A garden of healing thanks to the Methodist church - Greenville Daily Reflector
CEDAR GROVE, N.C. — Fred Bahnson, the director of the Anathoth Community Garden, will be spending more time writing about food, faith and gardening than digging in the dirt after winning a fellowship from the Food&Society Policy Fellows Program.
The Anathoth Community Garden, located on Lonesome Road about 6 miles north of Efland, is sponsored by Grace United Methodist Church and is supported by many members of the Cedar Grove community, whether they're members of the church or not.
The Herald-Sun of Durham reported that the garden grew from seeds sown by unexpected tragedy — the murder of Bill King, 51, who ran Emma's Quick Stop and Bait Shop, just up Mill Creek Road from the garden. King was shot to death in his store in June 2004, and the murder has not been solved.
As a way to heal the community, Cedar Grove resident Scenobia Taylor donated five acres for a community garden. It now includes a greenhouse, a children's playhouse, a tool shed surrounded by a large covered deck — where members gather and have weekly potluck dinners during the growing season — an herb garden and, of course, rows and rows of compost-enhanced dirt for growing fruits and vegetables.