Basin's Backyard Garden gains a new grower late in the season

Basin's Backyard Garden #Homegrown is in its final weeks. Bismarck, North Dakota, suffered a hard freeze on Oct. 7, meaning many gardeners were in harvest-and-clean up mode.

Tomatoes, apples, and peppers were donated and taken to Heaven's Helpers Soup Cafe.

We had one employee make his first donation to Basin’s Backyard Garden this week: banana and chili peppers. Jerry Haas, Basin Electric senior property and right-of-way specialist, says he will likely have more to donate next year as well. "Basin's Backyard Garden is such an awesome idea, I think it is a perfect way to give back to the community!" he says. "This was my first year planting peppers in my garden and ended up with way more than I could have imagined. "