Garden News 5-5-21

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May 062021
 

The Faith + Grace Garden has an abundance of starter plants to share!  Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and more!  Donations accepted!

Come to the Green House on Saturday, May 8, 9 AM- Noon | Sunday, May 9, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Volunteer times in the garden are on Monday and Wednesday evenings. To sign-up, go to here.

There are also opportunities to volunteer in the garden by appointment, contact Mark Marshall at 988-5381 or wdmmarshall@msn.com or Tim Goldman at 745-9842 or timothyjgoldman@gmail.com

We ask that volunteers coming to the garden observe the CDC’s guidelines,  Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) including frequent handwashing, and avoiding direct physical exchanges with other gardeners. Most importantly, if you are feeling ill, have family members or friends who are ill, have been to a location where COVID-19 is prevalent, or are at-risk or immunocompromised, please refrain from volunteering in the garden.

As always, volunteers should dress for the weather, wear hard soled shoes, and bring garden gloves if you have them. Gloves are also available at the garden if you do not have them.

Celebrating over 20 Years of Feeding the Hungry!

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Garden News 4-25-21

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Apr 252021
 

On Saturday, Craig Crirst and another volunteer from the Agape Garden in Ankeny, came with their tractor and potato planter and planted 300 pounds of seed potatoes in the Faith & Grace Garden. They also got rid of an old stump in the garden. THANKS GUYS!!

This week we will be planting kale, cabbage, and other cool weather crops in the Faith & Grace Garden.

Volunteer times in the garden are on Monday and Wednesday evenings. To sign-up, go to here.

There are also opportunities to volunteer in the garden by appointment. Contact Mark Marshall at 988-5381 or wdmmarshall@msn.com or Tim Goldman at 745-9842 or timothyjgoldman@gmail.com to schedule a convenient time.

We ask that volunteers coming to the garden observe the CDC’s guidelines,  Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

including frequent handwashing, and avoiding direct physical exchanges with other gardeners. Most importantly, if you are feeling ill, have family members or friends who are ill, have been to a location where COVID-19 is prevalent, or are at-risk or immunocompromised, please refrain from volunteering in the garden.

As always, volunteers should dress for the weather, wear hard soled shoes, and bring garden gloves if you have them. Gloves are also available at the garden if you do not have them.

If you cannot volunteer your time, consider a financial donation to continue this important work. Send your check to St. Timothy’s, 1020 24th Street, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Please note Faith & Grace Garden in the memo line.

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Garden News 11-4-20

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Nov 042020
 

Garden Clean Up Day – Saturday November 7th 2020, 1 – 5 PM

Come join us this Saturday for a beautiful, sunny afternoon in the Faith & Grace Garden. We will be removing the old tomato, pepper, and other plants from the garden, putting away tools, fall fertilizing, etc.

Please stop by for 30 minutes, an hour, or longer, all help is greatly appreciated!

A Great Year in the Garden –
15,812 Pounds Donated to Feed the Hungry!
Right: Mark Marshall and volunteers from the Youth Justice Initiative were in the garden harvesting the last of the peppers on October 17.
Left: Rev. Nathan Williams with sons Ian and Ben of Covenant Presbyterian Church were volunteering in the garden on October 18.

We ask that volunteers coming to the garden observe the CDC’s guidelines, Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
including frequent handwashing, and avoiding direct physical exchanges with other gardeners. Most importantly, if you are feeling ill, have family members or friends who are ill, have been to a location where COVID-19 is prevalent, or are at-risk or immunocompromised, please refrain from volunteering in the garden.

As always, volunteers should dress for the weather, wear hard soled shoes, and bring garden gloves if you have them. Gloves are also available at the garden if you do not have them.

If you cannot volunteer your time, consider a financial donation to continue this important work. Send your check to St. Timothy’s, 1020 24th Street, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Please note Faith & Grace Garden in the memo line.


Tim Goldman 515-745-9842 timothyjgoldman@gmail.com
Mark Marshall -988-5381 – wdmmarshall@msn.com

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Garden News 10-17-20

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Oct 172020
 

St. Timothy’s Faith & Grace Garden 2020 – Celebrating 20 Years of Feeding the Hungry

PANIC PICK SUNDAY, 1 – 3PM
On Sunday afternoon we will be picking the garden clean before the hard freeze. There are plenty of peppers to rescue, and broccoli, peas and lettuce to pick. We will be working on mulched ground so even if it rains earlier in the day it should be fine to harvest in the afternoon.

Please come out and help us finish the gardening season!

We ask that volunteers coming to the garden observe the CDC’s guidelines, Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
including frequent handwashing, and avoiding direct physical exchanges with other gardeners. Most importantly, if you are feeling ill, have family members or friends who are ill, have been to a location where COVID-19 is prevalent, or are at-risk or immunocompromised, please refrain from volunteering in the garden.

As always, volunteers should dress for the weather, wear hard soled shoes, and bring garden gloves if you have them. Gloves are also available at the garden if you do not have them.

If you cannot volunteer your time, consider a financial donation to continue this important work. Send your check to St. Timothy’s, 1020 24th Street, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Please note Faith & Grace Garden in the memo line.


Here are harvest and donation results through October 14
Tim Goldman 515-745-9842 timothyjgoldman@gmail.com
Mark Marshall -988-5381 – 
wdmmarshall@msn.com

Pounds Harvested:
Apples 130
Asparagus 75
Beets 90
Bush Beans 362
Blueberries 65
Cabbage 150
Cucumbers 82
Eggplant 290
Lettuce 572
Onions 483
Peas 260
Peppers 1,284
Radishes 116
Spinach 30
Sweet Potatoes 2,166
Tomatoes 5,774
Turnips 275
Watermelon 423
Zucchini 954
Total Harvested 14,771
Pounds Donated:
Catholic  Workers 245
Eat Greater DSM 580
DMARC 2,662
Johnston Food Pantry 507
Trinity Methodist 7,766
WDM Human Serv 3,016
Total Donated 14,776
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Garden News 8-12-20

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Aug 072020
 

St. Timothy’s Faith & Grace Garden 2020 – Celebrating 20 Years of Feeding the Hungry
Seasons Change in the Faith & Grace Garden Greenhouse

In early March, the picture on the left shows about 20,000 seedlings were growing in the greenhouse. These seedlings were distributed at no charge to feed the local hungry. Most of the seedlings were given to refugee farmers and other donation gardens. Over 2,000 of those plants are now bearing fruit in the Faith & Grace Garden including tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, broccoli, squash and melons.

In late July, the tabletops that held the seedlings were removed as shown in the picture on the right. Plants are now going into the raised beds which are below the tabletops. So far, we have 60 tomato plants and 90 peppers plants growing in the beds, and planting continues. Green beans and lettuce will be planted in late August. Fresh vegetables from the greenhouse will be available to feed the local hungry into the winter.

Help Bring In the Harvest on Friday Evenings

There are over 600 tomato plants and 1,000 pepper plants growing in the Faith & Grace Garden that are ripe and ready to pick. Can you help us on Friday evenings? We have a big food pantry delivery on Saturday morning and would love to get fresh picked veggies to them overnight.

Please follow the link below to sign-up to volunteer.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4AA9A82EA6F58-friday

We ask that volunteers coming to the garden observe the CDC’s guidelines, Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
including frequent handwashing, and avoiding direct physical exchanges with other gardeners. Most importantly, if you are feeling ill, have family members or friends who are ill, have been to a location where COVID-19 is prevalent, or are at-risk or immunocompromised, please refrain from volunteering in the garden.

As always, volunteers should dress for the weather, wear hard soled shoes, and bring garden gloves if you have them. Gloves are also available at the garden if you do not have them.

If you cannot volunteer your time, consider a financial donation to continue this important work. Send your check to St. Timothy’s, 1020 24th Street, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Please note Faith & Grace Garden in the memo line.


We know of a gentleman with 20 years of experience in ag/greenhouse research and production. For the past nine years though, he drove a courtesy shuttle/checking in cars/performing dealer trades for a local Des Moines dealership. While at the dealership he continued his interest in container gardening, food security (food packaging, IA Hunger Summit), etc. He is currently seeking new employment in the ag/horticulture areas or in the area of local food. Please contact Tim Goldman for details and resume.


Tim Goldman 515-745-9842 timothyjgoldman@gmail.com
Mark Marshall -988-5381 – wdmmarshall@msn.com

Mark & Sandra Marshall – The Gardening Dream Team – Here are harvest and donation results through August 12 


Pounds Harvested:
Asparagus 75
Beets 10
Bush Beans 87
Blueberries 65
Cabbage 30
Cucumbers 67
Eggplant 8
Lettuce 572
Onions 143
Peas 260
Peppers 38
Radishes 40
Spinach 30
Tomatoes 1384
Turnips 275
Watermelon 72
Zucchini 464
Total Harvested 3,620
Pounds Donated:
Catholic  Workers 15
DMARC 662
Johnston Food Pantry 507
Trinity Methodist 2,171
WDM Human Serv 265
Total Donated 3,620
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Garden News 6-22-20

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Jun 222020
 

Blueberry picking is now in full swing in the garden! Help is needed harvesting as well as watering. Come out and help for an hour. Volunteer times are available by appointment, call text or Mark at 515-988-5381 to arrange a convenient time.

We ask that volunteers coming to the garden observe the CDC’s guidelines,  Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

including frequent hand-washing, and avoiding direct physical exchanges with other gardeners. Most importantly, if you are feeling ill, have family members or friends who are ill, have been to a location where COVID-19 is prevalent, or are at-risk or immunocompromised, please refrain from volunteering in the garden.

As always, volunteers should dress for the weather, wear hard soled shoes, and bring garden gloves if you have them. Gloves are also available at the garden if you do not have them.

If you cannot volunteer your time, consider a financial donation to continue this important work. Send your check to St. Timothy’s, 1020 24th Street, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Please note Faith & Grace Garden in the memo line.


The Goaillos family have volunteered in the garden for many years. Sophia started volunteering when she was 5. Now 10, Sophia and father Sergio were planting peppers in the garden on Saturday.
We know of a gentleman with 20 years of experience in ag/greenhouse research and production. For the past nine years though, he drove a courtesy shuttle/checking in cars/performing dealer trades for a local Des Moines dealership. While at the dealership he continued his interest in container gardening, food security (food packaging, IA Hunger Summit), etc. He is currently seeking new employment in the ag/horticulture areas or in the area of local food. Please contact Tim Goldman for details and resume.


Here are harvest and donation results through June 10th

Pounds Harvested:
Asparagus 75
Lettuce 352
Spinach 30
Peas 240
Radishes 20
Total Harvested 717
PoundsDonated:
Johnston Food Pantry 182
Trinity Methodist 285
WDM Human Serv 235
Catholic  Workers 15
Total Donated 717

Here are seedlings donated from the Faith & Grace Garden Greenhouse:

# Seedlings thru 6/10
Organization
25 Refugee Farmers – special thanks to Lutheran Services of Iowa (LSI) 14,000
Trinity Americas Church (food pantry for redistribution) 1,794
Central Iowa Shelter & Services Garden 288
St Francis of Assisi Garden 162
Fruitful Vine Garden (Waukee) 126
Daniels Garden (Altoona) 250
Christ the King School Garden 80
St James Lutheran Community Garden 36
Drake University Sprout Garden 18
Van Meter United Methodist Giving Garden 132
Cornerstone Church 68
Needy Individuals 464
Bidwell Riverside 120
Total donated through June 22 17,538


Tim Goldman 515-745-9842
timothyjgoldman@gmail.com

Mark Marshall 515-988-5381 wdmmarshall@msn.com

 

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Garden News 5-17-20

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May 172020
 

2020 – Celebrating 20 Years of Feeding the Hungry

Greenhouse Update: Since February over 20,000 vegetable plant sets were started or housed in the greenhouse. Now they are being distributed at no charge to feed the local hungry. Below is the distribution list.  In addition, some 2,300 plant sets started in the greenhouse are growing in the Faith & Grace Garden.  If your nonprofit organization or garden would like to receive vegetable plant sets to feed the hungry, please contact Mark Marshall at 515-988-5381.

Organization # Seedlings
25 Refugee Farmers – special thanks to Lutheran Services of Iowa (LSI) 14,000* (*approximately; LSI indicates in addition to the 25 farmers, seedings will be distributed to about 100 other community gardeners)
Trinity Americas Church (food pantry for redistribution) 1,794
Central Iowa Shelter & Services Garden 288
St Francis of Assisi Garden 162
Fruitful Vine Garden (Waukee) 126
Daniels Garden (Altoona) 250
Christ the King School Garden 80
St James Lutheran Community Garden 36
Drake University Sprout Garden 18
Van Meter United Methodist Giving Garden 132
Cornerstone Family Church 68
Needy Individuals 464
Total donated through May 15 17,418

What’s next for vegetable plant distribution? Sweet potato starts! Around Memorial Day, we have sweet potato starts ready to plant in the Faith & Grace Garden as well as give at no charge to local donation gardens.

Contact Mark Marshall at 515-988-5381 soon for details.


Garden Update: We are now finishing up planting 620 tomato plants in the Faith & Grace Garden. Next we will be planting peppers and eggplant, and planting more melons and  squash.

 Soon we will be harvesting peas, lettuce and spinach. In June, we will start harvesting blueberries and garlic.

Volunteering at Faith & Grace Garden – Sunshine, Fresh Air & Social Distance 

Now is a great time to be a garden volunteer….but, in keeping with the concerns of not contributing to the spread of COVID 19 we are limiting volunteer opportunities in the garden.

If you would like to volunteer, please contact Mark Marshall at wdmmarshall@msn.com or by calling or texting him at 988-5381 to arrange a convenient day and time. This will allow us to plan a safe volunteer experience for you.

We ask that volunteers coming to the garden observe the CDC’s guidelines,  Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) including frequent handwashing, and avoiding direct physical exchanges with other gardeners. Most importantly, if you are feeling ill, have family members or friends who are ill, have been to a location where COVID-19 is prevalent, or are at-risk or immunocompromised, please refrain from volunteering in the garden.

As always, volunteers should dress for the weather, wear hard soled shoes, and bring garden gloves if you have them. Gloves are also available at the garden if you do not have them.

If you cannot volunteer your time, consider a financial donation to continue this important work. Send your check to St. Timothy’s, 1020 24th Street, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Please note Faith & Grace Garden in the memo line.

See you in the Garden!

Tim Goldman -745-9842 timothyjgoldman@gmail.com
Mark Marshall -988-5381 wdmmarshall@msn.com

 

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Garden News 4-17-20

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Apr 172020
 

Hello Friends!

We are now planting potatoes and onions in the garden and doing some maintenance. We would welcome your help in the garden!

In keeping with the concerns of not contributing to the spread of COVID 19 we are limiting volunteer opportunities in the garden.

If you would like to volunteer, please contact Mark Marshall at wdmmarshall@msn.com or by calling or texting him at 988-5381 to arrange a convenient day and time. This will allow us to plan a safe volunteer experience for you.

We ask that volunteers coming to the garden observe the CDC’s guidelines,  Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) including frequent hand washing, and avoiding direct physical exchanges with other gardeners. Most importantly, if you are feeling ill, have family members or friends who are ill, have been to a location where COVID-19 is prevalent, or are at-risk or immune-compromised, please refrain from volunteering in the garden.

Click Here to Download Our Garden Risk Policy which all volunteers need to read and sign. Please bring your signed Garden Risk Policy with you the first time you volunteer in the garden this year, as we need to keep them on file.

As always, volunteers should dress for the weather, wear hard soled shoes, and bring garden gloves if you have them. Gloves are also available at the garden if you do not have them.

See you in the Garden!

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Garden News 4-6-20

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Apr 062020
 

2020 – Celebrating 20 Years of Feeding the Hungry
Planting in the Faith & Grace Garden Greenhouse Continues….over 10,000 vegetable plant sets are now up and growing! Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, kohlrabi, and many varieties of peppers and tomatoes were planted in late February. Melons and squash will be planted soon.If you know of a donation garden that would like some free plant sets, please have them contact Mark Marshall at wdmmarshall@msn.com with the following information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tim Goldman 515-745-9842 timothyjgoldman@gmail.com
Mark Marshall 515-988-5381 wdmmarshall@msn.com

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