Welcome to Milford Gardens!

Milford Gardens is a nature-oriented
program designed to teach youth about ownership, stewardship and
teamwork while helping them deal effectively with stress and

attachment issues.


Located on a one acre plot of land just west of Milford, youth will plant, grow and harvest the garden as well as manage the selling, consuming and giving of all garden produce. Families of the youth in our program and members of the community will also share in the garden harvest.

Built around Garden Based Learning, this field therapy program provides relevant work-integrated and community service activities for youth.

We believe that supporting personal growth and fostering each person's God-given abilities can have a huge, long-term impact on the lives of children, their families, and the communities in which they live.

Our ultimate goal is for Milford Gardens to be self-sustaining and earn a profit from the sale of the extra produce. Income from sold goods will go toward the operational cost of the garden as well as a scholarship fund for post-secondary education.

We invite you to join us on the adventures we will have this summer!


Thursday, June 3, 2010

Memorial Day Madness!

WOW! That's all I can say! Monday morning was very fun, mostly because we got the rest of the garden planted. This was because Mr. S had rounded up an awesome group of volunteers to get the job done. In fact, I don't even think my hands touched the dirt that day!  I walked around taking pictures, generally making a nuisance of myself. I almost wanted to cry, just seeing other people taking time out of their Memorial Day to help us. It was truly an amazing experience to be a part of.  Saying thank you didn't cover it, so we bought everybody their own Gatorade. :-)


Mr. S (Tim), Brad's brother in law, Kevin, Brad, Lawrence and Lindsey. We were missing one volunteer in the picture, Jason, who came and tilled up the ground so we could plant the seeds.  Thank you! 

Here are a few more pictures of everyone hard at work.

Lindsey and Tim figuring it out.

 Planting okra.

Our high tech marking system: flags, broken sticks and yarn. Hey, it works!

More discussing

More planting







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