An invitation to the garden

We're entering a crucial time for the garden. We've worked hard to make this our best year yet, and the garden is looking great.

If you haven't come out to see the garden yet, consider this your invitation. You are welcome to pull some weeds (the tomatoes are looking a little crowded with crabgrass), but you are also invited to just come out and spend some quiet time enjoying the grass, trees, and plants.

The garden is located at the end of the driveway as you approach the church. Be aware of the fishing line fence and look for the black mesh fabric where the gate is. There are two twine ties that secure the gate to a metal pole. Please tie the gate back up when you leave.

Mornings and late evenings are especially beautiful and peaceful. My favorite time in the garden is just after 8pm as the sun is going down. The swallows come out and the temperature drops. (Bring along bug spray if you are out toward sunset or the mosquitoes might interfere with your relaxed mood.) There is also a picnic table where you can just sit and enjoy the birds and fireflies as the light changes over the garden. You can even bring along the kids to play on the playground or the dog to run around the big open spaces.

Please take this opportunity to come and see what we have done and to think about the people around us who are in need. In the end, this garden isn't for us, but for all the people we hope will benefit from this fresh food grown in their own neighborhood.