St James Church Garden Collaborates on Food Bank Youth Project

St. James Anglican Church is excited to embark on a collaborative project with the Fenelon Falls Horticultural Society to grow fresh produce in the Community Garden for the Food Bank. The church donated 7 raised beds in the Community Garden to be tended by dedicated youth from Langton Public School and Fenelon Falls Secondary School. Church members also volunteered time and donated plants to get things started.

These food bank gardens join an expansive food bank garden at Maryboro Lodge Museum, tended by the Horticultural Society, and six garden plots at Langton tended by students. The Horticultural Society recently received a $500 grant for the collaborative effort between local youth, the Horticultural Society, and the St James Community Garden. Fenelon Falls Home Hardware and St James Church both contributed soil for the project.

The St James Community Garden was established in 2013, between the church and the rectory on Bond Street East, and is organized and maintained by members of St James Anglican Church along with members of the wider community of Fenelon Falls. The goal is to provide gardening opportunities for those who do not have access to land, to provide gardening opportunities for those who have access to land but who wish to learn to garden, and to provide a community gathering space. While all the raised beds (some of them at standing height) are already spoken for this year, anyone is welcome to rent a bed for the season at a cost of $20 to help with expenses. 

Let’s hope for an abundant harvest!