We hear a lot about food deserts that impact many of our urban communities throughout the United States. At Urban Patch we are developing an initiative that will take on this critical issue with our local community and local farmers. As we develop the program we hope to make a real and immediate impact on […]
photos by George VanSickles On Friday, December 21, 2012, the Urban Patch and Fall Creek Gardens hosted their Winter Solstice Open House at the Urban Patch’s Delaware Project in Historic Meridian Park. The event celebrated a year of the two organizations’ collaboration in the Mapleton-Fall Creek area to help promote community gardening, nutrition, self-help, and urban revitalization. The […]
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.
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 […]
Tis the season…for holiday baking! Before we leave the garden harvest behind for all practical purposes, we have one more way to enjoy the bounty of autumn: Learn how to simple it is to take a pumpkin and end up with a delicious pie to share with your family this Thanksgiving! The Urban Patch is partnering […]
