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Comment by Ellen 1 day ago

Now, when I think about my food pantry days....I remember I had to literally jump through hoops just to receive a bag of food once/week/pantry .... needed to show SS# for me, my children, proof of income, proof of residency, had to shed some tears......It was hard back then, and kinda shameful, it can't be any easier today, to stand in a food pantry line to get a meager sack of groceries, but you do whatcha gotta do, especially for your children.

Comment by Ellen 1 day ago

Help Indiana food banks fight hunger
September is National Hunger Action Month

Updated: Wednesday, 01 Sep 2010, 8:13 AM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 01 Sep 2010, 8:13 AM EDT

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - As part of National Hunger Action Month, U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar is sponsoring the 2nd annual Hoosiers Fighting Hunger statewide food drive benefiting Indiana food banks and local pantries September 1 through September 30.On June 22, 2009, Lugar reintroduced the Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act to make permanent provisions that allow farmers and small business owners to receive a tax deduction for donating food products to food banks, pantries and homeless shelters.
http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/local/help-indiana-food-banks-fight-hunger

Somebody made an ignorant comment in response to this post referring to legal/illegal immigrants utilizing food banks......ID checks.
If this person is in the know, and maybe has used the food banks in his lifetime at one point, he would realize that food banks require ID, and other pertinent info, before they dole out the 'goodies' as he calls them.

Comment by Ellen on August 27, 2010 at 9:57am

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Comment by Ellen on August 26, 2010 at 11:22pm

Gardening with Natures Crossroads created a garden sponsorship program where they donate seeds to charitable gardening projects like school gardens, community gardens, food pantry gardens – really, any garden that is helping build community and teach people how to feed themselves. They're especially excited about gardens that are committed to organic growing methods like
Master gardener Ephraim Smiley (known to many as the Jolly Green Giant) whom has been helping with community gardens for many years.

Read more in Gardening with Nature's Crossroads
http://blog.earthfriendlyseeds.com/?p=115

Comment by Ellen on August 19, 2010 at 2:40pm

Fort Wayne has established a strategic planning group for the various urban community gardens....Fort Wayne Urban Gardening@http://fortwayneurbangardening.com/getinvolved/

Statements from the website
Get Involved
We are always looking for volunteers to help out. Whether you’re a gardening expert or you want to learn more, feel free to contact us. Maybe you’re interested in starting your own garden, or want to find a community garden you can help with somewhere nearby. E-mail info@fortwayneurbangardening.com for more information.

Sponsorship
As you can probably guess, putting together multiple gardens across the city is no easy task – nor is it cheap! We are always open to partnering with businesses, organizations, and individuals who want to support the mission of Fort Wayne Urban Gardening. If you would like to partner with us or learn more about our sponsorship opportunities, send us an e-mail at info@fortwayneurbangardening.com.

As Ephraim, and I, as well as other hardy community gardeners have pointed out....you can have all the strategic planning meetings, but somebody has to do the actual, intensive, backbreaking work in the fields.

Comment by Ellen on August 14, 2010 at 1:53pm

Burmese picking lots of amaranth(red root) today. Lots of weeding, picking of italian green beans, okra, some cow peas during a wet, cooler morning.

Comment by Ellen on August 11, 2010 at 6:50pm

Just had to add pic of the okra growing at both sites, really beautiful leaves, and flowers when it blooms. Another pic of Fellowship.....to get an idea of how large this community garden is!

Comment by Ellen on August 11, 2010 at 6:44pm

We have been meeting at the Angels garden site on Tues./Thurs. eve. 6-8 to plant, weed, water, now to pick.
The 7-acre Fellowship garden site is coming along, and is being picked also. The plants at that site have just exploded in growth,after a late start, thanks to the abundant nitrogen, phosphorus already existing in the field from previous farming, heavy mulching, and Ephraims special nature to grow anything, anywhere. I swear, he only has to touch something, and it will grow! Bless you Ephraim!
It has been hot, hot, hot..... Ephraim showed up Thurs. eve. to make sure nobody else showed up because of the heat, I was already there....lol, a large Mexican family arrived, a Hispanic family came as well as several of the African-American community, they all picked beans, swiss chard, green tomatoes, some peppers, some squash in spite of the very hot temps!

The Mexicans, as well as Hispanic are picking the purslane, green amaranth(red root) in the fields also again this year as they use these heavily as a food crop, where we consider as nuisance weeds.

Comment by Ellen on April 12, 2010 at 3:36pm

Good news from Ephraim "jolly green giant" concerning large acreage available at the Fellowship Church SE Fort Wayne, in the same area as the Garden Angels site.

Ephraim says:
"Large family plots for 10 families of Burmese students who attend Maplewood... 2 acres, a 1 acre Burmese commercial sesame field, 2 acres for an African American farmer .1 acre for the church food bank and 1/2 acre for me and for you 1/2 acre. I will grow crops that would not survive in the other community garden like watermelon etc.(they get picked too early before maturity) We will organize here at school. My sons will be dependable helpers." E.Smiley

You Rock Ephraim!!!!!

Comment by Ellen on April 5, 2010 at 4:23pm

Go to Don Lemmon's Page
Maybe he would know.

http://www.agreenerindiana.com/profile/donlem?xg_source=activity

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