Community

Garden

Projects

Students at Monte del Sol Charter School learn gardening onsite from Erin O’Neal. Some of the garden’s produce is used in the school’s kitchen.

The Milagro Community Garden was established in 1998 on SF’s south side on Legacy Court. The Lutheran Church donated use of the land and water from its well. Growers pay $25 per season for use of each of 37 plots, about 10-by-18 feet each. Many are in it for the benefits of eating organic, locally grown vegetables.

John Stephenson has lived in SF since his birth in 1914. After working for the Soil Conservation Corps and Forest Service for 30 years, he began the Community Farm, which evolved into a cooperative program to distribute organic produce to the hungry of SF. John has been honored as a “SF Treasure” and recognized by President Clinton as a “Points of Light Foundation Award” recipient. A major soil-conditioning project has recently been undertaken to get the farm back into a productive state.

The Tessa Horan Memorial Community Garden honors a talented young woman whose concern for humankind and the planet led her to work on a Northern NM organic farm and join the Peace Corps in 2005. Tessa was just 24 when she was killed by a shark in Tonga. Produce from the garden has been donated to Kitchen Angels and the Food Depot. The garden also helps young mothers learn gardening skills and have access to healthy food. For more info, or to donate to the Tessa Horan Memorial Fund, visit the website www. Tessahoran.com.