MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WPDE) — Volunteers at the Burgess Community Garden in Murrells Inlet spend hours tending to a garden, helping grow food for those in need.
The garden has doubled in size since its inception, and it has harvested more than 1,300 pounds of food this year alone.
“Gardening is a great metaphor for life,” said Unity Spiritual Leader Margaret Hiller. “If you put in the care, nourish what’s needed, things grow abundantly. Just like our spirits lots of meditation happens in the garden. Lots of insight about how things can thrive when they’re given the opportunity.”
The food is donated to veterans and other organizations, including Help 4 Kids and The Boys and Girls Club.
The approach that volunteers use is called square foot gardening, a technique that grows more food in less space.
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Generating donations is a huge contributor to the garden’s growth.
“It takes roughly $1,000 a year to put what we called the recipe in these bags, which is basically a fertilizer,” said Leo Hill, volunteer.
Volunteers said that knowing the impact they have by helping the community access healthier food is the ultimate prize.
“We’re all one big family and we help each other out,” Volunteer John King added. “And that’s what’s so neat about it.”
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