We are at a time in the church when attendance on a Sunday morning is no longer the obvious, or the only way to be involved.  As an outreach to our neighbors and community, Faith has been looking into having a community garden. Recent statistics have shown that there are over 6,000 people living within one mile of Faith that are either in apartments or condos.

In addition to using the garden as a way to reach out to our neighbors, it would also be available to benefit people in our parish and the Ukrainian congregation who may not have access to land on which to grow fresh fruit or vegetables.  Our plan is to fence in an area of approximately 50x 175 feet where we will install a garden with a number or raised beds, which will be made available for use by members, neighbors and friends of the parish.

The main intent of the garden will be for people to grow food for their own tables, but some of the produce generated will be used in parish meal programs with the surplus going to the Bellingham Food Bank. In addition, we have already had substantial interest from some of our neighbors who have been on the planning committee, as well as several local/neighborhood businesses and organizations.

The congregation will be voting on the garden in January at the annual meeting.  Edward Alexander and/or Rochelle Wolber will be available after most services between now and then to answer any questions you may have. 

Faith has recently received a very generous anonymous donation, some of which has been designated as seed money for initial ground work (watering system, etc.) for Faith's community garden. With these funds, as well as local grant money, the community garden could be ready for planting this spring! We are grateful and excited to provide a place for community members to plant and grow fresh, healthy food, as yet another effort toward addressing local hunger.

For more information on local, regional, and national community garden efforts, visit the following websites:

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