The St. Francis Sustainable Garden Project supports the hungry, at-risk children and their families in our area. We use a garden plot in front of the St. Francis rectory where we grow and harvest herbs, vegetables and flowers. In past years each harvest has produced over 180 lbs. of produce- all delivered to the pantry at Foundations Preschool of Ann Arbor, - child care center for at-risk, low-income families.

The St. Francis Grounds & Botanical Gardens: Several gardens surround the St Francis of Assisi campus of buildings, including, but not limited to, the church, school, rectory and/or parish offices. These gardens need to be a beautiful expression of hospitality, in particular, the entrances, to our fellow parishioners and visitors as well as reflect a statement of our appreciation for God's creation and nature.

Questions? Contact: Scott Wright (734-821-2121)

Belated Thank You: St Francis Sustainable Garden: Oct 12 "Meet and Greet" Garden Clean UP


Dear All,

Many thanks to our volunteers, veterans and new, who came to cleanup the gardens on the cool and very sunny Saturday morning about 2 weeks ago.

John Schommer, Rose, Patrick and John Sherry, Erich and Ann Marie Jensen, Joan Meagher, Nora, Frank Jr, Julie, and Frank III Fazekas cleared and composted all annual vegetable plants from the garden beds, turned over the soil by shovel to mix in straw and bean plants (i.e., good source of nitrogen), and inventoried all the materials in the storage bin.  (see attached photos).

Erich Jensen returned this past week to empty the rain barrel, bundle the vegetable stakes, gather the 100 foot heavy duty hose (donated by Meijer's), store the watering cans in the bin, stack the tomato cages and generally gather all these materials in the garden for pickup and storage by the St Francis maintenance crew.

The Sustainable Garden ministry activities for most of the volunteers will take a winter break, and hopefully we will see/meet you in the early spring (i.e., email/call in March).  In the meantime, the garden and fund raising coordinators, Erich, Rose and Joan will continue our behind the scenes organization and plans for the 2014 garden and outreach/fundraising with community.  If  you would like help with any of these efforts, please let me know.

(P.S.,  Joan has just informed us that Ace Hardware will donate materials to build a hoop house for one or more of our garden beds). 

It is always great to hear the "good news" in more than one way.

In Christ,
Erich Jensen and Rose Sherry
Garden Coordinators
734.771.8511 (Erich's cell)


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