St. Anne Catholic School

The Giving Field is a one acre piece of property located in Beaumont, Texas that gives all of the harvest to feed the hungry in the community. One soup kitchen in Beaumont and one soup kitchen in Port Arthur, Texas receive weekly deliveries of organically grown fresh fruits and veggies and cage free eggs. This garden was founded in October 2012 and in two short years over 13,000 pounds of organically grown fruits and veggies have been donated to the two soup kitchens. Educating children and adults on organic gardening, sustainability and healthy lifestyles is another mission of this project. There is a learning center on the property that is used to conduct weekly educational classes for children in grades PreK thru 8th grade. The students learn the life cycle of the seed, water conservation, composting, organic gardening practices, where their food comes from and so much more. The next phase that we are trying to implement is cooking in the garden. This grant would help make that possible through the purchase of cooking tool kits, and an olive press.