Victory Garden

“Your soul shall be like a well-watered garden”

– Jeremiah 31:12

Have you ever wondered about the St. Lucas Victory Garden that is located next to the cemetery garage and the ball fields?

The St. Lucas UCC Victory Garden was organized in July 2009, built by volunteers, and was intended for the use and enjoyment of the St. Lucas UCC Church membership to grow vegetables and edible herbs and for fostering fellowship among gardeners and visitors.  The Victory Garden is also available for rent by neighbors in the surrounding area.  The white vinyl fence was installed in June 2010 with funds provided for the fence through the Memorial Fund via donations in memory of Norm and Lorraine Ameling. 

The original founders of the Victory Garden designated 10 plots for growing produce and then donated the produce grown to a food pantry.  As these original founders no longer were able to work these 10 plots, the decision was made to sell these plots and give a monetary donation each year to the Affton Food Pantry. The St. Lucas Pre-School frequently visits our garden to see how seeds grow and to learn about gardening.  The St. Lucas Victory Garden is a gold standard among local victory gardens.  We have had other groups over the years come to us and tour our garden before starting their own. 

Gardeners each pay $20 per plot per season and grow everything from corn, squash, tomatoes, lettuce, green peppers, cucumbers, herbs, pumpkins, potatoes and watermelons.  We’ve had some good years with abundant produce and some years with little rain or too much rain when crops weren’t so plentiful!  But gardeners keep coming back with hope and prayer.