members, who formed a seed committee to further develop the concept. The committee soon learned that it shared objectives with Keep Carrollton Beautiful, and merged its efforts with this nonprofit group. Meetings ensued and a meeting at the Carrollton Public Library was promoted to generate information and interest with the citizens on Carrollton.
 
The Garden has contributed more than 1,200 lbs. of fresh produce to AUMCs Food Share mission in it's first two years of existence.
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The Giving Garden just celebrated its 1,000 pound donation milestone for 2012! Since the garden was first built in 2010, we have donated over a ton of fresh organic produce to CCA's food pantry and AUMC Food Share. The Giving Garden is currently raising funds to build an educational pavillion which will provide much needed shade when we teach interested classroom and scouting groups about organic gardening. The Giving Garden's master gardener made a beautiful green and red quilt for which we are selling raffle tickets, $5 for one ticket or six tickets for $25. The raffle ticket drawing is scheduled for December 13th, just in time for Christmas! To purchase tickets, please contact Terri Barrett or Willie Lane.
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