hi strangers
Andrew McLeod
I'm writing for a couple of reasons.
First, I want to find out how the garden has been going. My own church
launched one in April, and we're starting to get cukes and zukes out
of it, with tomatoes looming. Apparently there are nine churches in
Sacto with gardens now.
Also, I wonder if there have been any other developments along the
lines of our discussions from my last visit. In particular, I recall
some discussion of a clothing operation, possibly in conjunction with
Mennonite craftspeople. Please let me know if anything of that sort
has been moving. I have a friend from church who is interested in
recovering old "home-ec" skills and local economies, and is looking
for information for a paper she's writing.
Also, I should mention that there will be a co-op conference in San
Francisco Aug 15-16: http://www.cccd.coop/events/ccc
Take care, and God bless y'all.
Andrew
Jonathan Allen
Andrew,
It's been a while since I worked on the garden, and at one point (when I last talked to Patrick about it) I thought it had mostly been abandoned. I was wrong. The priest's wife is actually quite a gardener and has been keeping it up and planting new plants. We have a nice crop of squash, zucchini, and a number of varieties of tomatoes growing. There are other things as well, but they slip my mind at the moment.
The priest and his wife (who are under-employed at the moment) as well as the regular after-church meals are supplemented with the produce from the garden. It would be possible to expand the garden to be able to provide food to the community, but that would call for larger commitment from me as well as the church folks. So I'd still consider helping the broader community a work in progress.
I meant to drive by after work and take a picture to respond with, but I totally spaced it.
May God bless you with something interesting.
-j
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