Behind The Retreat is several acres of land that IU Health Goshen has decided to use for garden space. Sara Stalter, the Sodexo food service director at the IU Health Goshen Hospital, is coordinating this garden and using connections in the Goshen community to make it happen. The ground was tilled in the fall of 2015 and Paul Steury’s 7th grade science students from Goshen Middle School were there to learn from the process. In May of 2016, these same students will be the first to plant the new garden.

The Community garden helps Maple City Health Care Center accomplish its mission to foster a healthy community. In addition to primary care, the center offers chronic disease management, behavioral health, obstetrical care, eye care, dental care, healthy living groups, and nutrition services.  

The garden located at the Elkhart County Clubhouse functions as a private garden and gets its staff and members involved in producing some of their own food. Although it is still a work in progress, the Clubhouse garden has seen an increase in energy, which has fueled its development in the past few years. The Clubhouse has an ongoing relationship with the Goshen Farmers Market and receives a CSA share that the Clubhouse kitchen and members use. 

Red Tail Farm has included a neighborhood and community garden in the past, however the community garden will not continue to be part of the farm in the immediate future. Red Tail is transitioning into housing market-based garden initiatives such as Flowers by Phoebe (http://www.flowersbyphoebe.com/the-gardens/), as well as other agriculture-related ventures. Anyone interested in potentially working with Red Tail is invited to contact Adam.