Growing Community In Newark: Ground Breaking Event

Sunday marked the groundbreaking event for the Tabernacle Garden in Newark, New Jersey.  A community building venture hosted by the Tabernacle, the Garden will be open to the entire community and will be based in a partnership with the local Team Academy and Peshine Schools.

Some of the participants, including Tabernacle and community members, Planting Seeds of Hope members and local students.

Students choosing what to plant and learning why we were planting it now.

Cleaning out the beds for planting.

Planting our herb borders (Dill, Parsley, Basil, and Cilantro!)

Getting our fingers dirty at a young age: Community Mini-Gardeners!

More to Come Soon!

Changing the Way We Eat - TEDx comes to Manhattan

On February 12, 2011, TEDxManhattan “Changing the Way We Eat” will take place in New York City.  The day long event will highlight various aspects of the sustainable food movement and current projects and work being done to shift the current food system from industrially-based agriculture to one in which healthy, nutritious food is accessible to all.

Speakers with various backgrounds in food and farming will share their insights and expertise and relevant information from this years TED conference will be reviewed.  The event hopes to promote the development of new synergies and new ideas to help bolster the sustainable food movement.

To learn more, click here.

To apply, click here.