UPDATE on the PUMC Community Garden
A Project Feeding the People in the Community.
Harvest Update: as of 10/7/2013
1,990 lbs. have been harvested.
The Church Family of Parkland United Methodist Church began recycling, reducing and reusing over six years ago. In the context of Stewardship a Vegetable Garden was created for the people of the Community sharing the produce with the SE Tacoma Fish Food Bank. Beginning in 2008 over 700 pounds of garden produce was shared with the Food Bank. In 2009 the garden was increased to 4,000 square feet and produced record of 2,151 pounds of food in 2012.
A big thanks goes to all those people who helped plant, water, weed, harvest and deliver the produce. Thanks to Laura Nicholson who manages the garden. All of this couldn't be done without the help of Bill and Todd Wolfe who have been responsible for getting the garden plowed each fall and spring.
2013 garden contained: basil, beans, beets, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, corn, cucumbers, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, onions, peas, pumpkin, radishes, potatoes, rutabaga, summer squash (yellow crookneck, patty pan ans zucchini), swiss chard, tomatoes, turnips, winter squash (acorn, pink banana, delicata, spagetti and sweet meat.
As we learn to become better stewards of our earth we have put out special containers for collecting
paper, plastic, aluminum, cans and cardboard. Members also take part in recycling ink cartridges, soup labels and box tops for various missions. See PUMC Missions.
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A big thanks goes to all those people who helped plant, water, weed, harvest and deliver the produce. Thanks to Laura Nicholson who manages the garden. All of this couldn't be done without the help of Bill and Todd Wolfe who have been responsible for getting the garden plowed each fall and spring.
2013 garden contained: basil, beans, beets, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, corn, cucumbers, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, onions, peas, pumpkin, radishes, potatoes, rutabaga, summer squash (yellow crookneck, patty pan ans zucchini), swiss chard, tomatoes, turnips, winter squash (acorn, pink banana, delicata, spagetti and sweet meat.
As we learn to become better stewards of our earth we have put out special containers for collecting
paper, plastic, aluminum, cans and cardboard. Members also take part in recycling ink cartridges, soup labels and box tops for various missions. See PUMC Missions.
"Understanding Sustainability"
taken from the Mount Rainier newsletter, goes along with our Methodist beliefs.
"Sustainability is managing and preserving the earth's natural resources so they are passed on to future generations in a healthy and abundant manner. The principles of sustainability are much like those of a dynamic ecosystem in which all elements sustain a balance but adjust to the shifting needs of the whole ecosystem. At Mount Rainier and in the community where you live, this means that everyone must contribute to creating a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable balance of the earth's resources for today and the future. Thus, sustainability may require a change in values toward a less consumptive lifestyle but it does not have to lesson the quality of life.
