Garden Plot Project Underway to Feed Community Residents in Need
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July 22, 2024Courtesy of Katie Fleener, Ph.D., Parish Life Coordinator, St. Paul Catholic Newman Center, Fresno
The St. Paul Catholic Newman Center's Community Garden Ministry will serve an estimated 380+ parishioners and community residents through the Garden Plot Project by providing 70 raised and irrigated garden plots on a half-acre of parish land just west of the Cardinal Newman Hall.
The Community Garden Ministry plans to enrich the lives of those in most need of assistance by supplementing the meals of low-income families in Fresno and Clovis through the Garden Plot Project.
It is a partnership of the St. Paul Catholic Newman Center Young Adult Program and 4 community organizations: 1. California State University, Fresno, 2. Stone Soup Fresno, 3. Fresno Metro Ministry’s Community Gardens Program, and 4. the Master Gardeners of Fresno County.
Construction of the garden plots has started and will be completed by September 2024. All costs for the Community Garden construction were raised from donations and will not require any financial commitment from the Parish. Thank you to the parishioners who were involved in starting the Community Garden Ministry: Jim Nelson, Jim Grant, Paul Stommel, Dr. Jesus Larralde Muro and Dr. Dan Griffin.
