Here We Grow Again...

Colleen and Russ have built a second garden bed, and our friends in Arlington have donated enough blocks for us to build two more beds! I met with Katey Rudd this week, and plan to attend a Community Garden Leadership Training in December.



Colleen and Russ will work on building the compost beds this week--most likely Thursday morning. If you're interested in helping out, holler at me and I'll give you details. You can post on this blog, or find me (Britta Coleman) on Facebook.




Please keep the garden in prayer as we work on plans to develop our vision. Look for upcoming ministry moments at Alliance United Methodist Church for meeting updates. We hope to have a church-wide/community-wide information meeting in January. With a potluck, perhaps?



If you happen to walk by the garden, pause and take a look at what's growing. Our cauliflower and broccoli continue to dominate, and Dan's sunflower is looking perky. The pepper plant is going bananas (?), and we've got new seedlings of beets and carrots making their way into this world. Amazing! I have a special helper, Toly Damon, who's been watering the plants with me and we came back to the house and shared a radish plucked fresh from the garden. A lovely experience.



Didn't Colleen and Russ do a lovely job? I hope to have the guidelines for building a bed posted soon, in case any other gardeners want to jump start and build a winter bed. For the rest of the garden, we'll plan on a build out this spring.

Stay tuned for more information...

Star-Telegram Reports on Food Banks Delivering Fresh Produce To Needy

I read this interesting article in today's Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Love the innovation of using (donated) refrigerated trucks to take fresh produce to folks who need it, right where they are. Apparently, storing fresh and frozen produce is a problem, space and money-wise for most food banks, so the mobile pantries are a smart solution.

Also, I was reminded that so many people in our area are willing to stand in line for hours for fresh food for their families. That's something to think about. Right here, in our neighborhoods, in our schools, and in our churches, people are having to make tough choices like whether to pay the utility bill or buy food.

Please continue to pray for our communities, for God's continued blessings on our garden, and that we may be a true service and a ministry for those who are in need.