PLEASANTVILLE — Joan Manning-Hill and other volunteers at the St. Mary’s Episcopal Church community garden were bending over and getting their hands dirty Friday as they pulled weeds out of areas they did not belong.
Community garden in Pleasantville feeds the needy
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A community garden grows between Shore 9 and Route 9. It is the sixth year of a community garden, which may be seeing more users than volunteers these days. Among the people and organizations who have helped are Cookie Til and the 84 Lumber Company. Outreach coordinator, Joan Manning working in the Swiss Rhubarb section. July 14, 2017 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
A community garden grows between Shore 9 and Route 9. It is the sixth year of a community garden, which may be seeing more users than volunteers these days. Among the people and organizations who have helped are Cookie Til and the 84 Lumber Company. Atlantic County Master Gardener, Nancy Perfect of Rutgers working in the cilantro herbs section. July 14, 2017 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
A community garden grows between Shore 9 and Route 9. It is the sixth year of a community garden, which may be seeing more users than volunteers these days. Among the people and organizations who have helped are Cookie Til and the 84 Lumber Company. Volunteer Barbara Schweitzer of Ventnor working in the Bush Beans section. July 14, 2017 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
A community garden in Pleasantville grows between Shore 9 and Route 9. It is the sixth year of a community garden, which may be seeing more users than volunteers these days. Among the people and organizations who have helped are Cookie Til and the 84 Lumber Company. July 14, 2017 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
A community garden in Pleasantville grows between Shore 9 and Route 9. It is the sixth year of a community garden, which may be seeing more users than volunteers these days. Among the people and organizations who have helped are Cookie Til and the 84 Lumber Company. Jimmy Brandt(left) and Hugo Perez, measuring the High Tunnel. July 14, 2017 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
A community garden grows between Shore 9 and Route 9. It is the sixth year of a community garden, which may be seeing more users than volunteers these days. Among the people and organizations who have helped are Cookie Til and the 84 Lumber Company. Volunteer Winston Ancheta of Egg Harbor Township working in the Bush Beans section. July 14, 2017 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
A community garden in Pleasantville grows between Shore 9 and Route 9. It is the sixth year of a community garden, which may be seeing more users than volunteers these days. Among the people and organizations who have helped are Cookie Til and the 84 Lumber Company. July 14, 2017 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
A community garden grows between Shore 9 and Route 9. It is the sixth year of a community garden, which may be seeing more users than volunteers these days. Among the people and organizations who have helped are Cookie Til and the 84 Lumber Company. Atlantic County Master Gardener, Nancy Perfect of Rutgers working in the cilantro herbs section. July 14, 2017 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
A community garden in Pleasantville grows between Shore 9 and Route 9. It is the sixth year of a community garden, which may be seeing more users than volunteers these days. Among the people and organizations who have helped are Cookie Til and the 84 Lumber Company. July 14, 2017 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
The community garden in Pleasantville has Tomatillio. July 14, 2017 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
A community garden in Pleasantville grows between Shore 9 and Route 9. It is the sixth year of a community garden, which may be seeing more users than volunteers these days. Among the people and organizations who have helped are Cookie Til and the 84 Lumber Company. July 14, 2017 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
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