A Farm in the Heart of St. Paul
Evocative of a family farm or backyard garden, the Farm will provide opportunities for growing food, learning, and conversation.
Episcopal Homes of Minnesota participated in GiveMN’s, Give to The Max Day 2015. During Give to the Max Day, Episcopal Homes began its second step in its multi-year project from Landscape to Garden. During spring and summer 2016, the old landscaping between Seabury and Cornelia, plus the south of Seabury will be removed and a whole new garden, The Farm will be installed.
The Farm will produce food and give residents the ability to garden. The entire Farm plan has been developed using permaculture principles — caring for the earth, caring for the people, and caring for the future. The Farm will do all three.
On Give to the Max Day 2015, a small group of gardening enthusiasts got together to brainstorm ways to make a day special by way of celebrating the campus plans for The Farm. We served home-made roasted squash soup, crackers with home-made herbed chees, and the opportunity to tell residents and family members about the plans for The Farm project.
Give to the Max Day 2015 was a success! Episcopal Homes of Minnesota raised just under $2,000 on Thursday for The Farm, but most importantly engaged many residents and friends. All residents loved learning about the project and we had lots of positive feedback on having a garden, seeing more birds, and having the chance to plant a pot or a patch of their own on Episcopal Homes urban campus.
