What is Mimi’s Garden?
The Earnhardt family and The Dale Jr. Foundation combined with longtime partner Unilever help establish Mimi’s Garden in honor of Brenda Jackson (also known as Mimi), who is the mother of both Kelley Earnhardt Miller and Dale Earnhardt Jr., who passed away in 2019 following a battle with cancer.
This one acre produce garden and food-focused resource provides FeedNC the opportunity to help end the cycle of hunger and poverty with extensive programs for those in need. This garden will grow produce that will nourish those in need, used in The Grassroots Grocery Program and be used as an ingredient for meals served through the new Donoghue’s Open Door Community Dining.
In addition, the garden will used to educate the community members of all ages the importance of growing food in a sustainable way that respects the land. Volunteers will be an integral part of this special garden. We welcome all to come and get their hands dirty!
Where is the Garden?
FeedNC’s new facility located at 2456 Charlotte Highway. Whether you are passionate about gardening or interested in learning more, we hope you will be help us grow! Please contact Bonnie Battalia at bbattalia@feednc.org with any questions. Thank you for your support.
“Brenda Jackson was one-of-a-kind.
As mother to me and my brother Dale Jr., she was bigger than life on the outside, brash at times, always looking for a laugh and never afraid to say what needed to be said.
But on the inside, beneath that sassy exterior, she was compassionate, intensely caring and generous with her time and her advice. Among her biggest joys in life were family, pets, cooking, gardening, fashion and her seven grandchildren, who called her Mimi.
Her passion for gardening is the foundation for Mimi’s Garden, which our entire family is proud to see as part of the new Feed NC location in Mooresville. I know that she’d be honored to be involved in supporting its mission to help change the food insecurities that people are facing today.”
Ask a Master Gardener at FeedNC!
Need Gardening Help? Have a gardening question? Want to plant a home garden? Questions about watering, fertilizing, a specific crop, how to grow, what to grow, or harvesting…. We have answers!
FeedNC is excited to announce we have partnered with NC Cooperative Extension / Iredell County Center. Since 1979, North Carolina Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteers (EMGVs)
have been leaders in this internationally acclaimed program, guiding homeowners in making environmentally sound decisions in their landscapes. Trained by North Carolina State University
faculty and staff, EMGVs provide research-based information about gardening and environmental stewardship to individuals and communities across the state. EMGVs engage the
community through education and outreach on a wide variety of subjects and through a broad spectrum of projects, all designed to maximize their impact.”
Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Service Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers learn a wide variety of gardening skills and research-based information. In exchange for their training, they share what they have learned with their community.
“Ask Master Gardener” will be on site (in Mimi’s Garden) to answer all your gardening questions on
July 12th , August 9th, September 13th, and October 11th from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Address: FeedNC 2456 Charlotte Highway Mooresville, NC 28117
Additionally, have a crop you want to share? FeedNC gladly accepts donations of fresh produce that will help feed a neighbor in need. FeedNC currently serves over 5000 neighbors in need each year through eight innovative programs.
Learn more about NC Cooperative Extension
