All the food grown here is served in the Soup Kitchen!
A NOTE FROM TERRI:
We took advantage of 50% off sales and purchased a large amount of raised bed garden soil and amended the raised beds and covered with straw/ fabric.
The kohlrabi and greens in the cold frame are healthy and growing great.
We will be purchasing a shelving unit for the shed and over the winter will be working on getting it organized.
We took advantage of 50% off sales and purchased a large amount of raised bed garden soil and amended the raised beds and covered with straw/ fabric.
The kohlrabi and greens in the cold frame are healthy and growing great.
We will be purchasing a shelving unit for the shed and over the winter will be working on getting it organized.
The Soup Kitchen Project Team posing after a long day of hard work prepping the gardens for new plantings.
L-R: Phyllis Conner, Lois Blanks, Jeanie jackson, Randi Nott, George Blanks
Kneeling: Teresa Uhls
MG's at work in the Soup Kitchen Garden
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Photos from June 2013 Soup Kitchen garden installation.
Twenty seven middle-school children and their adult leaders from Bethlehem, PA spent the week with Randi installing an alternative-technique vegetable garden behind Tabernacle Presbyterian Church. They utilized wood pallets, straw bales, and tires, as well as a rain gutter grow system to grow a variety of fruits, vegetables and herbs. They also added rain barrels with soaker hoses or float valves to minimize the need to hand water the planters. Using recycled cinder blocks, they built a 3 section compost bin. To top it all off, the kids made bird houses and signs as garden art. Their art complemented the recycled metal tools that were welded together to make "scare crows" for a bird bath and bird feeder. For additional information, contact the BSMGA Soup Kitchen Project Leader: Terri Taylor
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