David Lyons supplies left over vegetables to the Barrington Township Food Pantry. Mark Black | Staff Photographer
As a Depression baby, David Lyons developed strong feelings about letting anything go to waste.
On the other hand, he has a big garden. A really big garden. And it’s packed with fresh fruits and vegetables.
Luckily for the Barrington Township Food Pantry, Lyons has become a sort of benefactor to them.
“It seems like this year we’ve been feeding ourselves, half a dozen neighbors and we still have some left over for the food pantry,” he said.
In fact, the Barrington Hills man delivers fresh food to the pantry on almost a weekly basis. This summer, he’s already up around the 100-pound mark.
That’s nothing compared to three years ago. “We were closer to 600 to 700 pounds,” Lyons said.
Surprisingly, it’s not the drought that’s affected his garden’s yield. “There’s more neighbors involved this year,” he said, chuckling.
That’s OK, he’s got plenty to share. This year alone, Lyons grew onions, kohlrabi, cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbages, peppers, Brussels sprouts, okra, beets, beans, asparagus, raspberries and multiple varieties of squash.
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