EMMANUEL COMMUNITY FARM
9/19/09 - Our Open House at the Farm on 8/23 went very well,
with a record number of volunteers and visitors.
A new mini-poster I put together for the open house - just
to demonstrate that it is more than one person's dream.
8/3/09 - We have harvested and given to Forgotten Harvest
91 pounds of vegetables, mostly peas, beans. radishes,
and greens. Tomatoes are starting to redden, and we've had our
first cucumber. Volunteer help has been steady, from a wide variety
of people. Connie, Maisie, Bradley, Mary, Odette, Jan,
Jerry, Sharon, and Linda were there yesterday - what a productive group!
Donations, however, have about dried up. We still
need about $1600 this year for maintenance and water.
A farm has been seen as one of the main charitable options for SP&GC
since the Fall of 2005. After extensive planning for the use of city park
space which was denied, a site was suggested by the Emmanuel
Lutheran Church of Southfield in the fall of 2007.
A lease was put together, and the Club began it's operations in the
Spring of 2008. The Farm is a completely all-volunteer, charitable
program to feed the hungry in our area.
We grow vegetables and fruit as sustainably and organically as
possible and give all of the pickings to Forgotten Harvest for
distribution to area soup kitchens and food pantries.
We could certainly use your help and/or support. Please vist the
6/23/09 - Tomatoes are appearing, peas are ready
to pick, and some of the leafy greens need harvesting.
6/10/09 - Everything has been put into
the ground; we are now finishing up the irrigation
and weeding and trimming. Our volunteer hours have reached
400 for the season, and we've been asked to investigate
the possibility of other locations as well.
5/27/09 - We are now in the middle of our
preparations and planting for the 2009 season.
read on to find out more.