GARDENS

Roots and Wings, the sustainable living initiative of South Church in Dobbs Ferry, offers green spirituality programs, gardening workshops and permaculture presentations. Our goal is to learn how to feed our bodies, regenerate the environment and nourish our spirits.  

We have two gardens on the campus of South Presbyterian Church, in Dobbs Ferry. 


ALL ARE WELCOME TO COME GARDEN--regulars, first-timers, and one-timers. Stop by! We garden together twice each week:

• Saturday mornings, from 10 - noon
• Thursday evenings, from 5:30 - 6:30 PM

This gives us a chance to learn from each other and experience the old saying "many hands make light work."

 

The Kitchen Garden, at 343 Broadway, behind South Church in Dobbs Ferry, is our first community garden. And it's different than most. We have 6 private plots, as well as common garden space where we grow food for the Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry. We share tools, know-how, compost bins, veggies, and laughs! MORE. CONTACT: Gabriela at gabrielamun@gmail.com 

The Labyrinth Garden,at 343 Broadway, in front of South Church, is the first workspace of Roots & Wings. It was designed as a 22’ circular labyrinth permaculture edible garden on well-traveled Route 9. The threshold welcome was carved by local artist Cheryl Hajjar from South Church's original carriage stone. MORE. CONTACT: Chris at Coleolsewski@aol.com 

We are actively looking to help other open space become gardens. Contact us if you know of one. 

Roots and Wings receives support from the Vision 2020 Fund of the Hudson River Presbytery. All programs are open to the public and held at South Church, 343 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY. 

Kitchen Garden design by Juan Taiano

INSPIRATION FOR ROOTS AND WINGS

Roots and Wings was partially inspired by the Climate Leadership Summit sponsored by the Dobbs Ferry’s Task Force on Energy and the Environment in spring 2010. One of the challenges from that evening was for a group to lead the way—to show how to compost, collect water, garden, and use less.

“There’s a huge awakening in the rivertowns about preserving the land,” says Roots and Wings member and Dobbs Ferry resident Alex Orlowski. “Even if they have a very small backyard, people want to do the right thing.”

Roots and Wings is also a natural outgrowth of South Church’s ministry of welcome. The congregation’s mission statement is “None of the lines which divide us outside of these walls apply.” They’ve embodied this in the past by welcoming homed and homeless, gay and straight, rich and poor, members and non-members. Roots and Wings will broaden this further by beginning to erase lines between those who find God within the walls of the church and those who become part of a new, emerging spiritual community.