The concept of eating fresh, local food is huge trend in the restaurant world.
That's because the food tastes better and it's healthier.
That concept is now being expanded to charity kitchens and community food pantries.
Tulsa's Catholic Charities is among the group, that are taking their meals up a notch.
They're using produce and herbs, that are grown right on their campus.
Matt DeWeese is the Coordinator of the Kitchen and Garden Ministries.
He says they now have three separate garden areas on their property at Harvard and Apache.
First, there are several raised beds for produce.
But the campus also grows herbs, in one landscaped area and tomatoes in another.
The beds were built by Eagle Scouts from Bishop Kelley High School and the plants were donated.
So the food comes to them, at a very-low cost.
It's used to enhance the campus lunches they serve on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Plus, it's used to improve the offerings of the food pantry, that provides meals for several hundred people every week.
While the gardens require a lot of maintenance, DeWeese says they are well worth the effort.
He says it's been a community project and they'd welcome anyone who'd like to join the effort.
Volunteers can always be used, a few hours a week, to help with the weeding and watering.
