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Community Outreach Through Church Gardens Produce

admin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Community gardens are a great way to bring the church and the community together. Church leaders should call on the community for the upkeep of the garden, and to run a distribution program. The community will benefit from the garden by having access to fresh fruits and vegetables they would normally have to purchase from a grocery store or fruit market outside of their area. During the initial planting and designing of the garden, church members and leaders will have the opportunity to work side by side with members of the community.Never heard of this before? Get up to speed here. This will produce new relationships between the community and the church. Many religious institutions across the nation have began this type of community outreach program and have been successful. Church leaders should be sure to reach out to the youth in the community as well as the adults when they began the garden outreach. Youth who participate in the program will learn new skills and become interested in other programs that the church has to offer. Parents who find their youth interested in church functions may also become curious and began to look into the other resources available through the church. This is how community relations are built.

Alternative Energy Sources For Single Family Homes

admin — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Consumers do not need to rely on the electric company to disperse the electrical energy to their home. There are alternate sources. Alternate sources include solar energy with the use of solar panels and wind energy with the use of windmills.

Solar energy is very popular. People install solar panels to the roof of their homes or buildings that collect energy from the rays of the sun. Solar panels are modular. This means that you can add more solar panels to the existing solar panels as you need them.I was looking for more information and found it here. Solar panels are light and easy to haul up to the roof. They typically weigh only about twenty pounds. Because the sun is always shining, you will always be able to accrue solar energy.

Wind energy is becoming very popular. Wind energy is a clean way to use electricity. People who use this type of energy invest in a windmill or wind turbine. These can be expensive to buy but in the end, you are paying off that wind turbine and saving extreme amounts of money. Wind turbines are set up in your yard, typically on a higher elevation to catch the wind at the perfect point.
By using alternative energy, you will be helping to conserve our country.

Creating A Green Energy Community Every Mile

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Green and eco-friendly communities are growing in popularity, but many areas are lacking in growth simply because they do not know where to begin. Building a green community is more than having recycling bins, compost collections, and a “Green Day”, at a local school. It means that are particular group of folks are sensitive and committed to creating, using, and supporting green energy sources every step of the way. Here are some ways to consider.

The creation of a large local farmers’ market that is used all year long is good for the local economy of any community. The items that cannot be used should go to a community compost so that everyone can use it for spring gardens.

A community should give incentives for the use of solar enrgy, windpower, and weatherization efforts in the area. Giftcards to local restaurants can be a great way to reward the community.

There should be bulk recycling done, and the proceeds used to fund youth projects, and other human service projects in which the whole community can benefit. This helps everyone.

Finally, there should be a mandate that environmental friendly building materials be used in all current projects and no exceptions. Eco-friendly, all the way.

Get Your Community Together

admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

If your community holes up on the weekends to watch directtv satellite HD or spend time with their nuclear families we’ve got a few suggestions for getting everyone out and together. If you’re working on bringing your neighborhood together, try some of these tactics:
Plant a Community Garden: Who doesn’t love a reason to work together for something that has a payoff? A community garden is great for kids and the environment and it’s going to save everyone money when they can harvest their own vegetables!
Create a Cause: Why not come up with a neighborhood walk or event to benefit a cause everyone can get behind? Plan a 5K or even a volunteer day and encourage everyone in your community to participate together. Neighborhood Yard Sale: If your neighbors seem to be money motivated, offer the opportunity to sell your old junk at a giant joint yard sale. Keep some of the profits to go towards community projects and allow everyone equal space and the opportunity to meet and interact before the big day.

Fresh Produce For Food Banks Throughout The World

www.weareallone-support.org — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

It is normal to think of canned and packaged foods when it comes to giving to food banks, but what about fresh produce? During this new “organic era” we are being encouraged from every angle to eat healthy and fresh, but we all know that comes with a price; it is easier, faster and cheaper to eat fast food, and it is as easy for Food Banks to acquire and provide canned and packaged foods.

All that said, the question is: Can we possibly provide fresh produce for Food Banks? I believe the answer is yes. Want more? Click here. It will definitely require more man power (usually volunteers) and new methods for acquiring these fresh foods, but some are as simple as attaining partnerships with produce growers to allow the Food Banks to recover any produce left behind by the automated pick up machines, as well as partnering with grocery stores to donate those “still edible” but too close to expiring products.

As it is with any new initiative, providing Fresh Produce to Food Banks definitely poses a challenge, but there are ways around it and can be achieved with collaboration from food growers, food distributors and individual volunteers, one step at a time, one country at a time.

Growing A Garden And Sharing With One Neighbor

admin — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The art of gardening is considered by some to be one of the most difficult tasks to master. After all, all plants have their various needs and requirements to look the best. Many have been said to be blessed with a “green thumb” and succeed greatly in planting a gorgeous garden that all can enjoy. If you are considering taking up this art, perhaps it would be nice to share the duties with a neighbor who is also interested. After all, this would mean that you do not have to rely on yourself to do all of the work. It would also be beneficial in getting the opinion of another person when having to make important decisions. Of course this would mean that if you are planting fruits or vegetables that some sort of agreement should be settled as far as how much each person would get to keep. All in all, gardening with a neighbor has many benefits and could be a great way to get to know another person. If you are considering this, perhaps read up on gardening in your local library or do a search on the Internet for great information on this particular topic area.

Changing Empty Inner City Lots To Community Gardens

admin — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

One night all the neighbors come together with garbage bags and tillers. Once the ground is clear and the earth tilled all neighbors can participate pouring planting soil, organic manure and remixing the earth. Communities across America can develop projects that alone is impossible but in a group is easy. Even a large garden in an empty lot can reinvigorate the community.

Planting kid-friendly foods such as potatoes, pumpkins, green and yellow beans, cucumbers, corn, tomatoes and strawberries insures a high yield of kid and finicky eater produce for the entire neighborhood. These plants grow easily in drought, rainy weather, sun and shade. Each night the community visits the site to water, feed, weed and complete their assigned chores. Before the heat of August sends everyone to their air conditioned rooms, the garden will yield corn, green and yellow beans, cucumbers and strawberries.

Community gardens are easy work once they are established. Young children and the elderly can participate in the gardens health. Community members take pride in this accomplish that raises community awareness and camaraderie everywhere the garden grows. That empty lot will transform your neighborhood all year long as a playground with pot luck after the growing season.

A Small Garden Becomes A Community Food Source

www.weareallone-support.org — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Tilling the garden, pulling the weeds, hoeing earth and watering the plants are just a few of the wonderful joys of gardening. Pumpkins are wonderful community garden vegetables. Green vines attaching everywhere, beautiful orange flowers and festival gourds are fun to watch and fill the table. Baking pumpkin pie in the fall or carving pumpkins for Halloween, children especially enjoy the garden. Corn that grows ten feet tall brings the sweetest, abundant store to feed a community several times over. Green beans and cucumbers also are perfect garden vegetables that grow hearty with abundant produce.

Community gardens teach kids about sustaining life and feeding themselves. These gardens remind young adults that food begins with care and healthy food is worth the effort. In today’s fast-paced society it can be difficult to maintain community gardens. Just agree ahead of time on watering, weeding and feeding chores.

Community gardens with as few as six fruits or vegetables, beans or gourds yield dozens of table ready meals when properly tended. Strawberries thrive and produce a high yield to support the community table. Cheaper than the supermarket and pesticide-free, community gardens produce a plethora of bountiful goodies sufficient enough to feed the entire community.