Most people would have seen a one-acre yard. Jean-Marie Buxton saw a new purpose. After years of serving others, she decided to transform her lawn into a small farm to grow fresh fruits and vegetables for hungry people in need — and it started a ripple effect of giving. Here, she shares her story with Woman’s World.
When Jean-Marie and Cory Buxton moved into their Corvallis, Oregon, A-frame home with an old farm barn out back, Cory gazed out at the acre of grass and said, “I’m going to need a good lawn mower.”
But Jean-Marie just smiled. “I have a better idea. I’m going to dig it all up,” she said with a gleam in her eye…