Encouraged. Inspired. Exciting Opportunity. Daunting.

These were some of the ‘one-word’ descriptions by our Workshop Attendees at the end of the day.

Saturday April 28th we had the ‘The Plot Thickens’ – Community Gardening Workshop at our A Rocha Brooksdale Environmental Centre and it was a great success! Within 7 hours of the day we learnt about why Christians should seek Shalom in the City, the life of soil, how to build a strong community of people around a garden, and even planted potatoes in reused Coffee-bean Burlap bags!

Topics of the Day:

– Why do Christians care for God’s Creation: how do we think about Sustainability, Food and Justice biblically

– Gardening Fundamentals- Soils, Plants and Growing Methods

– Community Management- What is successful community organizing, ways to address challenges and barriers.