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The grounds of Edwards Street Fellowship Center are home to fruit and flower gardens tended by community volunteers. Food grown on site is distributed through the food pantry, offering a nutritious addition to the canned goods supplied in the food pantry bags. Items grown at ESFC include blueberries, figs, muscadines, and pears. Volunteers are welcome to help plant, maintain, and harvest the gardens.
HARVEST HELPERS Harvest Helpers is a program begun in 2015 to pair volunteers with local farmers who are willing to donate a portion of their crops to the ESFC food pantry. Volunteers interested in harvesting vegetables in the Hattiesburg area can contact ESFC for more information. |
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NATURE TRAIL, WOODLANDS AREA, OUTDOOR WORSHIP CENTER
The beautiful Dorothy Foster Fairbank Nature Trail is nestled in the ESFC woodlands area behind the food pantry. Neighbors, clients, and visitors are welcome to use the walking path for exercise or enjoyment.
Stops along the trail include an outdoor classroom, exercise stations, the Betty Archer Memorial Worship Area, the Toney Robinson Memorial Respite Area, and the Elma McCaffrey & Emma Robbins Memorial Shade Garden. Volunteers are welcome to help maintain the nature area year-round by keeping the trail clear of sticks and limbs, raking pea gravel on the path, and pruning trees.
The beautiful Dorothy Foster Fairbank Nature Trail is nestled in the ESFC woodlands area behind the food pantry. Neighbors, clients, and visitors are welcome to use the walking path for exercise or enjoyment.
Stops along the trail include an outdoor classroom, exercise stations, the Betty Archer Memorial Worship Area, the Toney Robinson Memorial Respite Area, and the Elma McCaffrey & Emma Robbins Memorial Shade Garden. Volunteers are welcome to help maintain the nature area year-round by keeping the trail clear of sticks and limbs, raking pea gravel on the path, and pruning trees.