Church gardens build community, help the hungry
The Grand Rapids Press June 28, 2008

“The deer fence that surrounds the new community garden at Redeemer Covenant Church in Gaines Township has been full of laughter.

On a recent, sunny weekday evening, the hilarity centered mostly around who was willing to get dirty and who wasn’t.

Pastor Jack Brown and his 12-year-old son, David, pulled rocks from the ground and placed them in a large circle meant to become a compost pile.

Brown referred to himself and his son as “black thumbs.”"