A Good Earth Home Garden
Janet lives in Sunbright, Tennessee, and has been a gardener for many years. She has been acquainted with a variety of Morgan-Scott Projects. As a matter of fact, she is a regular customer at the thrift store and has family members who help sort stock. Still, this is the first year she has received seeds from the MSP Good Earth Program. Due to the success of her garden last summer, it will likely not be the last time her family will enjoy being part of the spring seed distribution program.
Janet and her husband both tended this very fruitful garden. “It was wet this summer, which was great for the vegetables,” said Janet. “Two rows of bush beans yielded 25 gallons.” What an amazing result! We also talked about fertilizer, which was obtained from a local plant which also had some tomatoes for the families.
This fall and winter the family is enjoying potatoes, corn, okra, green peppers and beans thanks to their diligent work and help from MSP. The site of the families’ canning efforts is their garage. Her daughters help by bringing their supplies, so they get the job done in half the time. The oldest daughter brings her pressure cooker. “I have had some bad experiences with that method”, said Janet, ”so I continue to use the cold bath method.”
Prayer is a vital component to the success of gardening for the Brock family. Janet tells us that she was ready to serve her roast chicken when she went out in the garden to round out her dinner with fruits of the harvest. Shovel in hand, she prayed to find some potatoes and did. Next she said, “Lord I need an onion,” and found one. Thus it went until she had enough to serve her family a lovely dinner. The Lord does answer prayers.
Last year Morgan-Scott distributed seeds, plants and fertilizer for home gardens to 384 families. The Good Earth seed distribution is planned for April 10th this year. If you would like to donate vegetable seeds they are needed by April 5. If you would like to donate money to buy seeds, plants or fertilizer, you can do so anytime by sending your contributions to Morgan-Scott Project, PO Box 8, Deer Lodge, TN 37726. If you have questions call us at (423)965-3131.
Article by Sonja DuBois
