Lasagna and Community - Go Figure

Quiet now...secrets be told, I worked on Sunday, and right here in Lynden, WA.

Well, lets refer to this as an "adult Sunday School class" to get away with things. Hah.

Actually what happened this past Sunday, June 27th, was more of a co-learning, collaborative venture between Imagine NW! and a local congregation - Christ the King (CTK).

You see there are some members of CTK that have started a number of garden plots in the county for the purpose of providing fresh organic produce to the local food bank and others. They are also trying to learn how to best raise vegetables in ways that may be duplicated in some Third World nations they send support to.

So through the leadership and invitation by CTK's Clyde Fisher, I was able to describe to their garden group the work of Imagine NW!, what we do to train and equip people, groups and churches to use Asset-Based Community Development in neighborhoods. I shared how community gardening, especially, can be very effective with getting to know neighbors and build long lasting relationships, friendships. All this to get or keep the community building juices flowing.

So I shared how using a special way to garden, by implementing the "Lasagna" or "Sheet Mulch" method could increase productivity, reduce weeding and watering, eliminating tilling...etc.

I took the group over to the North City Community Garden and demonstrated how to start such garden. See pictures.

Even though it drizzled on us, all of us were enthused by having this great opportunity to meet and share. Good work is going forth by CTK. Way to go friends!