[Community_garden] Sacred Soil from Sacred Grounds

[James Godsil]

Dear All,

I have recently been blessed with a gift to urban farmer/gardeners
By the Quaker House in Riverwest, Milwaukee, of wood chips
That have been "cooking" on their grounds for about 3 years!

The bottom of their very large pile of wood chips,
Dropped off to them gratis by the Milwaukee Department of Public Works,
Appears to this apprentice urban mini-farmer to be wonderful.
My worms love it!

The Quakers used their wood chip pile for an on-site garden
But now have so much they have offered it to people in the community.

Would it not be a good thing to encourage other spiritual communities
To have other department of public works deposit quantities of wood chips
At an appropriate place on their grounds, first for their congregation's
gardens,
And then for their neighbors' use?

The wood chip pile could be an occasion to educate people about composting
And gardening, and connect spiritual communities with their neighbors.

Perfect Spring Morning in Milwaukee
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