Our May 19th Garden Workday is coming soon, join us!

Posted on May 11, 2012 by admin

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Work on all kinds of projects such as remodeling pantry food plots, working on citrus trees, transplanting Indonesian ginger, mulching bananas, weeding fruit trees.

Where: The Fruitful Field Community Garden
Provided: Supervised Projects, snacks and light garden lunch, cold water, lemongrass tea and a feeling of accomplishment in the Garden
Bring: Work gloves!!!!, sun protector, a hat, closed-toe shoes, a digging implement
When: Saturday May 19th from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Questions? email info(at)thefruitfulfield.org

See you in the Garden!

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Thanks to Zion Lutheran the Model plot is planted and growing

Posted on May 3, 2012 by admin

Three months ago the Zion Lutheran 6th, 7th and 8th graders started their hard work at The Fruitful Field.  Today the progress is visible and growing...

Things went from this dry and barren plot...

To this green and fruitful garden!

As the dry barren land was transformed into a green and nutritious space, teachers remarked on the garden's transformational effect on the students. As an eighth grade teacher said 'the trips to the garden were amazing--the students returned to their classes energized and focused rather than hyper and disinterested.'

On May 2nd we concluded with a closing ceremony with Thank you's and plans for next school year:

    

Best of all the Middle Schoolers brought items from their own wardrobe and pantries! Combined with fresh vegetables from the garden these contributions will feed and clothe families at Hope South Florida. Thank you Zion Lutheran Middle School, see you in the fall!

Special Reminder: Next Volunteer Work Day is Saturday May 19th 9am to 12noon--see you there!

 

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Middle School Youth work on the Model Plot

Posted on April 3, 2012 by admin

If you aren't on our Facebook you may have missed seeing some of the progress on the Model Plot-- our version of a garden scaled just right for a church lawn or the side yard of a non-profit.

Zion Lutheran Students grades 6, 7 and 8 have been working weekly on cleaning, filling, planting and decorating this plot.

Stop on by soon to take a look!!!

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Tea and Workday 2012

Posted on March 14, 2012 by admin

Tea in the Garden 2012 - A Beautiful Community Event!


A Big Thank You to everyone who came out and supported Tea in the Garden 2012! We had 112 people attend, 27 table hostesses and 34 other volunteers who greeted and took care of everyone who attended.

The event had good weather, wonderful live music, and lots of delicious fare! Everyone enjoyed organic tea thanks to Whole Foods Market of Coral Springs, homemade scones & breads, tea sandwiches, and Pure Dark chocolate from Mars, Inc.  Tours moved regularly around the 6-acre property, learning about what TFF does to reach out and build community. During the Program our speakers shared on the importance of Grow, Gather and Give as together we grow healthy food, gather a network of connections, and give through volunteering and making donations for specific projects.  All this helps us take big steps to reach our goals!

Donations continue to come in and you are still welcome to contribute via the website or mail--we will keep you updated once final numbers are calculated. We are already moving on one of the projects!

The Fruitful Field Workday -
Be green on St. Patrick's Day Saturday March 17th!

At The Fruitful Field we take green seriously! Join us to weed out old greens, plant new greens in food pantry plots and enjoy green pasta with garden marinara sauce for lunch! Closed-toe shoes & gloves please. Light snacks and our famous Lemongrass Tea provided!

RSVP if you can either by email or Facebook

Where: The Fruitful Field
Provided: Supervised Projects, snacks and light lunch, cold water, lemongrass tea and a feeling of accomplishment in the Garden
Bring: Work gloves, sun protector, a hat, closed-toe shoes, a digging implement
When: Saturday March 17th from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Questions? email info(at)thefruitfulfield.org

See you in the Garden!

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