Dear garden members,

Elizabeth, the boys, and I are heading for the hills. After much prayer and deliberation over the past six months, we've decided to return to Elizabeth's family farm in Fairview, a small town near Asheville.
With my desire to do more writing, Elizabeth's desire to use her ministerial gifts, and our mothers who have offered free baby-sitting, we feel that this is a window of opportunity.

"Garden yield food, fruit of spirit" News & Observer (4/19/2009)

To read an article on Wendell Berry with quote from Fred Bahnson click here: http://ctlibrary.com/ct/2006/november/32.60.html

"A Garden Becomes a Protest," Orion Magazine, July 2007

Anathoth makes front page in the Herald-Sun May 27, 2007.

Dear Garden members,
 
1. In observance of Good Friday and Easter Saturday, we will not be hosting workdays on either of those days (4/10 or 4/11). You are still welcome to come to the garden, picnic, enjoy the birds and breeze, and spend time in God's lovely creation. We will resume workdays on Tues. April 14th 3-6pm. We will be resuming our Tues. evening potluck series starting at 6pm. Bring a dish to share, and remember to bring your own flatware and plates to cut down on waste.

2. As we mentioned in our recent newsletter, we are blessed to welcome a new face to our garden community: Isaac Hanto, son of Wren Blessing and John Hanto. If you would like to provide a meal for John and Wren, please contact Elizabeth Bahnson: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it 919-304-0688

3. Compost: we want your table scraps! If you're feeling so inclined, start saving your table scraps (no meat or bones) and ask a garden staff member where to dump them. Five gallon buckets work well for this. You'll be cutting down on landfill waste and also helping to close the fertility loop by returning to the soil that which was taken from the soil, thereby ensuring bountiful crops in future seasons.

blessings to you all during Holy Week,

Fred Bahnson
 

 News Release

Contact: Ben Lilliston, IATP, 612-870-3416, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

January 16, 2009

 North Carolina-based Food and Faith Advocate Named 2009 Food & Society Policy Fellow

 Fellows from Diverse Backgrounds Will Promote a Healthy Food System

 Minneapolis – The Food & Society Policy Fellows program named North Carolina-based food and faith advocate Fred Bahnson and eight others from around the country with backgrounds in farming, public health, filmmaking and policy research to promote strategies for achieving a more sustainable, healthy and equitable food system.