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)

Fwd: St Francis Sustainable Garden: Parts 3 and 4 Seed and Plant Sale May 8, 10 am - 12pm AND Planting May 19 3:15 - 5:00 pm

Dear All,

We still need help with:

Seed and plant sale (May 8)
Final planting of crops (May 19) 
Watering, weeding, harvesting and delivering (summer 2016) 


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We thank the Sherry Family, Erich and Ann Marie Jensen, Katy Derezinski, Julie Lavender, and John Schommer for the following garden activities on the beautiful and cool Saturday April 23:
  • Amended Matthew, Mark, and Paul beds with top soil
  • Removed dead plant matter and leaves from Peter, Paul and Francis beds including, but not limited to deadheading daffodils, pruning red and black raspberry canes, removing browned flower heads from Autumn Joy sedum
  • Set up the bean pole structure in Paul bed
  • Planted onion and potato seed/sets
  • Weeded and cleared dead debris from native plant beds
  • Set up 2 rain barrels 



On the same day another team of St Francis gardeners cleaned up the Peace Garden in front of the school and filled nearly 15 bags of winter and fall garden debris:







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