New Food Forest Garden at City Church of Fairfield to Feed Underserved

A new garden going in at City Church of Fairfield will help to feed the local community, including those most at-risk for food insecurity in the low-income and unhoused communities.

The garden will be installed on Feb. 25 and March 4 through a series of public workshops through Sustainable Solano’s Solano Gardens program. The Solano Gardens program, funded by Solano Public Health, creates and supports gardens that provide access to fresh produce in communities that have historically experienced limited access to healthy food. Through recent expansion of the program, Solano Gardens also is building a network of community gardens and individual gardeners to share knowledge, resources and opportunities.

The addition of the garden at City Church aligns closely with the church’s mission to help locally through outreach programs. These programs include a navigation center, residential program, free clinic, food distribution, and a safe place to park for the night with showers and meals available.

Anyone interested in supporting this project while learning about sustainable ways of creating food-producing gardens is invited to attend and participate in the upcoming workshops.

Quick facts:

• Sustainable Solano’s Solano Gardens program is partnering with City Church of Fairfield to create a community food forest and garden on the church grounds that will supply food for underserved communities in Fairfield.
• Public, hands-on garden installation workshops will be 10 am-4 pm Saturdays, Feb. 25 and March 4. Lunch is provided.
• To register for Feb. 25: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fairfield-food-forest-installation-day-1-of-2-tickets-536172114227
• To register for March 4: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fairfield-food-forest-installation-day-2-of-2-tickets-536180228497