If you aren’t on our Facebook you may have missed seeing some of the progress on the Model Plot– our version of a garden scaled just right for a church lawn or the side yard of a non-profit. Zion Lutheran Students grades 6, 7 and 8 have been working weekly on cleaning, filling, planting and …
Tea in the Garden 2012 – A Beautiful Community Event! A Big Thank You to everyone who came out and supported Tea in the Garden 2012! We had 112 people attend, 27 table hostesses and 34 other volunteers who greeted and took care of everyone who attended. The event had good weather, wonderful live music, …
The Big Event is almost here, and the garden is looking great! Today’s weather forecast for Saturday predicts a 20% chance of morning rain, a high of 81 and a low of 66– good weather for a British style tea! Remember, we are Rain or Shine at Tea time with room for seating everyone under …
Our Food Pantry Plots keep growing- Greens of many kinds, Broccoli, Corn, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Onions, Daikon radishes, Eggplants, Hot Peppers, Herbs, Tomatillos, Strawberries, plus our perennials– lemon grass, moujean tea, pineapple…so much going on!
Dear Fruitful Field Friend, If you haven’t helped on a workday recently or visited the garden in a few months here’s your chance to see what’s Growing!! Saturday, November 5th from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm we are having a “Fall Tour” in conjunction with church and neighborhood So…. Stop on by and– Bring …
Another great Saturday workday at the Fruitful Field. Harvesting, Planting, and Things done. Lots of energy and lots of great things accomplished, thanks to everyone who came out! Here is a slide show from the workday. Our next Garden workday is October 15th. Make plans now to work with us!
Background on The Fruitful Field Intern experience: The Fruitful Field’s work involves creating access to food that is grown using organic methods, accessible to all and creates job opportunities and better health for our urban community. As a hands-on experience for interns, it includes building skills in sustainable sub-tropical agriculture practices, as well as permaculture, …
Jorge is one of our new volunteers from Foot Print to Success Clubhouse a non-profit in Pompano Beach, just ‘down the road’ from The Fruitful Field. Along with Anthony (below), Bill and others from the Clubhouse, we are growing a strong partnership that helps the Fruitful Field grow food for hungry people and develops gardening …
Check out our FRUITFUL PROJECTS tab for a list of ongoing Active and Potential Projects: http://futurefield.thefruitfulfield.org/?page_id=63 If you are interested in signing up for one of these email us and let us know! info( at )thefruitfulfield.org
Yes, you read that right. No sweating, digging through the dirt, battling bugs, pulling weeds or sunscreen required. The Fruitful Field is looking for someone to help us track data for the great things that are happening, i.e., vegetables harvested, volunteer hours invested, new crops planted, etc. If you or someone you know likes spreadsheets …
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