Jim Huff Memorial Community Garden

The Jim Huff Memorial Community Garden is located across the street from the main church campus between the Student Life Center and the First Presbyterian Church of Sugar Land on property that we share.

The Community Garden was started in 1989, with a vision from Jim Huff, as a way to give fresh produce to the needy. Starting with one bed and help from Foncyne Mapes, the garden has grown to it's current 11 beds of fresh produce and fruit trees being planted and harvested on a weekly basis. Our garden is a branch of Urban Harvest Houston, which helps provide food for the needy.

Volunteers from our church and our community work year-round in the garden to provide fresh produce for the food pantry at the East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry located in Stafford. Volunteers meet every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 7:00 a.m. at the Student Life Center for various projects in the garden.

In 2005, the Community Garden produced 4,179 pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables that the East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry shared with the less fortunate of East Fort Bend County. In 2006, over 5,100 pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables have been given to our neighbors in need.

We have volunteer opportunities available on various days and times. No green thumb is required, just a willingness to donate some of your time and the love of watching what God can do.

For more information about the Community Garden and how you can help, contact Foncyne Mapes at 281.495.1753.

"Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food..." Genesis 1.29