Monday, November 23, 2015

Freetown House Plaque Workshop

Freetown business Pottery Alley is collaborating with the Freetown-Port Rico Coterie to offer neighborhood residents the chance to make a ceramic house plaque.

Workshops will be offered on December 6 and December 12. There is a $6 registration fee to participate.

Details available on the Coterie's Facebook event.

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Consider Native Plants For Landscaping

"Red maple, red buckeye, fringe tree, mayhaw, possumhaw holly and Southern wax myrtle" are among the landscaping options recommended by Louisiana Growers owner Rick Webb in this short article that ran in the New Orleans Advocate.


Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Community Thanksgiving Meal Sunday 11/15/15

Our downtown neighbors at First United Methodist are hosting a free Thanksgiving Community Meal this Sunday.

The event will take place from 3-5 p.m. in the church parking, located at the corner of Johnston & Main Streets.

This event is free and open to the public. Contributions of food are welcome, but not required.

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Cultivating Gratitude Part 1: Thank You Bluesberry Festival

Many thanks to Emily Neustrom and the Bluesberry Festival for kindly donating funds to cover the Freetown Community Garden's insurance for the upcoming year.

Keep up to date with the 2015 Bluesberry Festival on Facebook.