PEARISBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - One garden in Giles County has a specific purpose.

“All of the food that we grow here, all of the seedlings grown in the greenhouse, they’re all given away for free. I think everybody should have an opportunity to eat,” said Chalie Herbert, founder of the Giles Community Garden.

A solid group of volunteers and several businesses pitch in to keep the garden going. The garden is in the vincity of low-income apartments. It’s open to those living there any time, day or night.

“They just help themselves, which is the way it’s supposed to be,” Charlie said.

Children are a huge focus of the garden’s mission. For eight weeks they come out to the garden and learn about planting, harvesting, and preparing the food.

“We learned about companion plants. The marigolds have

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