SHIM Garden Harvest Update

As the sunlight begins to fade earlier in the evening and frost is in the air, the 2026 garden season is fast coming to a close. Overall, it was a very plentiful year thanks to some extended sunny fall days, and we are grateful for all the harvest that came from the garden. This year we donated nearly 6,300 peppers for a total of 300 pounds!!! These all went to needy families looking for fresh produce and spicy peppers. I can’t tell you how appreciative the folks at SHIM were.

Also, it was an enormous effort to get the new garden constructed and ready for next year’s planting. It truly took a village to accomplish all that we did this year, and it was a great way to “let our light shine” and celebrate our 75 anniversary. We are looking forward to next spring and getting both gardens up and

running. There will be plenty of opportunities to assist with prep, planting and harvesting next year, so stay tuned.

Many thanks to all those who helped with the garden from April through November as well as everyone who donated plants. Our list of helpers included the following:

Nate Rebmann

Kiri Rising

Chris and Ruth Robbins

Michela and Drake Robbins

Steven Sternberger

Julian Sternberger

Bob Walker

Val Watterson

Bill Wegener

VBS Kids

SHIM

Grow Pittsburgh

Evey Hardware

Boy Scout Troop 28

Cub Scout Pack 28

Karl Casey

Glenn Child

Betsy Hohlfelder

Brian Snyder

Steve Boisvert

Matt Belardi

Theresa Child

Vic Colaico

Dave Dickey

Amy Grella

Craig Grella

Amber Hendricks

Wendy Hosking

Nate and Bri Ivey

Connie May

Jean Miewald