Butler Catholic gardeners help with food insecurity
Students at Butler Catholic School presented plants Monday to Community Partnership to be used in community meals and on its Produce Cart — a mobile food truck that sells locally grown produce and dairy products.
The plants, grown with the school’s new grow light table, will find a new home in the nonprofit’s community garden. Produce from the garden will be sold throughout the summer at locations in Butler, Beaver and Lawrence counties.
“These plants will be planted in community gardens in Butler, and produce will be put on the Produce Cart,” said Justine Brown, a master gardener with Penn State Extension. “We can get the seeds, plant them and get the food to people who need it.”
Free community meals in Butler County
Butler area churches offer a free meal each night of the week from 5 to 6 p.m.
Monday
First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St.
724-283-2378
Tuesday
St. Paul Roman Catholic, 128 North McKean St.
724-287-1759
Wednesday
St. Andrew’s United Presbyterian Church. 201 E. Jefferson St. (Use Cliff St. entrance)
724-287-4777
Thursday
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St.
724-287-6741
Friday
First United Methodist Church, 200 E. North St.
724-283-6160
Produce Cart hours in Butler County
May 31
Noon to 6 p.m., Butler County Community College
June 6
Noon to 2 p.m., Park Manor
3 to 6 p.m., Sunbury Fields
June 7
Pop-up in Butler (location TBD)
June 8
Noon to 2 p.m, Saxonburg Commons
3 to 6 p.m., Petrolia Farmer’s Market
June 28
Noon to 6 p.m., Butler County Community College
July 5
Pop-up in Butler (location TBD)
July 6
Noon to 2 p.m, Saxonburg Commons
3 to 6 p.m., Petrolia Farmer’s Market
July 26
Noon to 6 p.m., Butler County Community College
Aug. 1
Noon to 2 p.m., Park Manor
3 to 6 p.m., Sunbury Fields
Aug. 2
Pop-up in Butler (location TBD)
Aug. 3
Noon to 2 p.m, Saxonburg Commons
3 to 6 p.m., Petrolia Farmer’s Market
Aug. 23
Noon to 6 p.m., Butler County Community College
Sept. 5
Noon to 2 p.m., Park Manor
3 to 6 p.m., Sunbury Fields
Sept. 6
Pop-up in Butler (location TBD)
Sept. 7
Noon to 2 p.m, Saxonburg Commons
3 to 6 p.m., Petrolia Farmer’s Market
Sept. 27
Noon to 6 p.m., Butler County Community College
Oct. 3
Noon to 2 p.m., Park Manor
3 to 6 p.m., Sunbury Fields
Oct. 4
Pop-up in Butler (location TBD)
Oct. 5
Noon to 2 p.m, Saxonburg Commons
3 to 6 p.m., Petrolia Farmer’s Market
Oct. 25
Noon to 6 p.m., Butler County Community College
Follow the Produce Cart on Facebook for updates on additional dates and locations.
