Common Earth Gardens has received a Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program grant for $298,000 over the next three years. The funds will support the current programming, allow the team to pursue more much-needed land, and will fund new initiatives aimed at giving people in apartments small scale growing alternatives. Congratulations, Common Earth Gardens!
Below are the staff stars for September.
The monthly winner is #1056… Alissa Edwards!!! YAY!
Thanks, everyone, for your terrific service.
1. Aida Drazic
2. Holly Baumer-Smith
3. Alissa Edwards
4. Sondra Mehler
5. Tamar Israel
6. Kathy Howe-Kerr
Given that all of our work addresses are temporary, please speak with Ellen Hauber before ordering any new business cards or letterhead. We’re aiming to be good stewards of our resources and not have a lot of unusable materials when it comes time to move. You can contact Ellen at ehauber@archlou.org.
Common Earth Gardens is planting pollinator gardens around metro Louisville as part of a federal grant they received. Please consider joining in!
The addresses are as follows:
Shawnee People’s Gardens
536 N. 44th Street
Southside Community Garden
7315 Southside Drive
7th Street Community Garden
3211 S. 7th Street Road
Incubator Farm
3130 Miller Lane
Farm Credit Mid-America, a faithful partner to Common Earth Gardens, invited growers with the program to sell produce at their health fair September 28. It was a great day for the growers and our program, and our colleagues from Farm Girl Foods.
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About 25 neighbors in west Louisville attended Sister Visitor Center’s first cooking demonstration, where Laura Williams cooked up whole grain pasta and fresh veggies. She provided recipes and ingredients to participants, who also learned about the advantages of whole wheat pasta and how to cook it. Great job, team!
Our Bakhita Empowerment Initiative contributed to the first of two educational programs to inform local professionals on understanding, recognizing, and responding to human trafficking in Louisville. Here’s a clip from WLKY coverage of the event.
Dear Catholic Charities family,
Today, September 29 is recognized as The Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael.
Why do Catholics choose to pray for intercession and protection of the archangels? The archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael help encourage and accompany us on life’s journey and defend from the devil, Pope Francis said.
While the three archangels serve the Lord and contemplate his glory, God also “sends them to accompany us on the road of life,” the pope said in his […]
Here are the stories of four individuals whom our Immigration Legal Services team has helped to gain asylee status guaranteeing their right to remain in the United States. Thank you ILS team for your diligence. You are changing lives.
Jawid, only 25 years old, worked as a police officer for over 7 years in the Afghan National Army. He was evacuated to the United States on September 3, […]
