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Hello Fruitful Field Fans: Been thinking it’s time to get into the local food scene and grow your own veggies? Well, here is your chance! A few 10 ft by 10 ft plots are available for the new season and they are full of potential …
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Do you live in South Florida? At The Fruitful Field we would like to know more about your thoughts on healthy food so we can be a better resource to you as gardeners and eaters. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BS2W33B The Survey was designed by our Summer Policy intern …
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 …
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!
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 …
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 …
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. Donations are still coming in–we will keep you updated once final numbers are calculated.
Our Facebook page has many more of the pictures and we will be posting pictures soon on Flickr as well.
The Big Event is almost here, and the garden is looking great! Today’s weather forecast for Saturday predicts a 20% chance of morning rain, a high of 81 and a low of 66– good weather for a British style tea! Remember, we are Rain or …
Help us get ready for Tea in the Garden! To prepare for our annual ‘afternoon in the spotlight’ there’s lots to do! From weeding, to path straightening, organizing, cleaning up the food pantry plots–plus all the regular things that go with producing over 100 lbs …
Happy New Year!!! Potatoes planted in the straw (see above) are popping out. Our winter vegetables, both in the community plots and food pantry plots, are having a great season. Lots of greens, broccoli, tomatoes and herbs going to community gardeners and local food pantries. …
