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Indy Star: Inspiring urban neighborhoods is a family affair

Inspiring urban neighborhoods is a family affair By Erika D. Smith “It really started with this picture of my grandfather.” Justin Moore fished around in the pocket of his suit jacket for his smartphone. He tapped the screen a few times, and found a black and white photo of a distinguished-looking, balding black man. The […]

Stone Soup Kitchen Winter Canning Workshop Recap

Urban Patch and Fall Creek Gardens recently hosted our December canning workshop.  Our participants made Grape Jelly , Strawberry Jam, Apple Marmalade to USDA standards for use at home or as holiday gifts.  

Our History: Past Forward

Urban Patch’s Stone Soup Kitchen provides workshops to teach people in the inner city to prepare and preserve their own food.  The project is a legacy to the work of the Urban Patch’s founders’ patriarch, Albert A. Moore, Agricultural Director for the Flanner House during the 1940’s.  In the photo below, Mr. Moore demonstrates techniques for preserving […]

Stone Soup Kitchen: Jam, Jelly, and Marmalade – Make Your Own Holiday Gifts on December 8th

What better way to brighten your pantry shelves than by making your own jams, jellies, and marmalades to enjoy and share? Just in time for the holidays, please join us and our partner, the Fall Creek Gardens, at Broadway United Methodist Church to learn how to preserve fruits with three different techniques: preparing and canning […]

Urban Patch will be at Big Car’s Family Day on October 20th

Urban Patch will be at Big Car’s family day to share our work and talk about our Stone Soup Kitchen’s canning workshops. Celebrate the harvest with us at Family Fun Day! Free Event at Service Center offers fun for everyone Our raised bed urban garden in the parking lot at Service Center yielded cucumbers, greens, […]

Stone Soup Kitchen: Canning Workshop on October 15th

  Urban Patch’s Stone Soup Kitchen will be hosting its first canning workshop this week. The workshop will be located at the Broadway United Methodist Church, 609 E. 29th St., Indianapolis. IN 46205. The workshop begins at 9:00 am and should last about 3.5 – 4 hrs.   Each student should bring an apron and something to cover their hair (a […]