Sharing from God's Good Creation
by Sylvia Terpstra - GUM Newsletter, Winter 2009
Connecting with God’s good creation, abundance, and loving provision through gardening brings wonder and joy, for children and adults alike. A team of us recently had the opportunity to participate in a health and nutrition fair at Sanchez School. We displayed photos of constructing the boxes and the progress of our gardens, and we gave away lemons and resource flyers. We shared about the benefits of raised-bed gardening for small backyards and budgets, and as a way to teach children where food comes from…food that is fresh, nutritious, chemical-free. The most frequently raised question for us at the fair was how we could help folks construct and start the raised-bed gardens. This got us thinking more about gardening as another way for us to connect with, and serve, our community.
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