Open Space notes –“Vacant Lots, Buildings and Yards”
Below are notes from individuals at Transition Goshen’s Open Space event “Expanding the Garden – How can we produce more food in our urban spaces?” A variety of groups were formed around different...
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Connecting Our Local Foodshed
Who: Transition Goshen, Edible Michiana, Goshen Farmers Market, Rachel’s Bread, and 15-20 great local food organizations. What: A celebration of local food producers, markets, and organizations...
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The Lexicon of Sustainability – coming soon!
The Lexicon of Sustainability is based on a simple principle: people can’t be expected to live more sustainable lives if they don’t know the most basic terms and principles that define sustainability....
View ArticleSeed to Feed gardening
The Church Community Services food pantry serves 2,300 people on average per month, and in January, 2013 it served 2,928, the biggest month ever. They need more than two semi loads of food each week to...
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Youth Engagement in Goshen neighborhoods
Update: September 11, 2013 The Neighborhood Fruit Tree Planting in conjunction with the La Casa Youth Engagement Grant is really starting to blossom! We still need one more youth leader. Interested...
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apple abundance
Maple City as Cider City? Bounty of Apples Raises Prospect of Communal Press (read in the Goshen Commons) When we moved here two years ago, one of the only trees around our house was an overgrown...
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Falling Fruit – Mapping the urban harvest
We came across fallingfruit.org while brainstorming ways to make use of the abundant fruit this year. It is a brilliant website that helps connect local needs to local resources. Learn more about...
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Exploring Gardening in our Neighborhood
A garden gathering in Goshen’s Historic Southside neighborhood (click to enlarge) If you’re interested in exploring other local garden initiatives, check out the following links: The Unity Gardens...
View ArticleRebuilding Your Local Food System
To roll out the new “Rebuilding your Local Food System” program Purdue Extension has selected Elkhart County to be one of two pilot communities in Indiana. Phil Metzler of Transition Goshen helped...
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Community Garden Network
In March, a group of local advocates organized a Gardening Open Space to explore opportunities to “network and collaborate among Goshen’s individual and community gardens through common resources and...
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