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Common Earth Gardens, formerly known as the Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program (RAPP) is a program of Catholic Charities of Louisville.
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Common Earth Gardens, formerly the Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program (RAPP), supports over 473 refugees to find land and produce food at ten community garden or farm sites in Louisville, KY. Common Earth Gardens’ goals are to empower refugee participants to:

• Utilize their extensive agricultural skills and experience to reduce food costs.

• Continue traditions from their homelands that

will ease acculturation to the Louisville Metro area.

• Build entrepreneurial skills and supplement family income by selling produce through local outlets. The program bolsters mental and physical health, community integration, and access to healthy food and supplemental income. Common Earth Gardens supports self-reliance by facilitating access to land, culturally-appropriate training, community education, technical assistance, and opportunities for supplemental income in Louisville, KY.

11/06/2024

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween from the Common Earth Gardens crew!

10/29/2024

Dalle Khursani or "cherry peppers" are cooked fresh, pickled, dried, and sometimes fermented in Nepali, Tibetan, Bhutanese, and Indian dishes. They make a great chutney to pair with Momo!

Catholic Charities of Louisville

10/22/2024

Isogo or Mboga chungu originates from Africa, and is in the same family as potatoes. It is usually consumed for its greens, whose bitter notes can be cooked out. The greens are packed with vitamins, minerals, and nutrients!
For more information and recipes:
https://lsiowa.org/2018/05/18/isogo-and-tomatoes/

Catholic Charities of Louisville

10/18/2024

Did you know that compost helps soils to retain water? We spent the past few days learning about compost at the 2nd annual Compost Conference! Thanks to everyone who had a hand in putting it on!

Catholic Charities of Louisville

10/15/2024

In honor of Food Week of Action 2024, join us this Sunday the 20th at 11am for a fruit tree pruning and mulching workshop! 3122 Millers Ln, Louisville, KY 40216. Come and learn about fruit trees at our incubator farm’s orchard, and how Common Earth Gardens Collaborates within the diverse and multicultural community of Kentucky to increase land access to grow food, develop new farm business, and build healthy community networks. Hope to see you there!

Catholic Charities of Louisville

10/15/2024

Also known as the Bitter cucumber, Bitter squash, Balsam-Pear, and Bitter gourd in English, Nigauri and Goya in Japanese, Karela in Hindi, Peria in Malay, and Ampalaya in Tagalog, Indian bitter melons are grown in tropical and subtropical climates and are used as both a culinary and medicinal ingredient.

Learn more at:
https://www.tnstate.edu/extension/documents/Bitter%20melon%20fact%20sheet.pdf
Catholic Charities of Louisville

10/08/2024

It may be October, but many grower's plots are still going strong! Through the rest of fall we'll be posting some garden produce highlights!

Catholic Charities of Louisville

09/30/2024

We are seeking volunteers through the month of October to aid in the removal of invasive species from our farm sites! Email [email protected] for details or questions!

09/30/2024

09/26/2024

It is the end of our farmers market season but you can still buy local produce through vendor, Bakar Family Farms till the end of November!

Order your fresh produce box today!
Email Amir at [email protected]

09/24/2024

Save the date! October 16, 9:30-2:30 at Bearfruit and Grow Farm! Come and learn about conservation practices with farm owner Leticia Marshall!

BearFruit & Grow, LLC Catholic Charities of Louisville Kentucky Ag Development Advocacy - KADA

09/19/2024

Jane Evans, our Program Director of Common Earth Gardens, is sharing her wealth of knowledge today at the Catholic Charities USA Annual Gathering in Oklahoma City. CCL/CEG is breaking new ground in working with refugees!

09/16/2024

We had the honor of joining some folks from the U.S. Forest Service at Hoosier National Forest in Indiana! It was a wonderful day full of learning- workshops, hiking, and building community. Thanks to the Hoosier National Forest folks for being so welcoming, and to our interpreters for helping make it all happen! See y'all in November!

09/12/2024

09/12/2024

Today is Give For Good day! We're as confident you'll support us today as this little girl in our Child Care program is confident she's going to...well, we're not exactly sure what's on her mind, but whatever it is, she's going to crush it! Help us crush it today, too!

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09/12/2024

Open your wallets and hearts today for Give for Good! Please donate to all of your favorite charities, including Catholic Charities of Louisville

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Address

435 E Broadway
Louisville, KY
40202

Telephone

+15028732560

Website

http://cclou.org/common-earth-gardens

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Cover cropping! #sustainability #commonearth #covercrops #urbanfarm Catholic Charities of Louisville

We’re learning about bees! We’ve introduced a few hives at the community gardens, and are in the process of learning about how we can help them to help us! Thanks to Beeing2gether LLC for helping along the journey. #bees #urbanfarming #sustainability #pollinatorplanet #welovebees #beginnerbeekeeping Catholic Charities of Louisville

Today we had a super insightful, fun educational hanging with some off the @beeing2gether crew. Thank you for showing us the ropes with beekeeping. #beginnerbeekeeping #beeing2gether #welovebees @cclouisville

Experimental Three Sisters Rainfall plot worked by 20 refugee farmers from Africa and Asia brings extraordinary results. Fertile ground meets experienced farmers. And the weather and periodic rains is a perfect formula. #collectivefarming #newamericans #foodsovereignty #threesisters @cclouisville This project wouldn’t be possible without the support from our community partner @louisville.msd 🙏🏼

Chase has got tasty treats for y’all today! Corner of Jackson & Gray st! #kentuckyhillswagyu #graystreetfarmersmarket #foodismedicine #louisvilledowntown #commonearthgardens #uoflschoolofpublichealthandinformationsciences #catholiccharities

#bakarfamilyfarm #louisvilleurbanag #urbanfarming

No rest on rainy days! St. Ignatius' new garden location had a flooding issue, so Stephen explains how CEG staff went about fixing it.

No rest on rainy days! Stephen explains how staff corrected a flooding issue at the new St. Ignatius community garden site.

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🔊 Spring peepers provide the perfect soundtrack for the plot sign-up at the Farnsley-Moremen Community Garden 🐸🌱 Catholic Charities of Louisville Jefferson County Extension Louisville Community Garden Network #commonearth