In the first 2 years of operations, The Lord’s Acre has provided over 6 1/2 tons of nutritious, organic vegetables to local food banks and charitable organizations. This would not have been possible without tremendous community support not only from individuals, families and businesses in Fairview but from throughout Western North Carolina as word has spread of our vision and success in implementing this vision!
Support has come in many forms. In 2010 we recorded 2,500 volunteer hours in the garden and this included ‘children’ of all ages. ‘Children’ because the joy of working in the garden is more play than work and definitely brings out the child in everyone who spends some time there. But it also takes money to provide so much for so many. Money is required for seeds, starts, fertilizer, tools, irrigation systems, deer fencing, tool sheds and so much more. And once again our community has been supportive and generous as has as number of Foundations, Churches and granting organizations.
