Permacultureglobal.org - the interactive map and database of the Worldwide Permaculture Network

Church gardens for the local poor

Details

Commenced:	01/03/2010
Submitted:	17/02/2011
Last updated:	07/10/2015
Location:	NY, US
Website:	http://sanctuspermaculture.wordpress.com/church-gardens/
Climate zone:	Cool Temperate

My Projects

(projects i'm involved in)

Church gardens for the local poor

Oasis Revolution

Machakos, KE

Followers

Back to Church gardens for the local poor

Church of the Divine Love

Project: Church gardens for the local poor

Posted by Christopher Diamond almost 14 years ago

First participant in the Church Gardens project

The Church of the Divine Love in Montrose, NY installed a sheet-mulched vegetable garden in the spring of 2010 in a convenient bit of lawn behind the church fellowship hall. In their first season they were able to provide hundreds of servings of high-quality fresh vegetables to the Cortland Emergency Food Bank in Croton-on-Hudson, NY.

This year they are expanding their garden and planting several fruit trees. A nursery school that meets in the church property is also becoming involved by starting seeds and planting and managing a single large raised bed.

Comments (4)

You must be logged in to comment.

Vanessa Monge Augusto Fernandes : Churches are highly organised,social structures with high levels of trust,because of shared values these are ideal conditions for a thriving community food systems,really wonderful and inspiring. Good Luck Van

Posted almost 14 years ago

Sven Horner : Great idea. Maybe something i should go about as well in this village I'm living here. Never considered this opportunity!

Posted almost 14 years ago

Ashraf Al Shafaki : Inspiring idea. Perhaps we can implement some adapted form of it here in Egypt.

Posted almost 14 years ago

Juraj Marcek : wonderful idea Christopher.. will present it to my friends :) please, add some more pictures.. thank u.

Posted almost 14 years ago

Courses Taught Here!

Project Badges

Administrators

Team Members

(close)

Legend of Badges

Note: The various badges displayed in people profiles are largely honesty-based self-proclamations by the individuals themselves. There are reporting functions users can use if they know of blatant misrepresentation (for both people and projects). Legitimacy, competency and reputation for all people and projects can be evidenced and/or developed through their providing regular updates on permaculture work they’re involved in, before/after photographs, etc. A spirit of objective nurturing of both people and projects through knowledge/encouragement/inspiration/resource sharing is the aim of the Worldwide Permaculture Network.

	Member A member is a permaculturist who has never taken a PDC course. These cannot become PDC teachers. Members may be novice or highly experienced permaculturists or anywhere in between. Watch their updates for evaluation.
	Permaculture Matchmaker One of these badges will show if you select your gender and the "I'm single, looking for a permaculture partner" option in your profile.
	PDC People who claim to have taken a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course somewhere in the world.
	PDC Verified People who have entered an email address for the teacher of their PDC course, and have had their PDC status verified by that teacher. Watch their updates for evaluation.
	PRI PDC People who’ve taken a Permaculture Research Institute PDC somewhere in the world.
	PDC Teacher People who claim to teach some version of PDC somewhere in the world.
	PRI Teacher With the exception of the ‘Member’ who has never taken a PDC, all of the above can apply to become a PRI PDC Teacher. PRI PDC Teachers are those who the PRI recognise, through a vetting board, as determined and competent to teach the full 72-hour course as developed by Permaculture founder Bill Mollison – covering all the topics of The Designers’ Manual as well as possible (i.e. not cherry picking only aspects the teacher feels most interested or competent in). Such teachers also commit to focussing on the design science, and not including subjective spiritual/metaphysical elements. The reason these items are not included in the PDC curriculum is because they are “belief” based. Permaculture Design education concerns itself with teaching good design based on strategies and techniques which are scientifically provable. PRI PDC Teachers may be given teaching and/or consultancy offerings as they become available as the network grows.
	Aid Worker The individual with this badge is indicating they are, have, or would like to be involved in permaculture aid work. As such, the individual may or may not have permaculture aid worker experience. Watch their updates for evaluation.
	Consultant The individual with this badge is indicating they are, have, or would like to do paid permaculture design consultancy work. As such, the individual may or may not have permaculture consultancy experience. Watch their updates for evaluation.
	Community Project Community projects are projects that help develop sustainable community interaction and increase localised resiliency.