Our Garden
What's In Our Gardens
From asparagus to zucchini, our mission is to provide fresh, nutritious foods to our elderly, disabled, and homebound clients. Fresh Meals On Wheels of Sheboygan County is proud to be one of the first programs in the country to offer meals made with fresh local produce. We grow food in our greenhouse, raised beds behind our building, in the Wildwood Garden at WPS, in our orchard, and in plantings around our building. The people who truly make it possible for us to serve meals made with fresh, locally grown ingredients throughout the year are the local farmers and gardeners who share their bounty with Fresh Meals On Wheels. They donate an average of 12,000 pounds of produce each year.
Produce grown includes:
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Leeks
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Artichoke
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Calabrese broccoli
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Hybrid Brussel sprouts
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Cauliflower hybrid white
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Red cabbage
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Green cabbage
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Kohlrabi
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Pac choi
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Bell peppers
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Jimmy nardello peppers
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Sweet carmen peppers
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Lemon boy tomatoes
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Lemon boy tomatoes
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San Marzano tomatoes
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Sun gold cherry tomatoes
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Cutting celery
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Potatoes
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Parsnips
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Beets
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Turnips
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Snow peas
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Pole beans
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Kabocha squash
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Bush beans
Share your extra produce with Fresh Meals On Wheels
Please consider dedicating a portion of your garden – whether a pot, a row, or an entire plot – to growing food for Fresh Meals On Wheels. We gladly accept everything from a few extra tomatoes or peppers, to a trailer full of squash! We have gleaned carrots from a local farmer’s field and even had eight acres of corn donated to the program – no matter the size of your donation, it will help!
Donations accepted 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Sensory Garden
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Open to the public from June through October
Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The Sensory Garden is located behind the Fresh Meals On Wheels building. There is an entranceway on the south side of the building. You are invited to bring your lunch, or simply walk around. Spend time with a loved one who might recall working in the garden "back in the day." Touch the soil, feel the water, smell the herbs, listen to the birds. You will be surprised that you are in the city!
In the garden, you will find many pieces that have been donated to MOWs that add to the experience.
Wildwood Garden
Wildwood Garden was added to Meals On Wheels in 2014. It is 3,600 square feet and contains 19 raised beds. Over 18.000 lbs of food is produced annually.
The Greenhouse
Fresh Meals On Wheels has a 960 square foot greenhouse adjacent to our kitchen. The building is utilized to grow an array of plants to nurture seedlings before being planted in the raised garden beds. Also inside the greenhouse are four hydroponic gardening systems.
