Local gardener James Brown has such a massive organic garden that he is allowing people to pick the fruit of his labor in exchange for a donation that will be made to a children’s hospital.
Brown has a 5,000-square-foot garden and realized that they could never sell it all, never eat it all and they “canned and canned and canned” and had vegetables left over.
So, as a Shriner, Brown decided to allow the public to reap the benefit of his hard work for a donation to Shriners Hospital for Children.
James Brown prepares to mark off another 3,000 square feet, adding to his already growing 5,000-square-foot organic garden. On May 6, he’s allowing children to come and see what a garden looks like for no charge. Then, when produce is ready for harvest, around June or July, he’ll post that to Facebook in the What’s Going On Muskogee page. There will be a $3 charge to fill a half-gallon bucket, and all money will go to support the Shriners Children’s Hospital.
Staff photo by Mark Hughes
His garden includes okra, squash, zucchini, two types of corn, beets, six types of tomatoes, four types of onions, three types of potatoes, cucumbers and…
