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Peace Garden: Plants Growing; Stop and Take a Look; Volunteers Still Needed

If you haven’t had a chance to stop by the Peace Garden, you should. It's located just to the west of the SAM Building. A team of volunteers recently started it with the garden's primary purpose being to provide fresh produce for people served by the Arborlawn Food Pantry.
 
The garden is completely organic. The recently planted seeds have started sprouting; the tomatoes and peppers are in bloom. We have been blessed with much needed rain and glorious sunshine. The Lord is good indeed! We have started a schedule of volunteers to water and are in need of hands for Friday, Saturday and as backups. Thanks to those who have already volunteered. Donations may be made to the Peace Garden to help with the cost of an irrigation system and general upkeep.
 
When you look at the garden, you will see that there are holes in the bricks filled with dirt. We encourage you to come and plant a flower in the holes. Low-growing plants such as moss rose and portulaca are great choices. Around the tomatoes we are recommending marigolds, especially Mexican marigolds.
 
The herb garden is coming in May! The Children’s Sunday School classes planted seeds to help get it started. It will be built as an Eagle Scout project. The Boy Scouts have been such a blessing to us in establishing our gardens.
 
Nancy Price is the chairperson for the Peace Garden committee. Patricia Johnson is serving as the secretary and volunteer coordinator. We need those with expertise in vegetable gardening to join the committee and help us continue to move forward. This is your garden. Let us know how you can help or if you see something that needs to be done. See a log of Peace Garden activities here.
 
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Peace Garden Update: Vegetables Planted; Watering Volunteers Requested

 
Arborlawn’s Peace Garden is up and running just west of the SAM Building. As we have reported, the Peace Garden was started recently, primarily to provide fresh produce for people served by the Arborlawn Food Pantry. A secondary purpose of this mission is to provide community and fellowship to the green thumbs in our midst; to give them a gardening outlet through which to love God and serve the city.
 
Watch for a Peace Garden Blog that’s soon to appear on Arborlawn’s web site.
 
The following vegetables are currently growing in the garden: tomatoes, peppers, beans, okra, carrots, lettuce, radishes, potatoes, and spinach. Squash, zucchini, and cucumbers are planned after trellises are installed. Also, a boy scout is planning to plant some herbs in the Peace Garden as his project.
 
Watering volunteers are still needed for Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
 
If you would like to help with the Peace Garden in any way, please contact Nancy Price.
 
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Peace Garden Dedicated and Now Ready for Planting; Some Specific Help Requested

 
Arborlawn’s new Peace Garden was dedicated on Sunday, March 30 and is ready for planting. The Peace Garden is located immediately west of the SAM Building and will provide fresh produce for the Arborlawn Food Pantry.
 

A group is getting together this Saturday, April 5, at 9:00 a.m. to begin planting vegetable seeds in the garden. All are welcome to help with this; just bring your own trowel and work gloves. Sign ups will be available for volunteers to water the garden until an irrigation system is installed. Also, free mulch is available from the city, and Peace Garden organizers are looking for someone with a pickup to transport the mulch.
 
Richard Larson took on the building of the garden beds as his Eagle Scout project. On March 15, he and his crew built the three beds for the garden. They did an awesome job. Mike Bourne, Arborlawn member and Scout Leader, said everything went smoothly; with the right number of bricks, the right amount of dirt, the right amount of hands and backs, the right amount of time, and completing just before the rain. God truly has blessed this project
 
The seeds for the garden - the original thoughts - were planted in several hearts, and as the idea grew a committee was formed to bring the Peace Garden into reality. The Flour Power team raised the initial “seed” money to pay for the building of the beds.
 
For questions about the Peace Garden and how you can help tend it, contact Patricia Johnson.
 
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Peace Garden Ready for Planting; Dedication March 30 After Church; Will Provide Produce for Food Pantry

 
By Patricia Johnson
 
The Arborlawn Peace Garden is ready for planting! The idea started a few weeks ago, and many hours of dedicated planning have resulted in the first beds west of the SAM Building that will provide fresh produce for the Arborlawn Food Pantry.
 
Everyone's invited to stay after the late services at church this Sunday, March 30, for the Peace Garden Dedication.
 

Richard Larson took on the building of the garden beds as his Eagle Scout project. On March 15, he and his crew built three beds for us to grow vegetables for the Food Pantry. They did an awesome job. Mike Bourne, Arborlawn member and Scout Leader, said everything went smoothly; with the right number of bricks, the right amount of dirt, the right amount of hands and backs, the right amount of time, and completing just before the rain. God truly has blessed this project.
 
The seeds for the garden - the original thoughts - were planted in several hearts, and as the idea grew a committee was formed to bring the Peace Garden into reality. The Flour Power team raised the initial “seed” money to pay for the building of the beds. Now we are ready to begin planting and tending the beds and to see the bounty being given to the friends served by our Food Pantry.
 
Everyone is welcome to help with the Peace Garden. The Sunday School children are growing herbs to plant. We will be asking for donations of specific seeds and plants to match the growing cycle. And, we will be asking for hearts and hands to care of the vegetables. We will need people to be available to help those of us who are not blessed with a green thumb. Look for more information to come in the following weeks for opportunities to serve.
 
Now, may the Lord bless this garden so that it is flowing with milk and honey for the Food Pantry. For more details about the Peace Garden, contact Patricia Johnson.
 
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