Last year St. John’s Episcopal Church started a small community garden to supply the Franklin Food Pantry with some fresh veggies for local neighbors. The garden went so well, they plan to build a bigger and better Good News Garden this year. This season the whole community is invited to help.
The Good News Garden Project is growing throughout the Episcopal Church community.
Choose how you and your family can help. Sign up to:
• Construct a raised bed. Materials will be supplied and are on site
• Help haul garden soil to fill a bed
• Enclose raised beds with fencing, including in-bed plant supports
• Place lining on paths between beds
• Help plant seedlings
• Water beds/weed gardens as needed during growing season
• Harvest and deliver fresh produce to Franklin Food Pantry early on Tuesdays and Friday mornings
All these activities will be accomplished while carefully following COVID guidelines.
In May, this is what was accomplished:
• St. John’s Church school kids planted some seeds and started grow seedlings
• Church members built raised beds to the right of the current garden
• Members of St. John’s Church planted the garden and engaged in the generosity of God’s abundance.
To build on last year’s success, they need you, your friends and family. It’s an ideal way for students to fulfill community service hours. Students will get a note from St. John’s Church to document their community service to the garden.
Sign up on the Signup Genius on St. John’s Church website at http://www.stjohnsfranklinma.org. Scroll to the bottom of the first page. Or sign up with Deacon Maggie Geller who is organizing.
For more info please contact Deacon Maggie Geller at [email protected]. Or call her at (508) 277-1032.