Grow Your Own: In the Welcome Garden

Have you ever dreamed of wanting to grow your own food? 

WHO: 4 families with children ages 0-17

WHAT: Free seeds and starters, organic fertilizers, organic pest and disease control, hand tools, material for row covers, and a “garden coach” to teach you how to grow lettuce, spinach, kale, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, beets, and other cool season crops.

WHEN & WHERE: In the Welcome Garden at First Presbyterian Church. Sept. 1, 2023 through at least August 2024. You will be assigned one of the garden beds in the Welcome Garden.

TIME COMMITMENT:

• Mandatory 1-hour meeting with the garden coach for all participants, Aug. 23

• Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 - 9 am to 1 p.m. REQUIRED WORK DAY FOR ALL

• MONTHLY garden workshops with the garden coach.

• Daily - Stop in at your plot to weed and water! Cover your crops in the cold. Uncover them in the afternoon. You may need to do this over the weekends too. 

• Weekly - Weigh and track your harvest and report it as part of the program.

APPLICATION DUE Friday, August 18th, 2023 by 11:59 PM. We will choose participants by Tuesday, Aug. 22nd.

This program is funded by a grant from Y-12 FCU Gives Foundation. Read about it here.