Final Harvest

Ryan and I picked the last big harvest of the year and dropped it off at the Rescue Mission. This was a very successful first year and we hope next year will be even better! Our next task is to pull everything out and plant clover, oats and rye to keep our soil happy over the winter. If you want to help with this project let me know.

First box of veggies donated today!

I stopped by the garden today and picked the first round of veggies - peas, cucumbers, zucchini and peppers! I dropped them off at the Rescue Mission. The man I spoke with said they are open 24 hours a day and always happy to take food donations. We can drop them at the front desk or at the kitchen entrance around the back. ABCCM is also right around the corner, and we can give veggies to the Crossroads students to take home to their families.

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Maintenance Schedule

July 5-11 and August 16-22
Evan and Kevin

July 12-18 and August 23-29
Sarah and Cassie

July 19-25 and August 30-September 5
Victor and Sarah

July 26-August 1 and September 6-12
Kelly and Robbie

August 2-8 and September 13-19
Christina and Lindsey

August 9-15 and September 20-26
Ryan and Julie

During your assigned week, stop by the garden a few times to check on things, weed if needed, pick ripe veggies and take them across the street to the Rescue Mission or ABCCM, look for any diseased plants that need attention, pull out plants that stop producing and plant something else, make adjustments to the water system if needed, etc.

Contact me if you have any questions - juliennecoyle@gmail.com

Composters Needed

We need your help feeding the compost bin for our community garden! Keep your scraps in a container during the week and then bring them to the church on Sundays to add to our compost pile behind the building. If you are interested, email me at juliennecoyle@gmail.com and I will send you a list of compostable items.

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Seeds Sown

Special thanks to all who helped sow seeds and put plants in the garden. It's great to see this vision become a reality.

We need to pray for favor with the CrossRoads group. We strongly desire for the students to be able to participate in this project and we've had some relative difficulty making that happen.

Planting Plan

The "Seed Team" met Thursday night and created the layout below, taking into consideration companion planting recommendations. Anna will purchase the seeds this weekend and we'll begin planting Sunday afternoon. On Wednesday the students from Crossroads will help us finish up the planting process. If you're available and interested in helping either day, please let me know.



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Thank you to everyone who helped on Saturday!

Construction Day

Join us on Saturday, April 25 at 9am at the back lot of our building 297 Haywood St., downtown to begin constructing the raised beds for our Community Garden Project. Any tools you have would be greatly appreciated.

Posted by Pastor Kurt

Somehow Ryan managed to fit all the materials we'll need on Saturday into his Subaru hatchback!

Thanks Ryan!


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Materials Needed

Below is a list of the materials we will need to make this project happen. If you think of anything we've forgotten, please let us know!

Landscaping Timbers (8’) x108
Shovels x4
Rakes x4
Spading Forks x4
Hoes x2
Garden Shears x2
Gloves x 10
Trowels x6
18 Cubic Yards of Top Soil
4 Cubic Yards of Mulch
Organic Fertilizer
Organic Plants and Seeds
40’+ Water Hoses x4
Rain Barrels x2
Compost Bin
80’ of Rebar

Posted by Julie Coyle