{"id":117,"date":"2015-04-11T22:37:42","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T22:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/?page_id=117"},"modified":"2018-03-21T22:02:09","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T22:02:09","slug":"front","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/MamaRootHalf_sign.png\" class=\"grouped_elements\" rel=\"tc-fancybox-group117\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"387\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/?attachment_id=387\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/MamaRootHalf_sign.png?fit=1264%2C850\" data-orig-size=\"1264,850\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MamaRootHalf_sign\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/MamaRootHalf_sign.png?fit=1024%2C689\" class=\"wp-image-387 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/MamaRootHalf_sign.png?resize=306%2C206\" alt=\"MamaRootHalf_sign\" width=\"306\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/MamaRootHalf_sign.png?resize=300%2C202 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/MamaRootHalf_sign.png?resize=1024%2C689 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/MamaRootHalf_sign.png?w=1264 1264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/a>First Fruits Garden (FFG)<\/strong> is an outreach program originating from Avon Christian Church, and is designed to encourage community gardens to grow, produce, and cultivate a sharing spirit. The FFG model encourages garden growers to donate 10 percent of their produce to local food pantries, in reference to the idea of tithing in the Bible.\u00a0 First Fruits Garden is in essence the template or model of a community garden.\u00a0 Here you will find:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a step-by-step guide embedded with media to develop your community garden.<\/li>\n<li>a source for gathering resources for your organization: (curriculum, recipes, and how-to segments)<\/li>\n<li>information about working with food pantries and food insecure families\u2019 participating in community gardening<\/li>\n<li>a guide to help develop a grand harvest celebration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>3\/21\/2018<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3>To promote our 6th season as a community garden, we are will host a coloring contest, featuring our own Mama Root.\u00a0 We will post all of the details shortly, but here is the link to the Mama Root coloring page (also found in the Fun Section of our webpage).<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/MamaRoot_Logo.COLORING.pdf\">Click here<\/a> for the Mama Root coloring page.<\/h3>\n<h1><strong>1\/5\/2018<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Welcome to the First Fruits Garden webpage.\u00a0 We will be adding content to the site over the next few months, such as planting ideas, spotlights on community gardens in Hendricks County, and tasty recipes.<\/p>\n<p>This webpage will also have specific information for the First Fruits Garden plot, such as the plot map, status of crops and suggestions for diseases and problems seen in the garden.\u00a0 We are also publishing a newsletter specifically for those interested in the First Fruits Garden, and the first issue will be distributed in March.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are looking to start your own community garden, or are interested in participating in ours, let us know at the <a href=\"http:\/\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/?p=405\">Contact Us<\/a> page.\u00a0 We would love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Fruits Garden (FFG) is an outreach program originating from Avon Christian Church, and is designed to encourage community gardens to grow, produce, and cultivate a sharing spirit. The FFG model encourages garden growers to donate 10 percent of their produce to local food pantries, in reference to the idea of tithing in the Bible.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-117","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P60iPd-1T","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":147,"url":"http:\/\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/?page_id=147","url_meta":{"origin":117,"position":0},"title":"First Fruits Garden is designed\u2026","author":"Mama Root","date":"April 13, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"First Fruits Garden is designed to encourage community gardens to grow produce and to cultivate a sharing spirit. On this site you will have the opportunity to learn about Avon Christian Church's story. 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