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No
matter how you spell it ( "fundraising" or "fund raising"). it's integral to all
community garden efforts. Make ongoing fundraising integral to your
plannng.
Best
wishes,
Adam
Honigman
Dear
Ms. Kennedy,
1)
You have not gone out on a limb, you're come to the right place. Please make
yourself a nice pot of tea, put some paper in your printer and go to the
American Community Gardening Association website where the master gardeners of
this organization have organized a wealth of information on community
garden start-ups, organizing, fund raising, planning, fundraising,
accessibilty for seniors and the physically challenged, kids, educational
programming, food security, the works. There are also links to community
gardens all over the US, Canada and the world. Bookmark what you like, print
what you want to share or want to put into a notebook. Once
you've done some reading and refined your questions, please come back to this
listserve. The master gardeners on this list will be more than glad to point
out the way.
2) A church garden program that comes to mind immediately is St. John's
United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden, St. John's United Church of
Christ, 315 Gay Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460 which is coordinated by ACGA
stalwart, Dorene Pasekoff.
http://www.stjohnsucc.com/garden/about.htm
2) A favorite church
community garden of mine in NYC is sited St Lukes in the Field on Hudson
Street : http://www.stlukeinthefields.org/.
Although the site doesn't say much about the garden ( " In 1956,
deteriorating houses surrounding the chapel were razed, and a school building,
playground and garden were constructed.") the garden here is serene, beautiful
and highly conducive to meditation, prayer or a quiet sandwich
during lunch hour.
Please let us know
how you're progessing. This listserve is a service of the American Community
Gardening Association. Once your garden is up and running, please consider
becoming an member ( http://www.communitygarden.org/about/membership.html
).
Best
wishes,
Adam Honigman,
Volunteer Clinton Community Garden
Hi there: I'm going to go a little bit out on a
limb here. I live in Bakersfield, California and I belong to a church called
Downtown Christian Fellowship. I would love our church to have a community
garden ministry. By that, I mean I would love for us to be able to purchase
a piece of land that, over time, would become a kind of oasis for prayer,
reflection and yes, even growing our own food and sharing with the
community.
While vacationing in Key West, I visited
two gardens, not the veggie growing type, but with lush plants and places to
sit and wander. I began to wonder if Bakersfield could use the same
thing.
My question is this: could you offer me some
simple pointers, or suggest some other resources which would help us get
started? I don't know the first thing, but in my heart I'm very excited
about this.
Thank you for your time and
suggestions.
Sincerely,
Julia Kennedy
Bakersfield, CA.
joolez@popmail.com
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