Our Mission
“The purpose of Heaven and Earth Growers is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening through education, to share grace and fellowship by volunteering, protect the environment through organic endeavors, and take this responsibility to the community by sharing our bounties.”
WE GROW TO GIVE.
Donation Updates
As of October 2022, Heaven and Earth Growers have donated a grand total of 11,737 pounds of fresh, organic vegetables to local food pantries since we started growing in 2007. That is 5.8 TONS OF VEGETABLES! In 2021, we added a new location for our growing to give gardens. This location is in the State of Wisconsin, at the Mustard Seed Farm in Wheatland, just over the border from our other gardens in Elmhurst, IL. This new garden grew and donated 1135 pounds in 2022 (1100 in 2021), which we shared with The Sharing Center in Trevor, WI. Our Charter Garden at the Elmhurst Presbyterian Church continues to have glorious bounties every year, and 2022 was no exception: 500 pounds, the highest count since 2007. And I thank God for all the wonderful volunteers, who share their time and help in giving to the pantries. Every year we seem to be donating around 400-1,100 pounds (plus or minus depending on the weather). Let's visualize just 500 pounds and stack about 100 five pound sacks of flour or sugar side by side. How many aisles in the grocery store would that take up? Growing is good, growing organically is better. We Grow to Give.H&EG in the News
- DuPage Sierran, Sierra Club Illinois newsletter 0
- Elmhurst Cool Cities Coalition Doing the cool thing 0
- Elmhurst Presbyterian Church The first Heaven and Earth Growers Children’s Garden 0
- Student video on ending hunger and interview with Carol Rounds at the Garden on Church Street A cool student video on utube by Elliott DeGrace 0
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Donation Locations
Here are some of the food pantries where we take our produce, including location and times they are open. H&EG volunteers clean, weigh and wrap all produce donated and we keep a log so we know how we’re doing from month to month, year to year. If you have an organic garden with too many tomatoes or zucchini, we will accept and deliver your produce. Please see the “contact us” section of this website. Generally, we try to pick and deliver on the same day so the recipients are getting very fresh produce. WE GROW TO GIVE.
DuPage County, IL
Elmhurst Yorkfield Food Pantry, 1099 S. York Road, Elmhurst. (new building in back) Deliver Monday before 7 pm; Thurs before 1 pm and 6 pm; Sat before 9 am. Their new building has refrigeration!
Immaculate Conception Church Food Pantry, 132 Arthur Street, Elmhurst. Mon-Fri 10-12am; Refrigeration.
Peoples Resource Center, two locations: has refrigeration
649 Blackhawk Dr, Westmont, IL
Pantry hours: Wed 8:30-11:15am, Thurs 5:30-7:30pm, Sat 8:30-11:15am; or
201 S. Naperville Rd., Wheaton. Mon,Tues, Thurs 8:30am – 11:15am; 1pm- 2:45pm
Wed 6pm – 8pm
Sat 9:00am – 11:45am additional info on their website: www.peoplesrc.org/foodpantryBensenville-Wood Dale Food Pantry, 192 S. Center Street, Bensenville; Wed & Sat 8:30-11 am
York Township Pantry, 1502 S. Meyers Rd, Lombard; drop off before lunch; no refrigeration.
For other locations: Food Pantry Map for DuPage County, IL
SE Wisconsin locations
The Sharing Center, Trevor, WI, 257 Wilmont Road (Highway C), Trevor; 262-298-5535 www.thesharingcenter.net
Food pantry open: Monday 11 – 1, Wednesday 11 -1, Friday 9-11 am
Twin Lakes Food Pantry
701 N Lake Ave, Twin Lakes, WI 53181
Food pantry in St. John’s Church across the street from the Family Dollar. Open on Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am- noon for drop offs.
Love Inc
480 S Pine Street, Burlington, WI. Office Phone: 262-763-6226. Pantry is open Tuesday and Thursday 11-4
Walworth County Food Pantry
205 Commerce Court, Elkhorn, WI. 262.723.4488
Tuesday – Friday 9-4; Saturday 9-11. they have refrigeration.
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