Ripley's Garden for Others

Ripley's Garden for Others Thomas & Dawn Ripley started off with a 1,300 sq/ft garden in their back yard. It didn't take long for the produce to overwhelm their freezer's capacity.

They canned a bunch, ran out of storage space, and started donating the overflow to their local food pantry in Caldwell, ID. It was the only fresh produce the families and pensioners who rely on that organization got. Inspired by the warm fuzzy feeling that comes from giving, Thomas wrote to the Awesome Foundation with a proposition:


The $1,000 was used to buy a small used tractor. In 2011, their garden will be 18,000 sq/ft. (14x garden space = 14x more food for the hungry!!!)

I might try one of these. Will use straw bales for filler
05/04/2019

I might try one of these. Will use straw bales for filler

Japanese Maple doing very well the the greenhouse. They do not do well in full sunlight
05/04/2019

Japanese Maple doing very well the the greenhouse. They do not do well in full sunlight

26 minutes and yeh for farm equipment
05/04/2019

26 minutes and yeh for farm equipment

Two more bed for tomatoes and peppers
05/04/2019

Two more bed for tomatoes and peppers

Cucumber bed. Did not buy anything for the trellis. I used trims from the fruit trees on the property. The plants wil...
05/04/2019

Cucumber bed. Did not buy anything for the trellis. I used trims from the fruit trees on the property. The plants will climb better with something natural instead of a metal mesh

Had to rescue the strawberries. Dug all of them up for weeds were in the roots of the strawberries. Placed plastic to ...
05/04/2019

Had to rescue the strawberries. Dug all of them up for weeds were in the roots of the strawberries. Placed plastic to slow the growth of the weeds. 200 plants. Took me 8 hours

Thai peppers surviving the winter in my greenhouse
02/16/2019

Thai peppers surviving the winter in my greenhouse

February and fresh strawberries
02/27/2018

February and fresh strawberries

11/07/2017

With temperature outside at 35° inside the new greenhouse without insulation is 60°. I believe this will work

This end will be complete after I install the fascia. Started raining
11/04/2017

This end will be complete after I install the fascia. Started raining

11/02/2017

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