When Harry Cross retired from farming in Monmouth County and moved to Little Egg Harbor Township, he and his wife, Laura, began to worship at the Pinelands Community Church, located right next to the Little Egg Harbor Post Office.
Cross noticed that in front of the church there were two empty raised-bed planters measuring 90 feet long and 15 feet wide, big enough to provide over 1,000 square feet of growing space. He also noticed the church’s food pantry, open to the public from 11:30 a.m.
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