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Pricila Salas-Lopez, a junior at OCHS, hands out bags of onions to families at the high school food pantry on Nov. 20. Salas-Lopez began volunteering for the pantry because she loves helping people. (Hannah Freeman/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Pricila Salas-Lopez, a junior at OCHS, hands out bags of onions to families at the high school food pantry on Nov. 20. Salas-Lopez began volunteering for the pantry because she loves helping people. (Hannah Freeman/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Students help power high school food pantry

Hannah Freeman
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
For some local families, the monthly food pantry at Oglethorpe County High School means groceries for the next few weeks and momentary relief from tough budget decisions. This pantry is vital to the community, but it requires many helping hands.
The Winterville Community Garden is a city-sponsored space for gardeners to rent soil beds and grow fresh produce. Four beds are dedicated to providing produce to local food banks. (Submitted Photo)

The Winterville Community Garden is a city-sponsored space for gardeners to rent soil beds and grow fresh produce. Four beds are dedicated to providing produce to local food banks. (Submitted Photo)

Winterville Community Garden cultivates produce, generosity

Sara Micale
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Gardeners sow the seeds of plants, but also the spirit of generosity, at the Winterville Community Garden.      Founded in 2013 and located near Pittard Park in Winterville, the garden is a city-sponsored space for people to rent beds of compost and soil mix for growing produce.