Rev. John Creasy<a is the Associate Pastor at The Open Door Church, a missional church community that worships at the Union Project in Highland Park. It was John who pushed to get the church involved in urban farming as a form of missional engagement in the Garfield community. John has loved the steep learning curve of becoming an urban farmer, using permaculture design, and learning to engage the community.
Read his personal blog at http://johncreasy.blogspot.com
And check out the Open Door Church’s site at http://www.pghopendoor.org
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Cornelius Franz-Deppe is the Apprentice farmer of Garfield Community Farm and the farmer for Salt of the Earth, our restaurant partner. Cornelius has worked with the farm since the summer of 2011 and is now a key player in the farms development.
John- Thanks so much for our meeting yesterday. Can you tell me if there is a project that youth could come work on at the garden sometime in June? I would like to go to the youth pastors and say- ‘this needs to be done, can you take a group of the youth to do this?’ Maybe getting rid of the not-weed?
Thanks again, Janet (Westminster)
I just want you to know that your passion for land renewal and a revitalizing of the body is a source of inspiration and hope for me. Keep up the great work! God bless!