Feeding the Hungry…
Caring for the Earth…
Growing Healthy Community…
Bonn Place Brewing Co. to Host
Fundraiser for MFP on Nov. 12
Our friends at Bonn Place Brewing Co. in Bethlehem, Pa., are hosting a MFP Community Day fundraiser from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12. Stop by the pub and taproom on this special TipOut Tuesday when all tips and gratuities will be donated back to Monocacy Farm Project. Stop in for a pint, or fill a container to go. See you there!
Thanks to you, our 10th Anniversary marked another great year of service and community involvement here at Monocacy Farm Project:
Produce contributions to our emergency food system partners were solid — MFP grew and distributed over $15,000 worth of produce grown with care & concern for Mother Earth!
Community Garden Plots were filled to capacity again providing land access and food for local communities!
Pick-Your-Own memberships reached nearly 170!
Individual, corporate, and local business contributions as well as foundation and grant awards exceeded previous records!
Our events were more successful than ever … best attendance, more eco-friendly educational activities, great food and quality vendors, and a truly healthy community spirit in support of the MFP Mission!
Get Growing ‘24 kicks off our
NEXT DECADE of SERVICE!
Sow Good Seeds with MFP!
Will you help us raise $45,000 this year? Click here to donate.
Partnering
with the Earth
Nestled on 53 acres of rolling lawns bordered by the Monocacy Creek in Bethlehem, Pa., Monocacy Farms is owned and managed by the School Sisters of St. Francis, a community of Catholic women religious. In 2013, the Sisters converted their conventionally cultivated planting fields to an agro-ecological demonstration and production farm.
Monocacy Farm Project includes an apple orchard, community gardens, production fields and demonstration gardens. The project’s Grow Healthy Community initiative provides free weekly supplies of organically-grown fruits and vegetables to area food pantries, soup kitchens and homeless shelters throughout the growing season. Throughout the year, education programs and workshops are offered for children and adults on such topics as organic gardening, ecology and healthy eating.
“Having a farm plot has taught my kids
invaluable lessons about food and ecology.”
— Jennifer W.