Micro Garden Missions
Sharing the Bounty of God's Harvest
In a Collaborative Community of Christ
"Love your neighbor as yourself" by growing and sharing vegetables in your local community!
Recent News
03/30/2010 - Coordinating with Habitat for Humanity to provide square foot gardens to all 54 builds in San Antonio in 2010!
02/01/2010 - Turning Scrap into Gardens
Highland Homes of San Antonio has allowed MGM2 to pick through lumber scrap piles for 2x6 pine boards that would have either gone to burn piles, the chipper or landfills. Thus far MGM2 has recovered enough lumber to build 16 square foot gardens for the homeless and poor. Going green and feeding people, what a combination!
1/21/2010 - The Dinner Garden
Partnering with the Dinner Garden group in San Antonio to provide seeds for 24 gardens at the Strong Foundation and 48 gardens at PCHAS. Thanks Holley for your generosity.
1/15/2010 -Strong Foundation Ministries
Jim Gipson of Strong Foundation Ministries is now partnering with MGM2 to set up 24 square foot gardens at homeless family transitional center in downtown San Antonio. View their story below:
Welcome to Micro Garden Missions
MGM2 aims to train and equip people to build self sustaining gardens while instilling a sense of community among the participants.
MGM2 is looking for other community oriented folks who want to learn innovative, self-sustaining food production techniques along with skills like canning, bread-making and other skills that previous generations used routinely and taught their children and grandchildren.
Modern conveniences have caused most Americans to lose this once abundant knowledge and MGM2 believes current economic conditions and world affairs make being more self-sufficient timely and crucial.
For a description of our gardening techniques and its benefits CLICK HERE
In the Spotlight
12.21.2009 – Edible gardens are in. Lawns are out.
Growing your own groceries is hotter than ever and is transforming homes and communities. A recent survey by the National Gardening Association shows a 19 percent burst of new hobby country farms and urban edible gardens over last year.
“It’s time to reclaim our land for our greater good,” says Margie Grace, the 2009 International Landscape Designer of the Year, awarded by the Association of Professional Landscape Designers. “Take that food-producing garden from the back 40 and put it wherever we want. Reunite the ornamental with the edible—roses beside tomatoes, beds edged with herbs, and veggies used as annuals.”
Grace is one of many wanting to “de-lawn” America. Front lawns are being transformed into vegetable and rain gardens. ‘Hell strips’ are lining the wasteland between the sidewalk and the street with sustainable planting.