There also are smaller plots in the garden that are used as learning areas for kids. It’s a chance for children to see, touch and taste what it means to grow food, Kirk said. The church uses ...

Following two months of mediation, the church decided not to renew Tierras Milperas’ lease, citing a difference in vision. The organization’s last day managing the garden was May 14.

Jennifer Chapin of Oakdale, is a survivor of sexual abuse by the Catholic church when she was just 5 years old. She was instrumental in bringing about the garden to the Cathedral in Oakland, Ca.

On Thursday, Sept. 29, Henrico County announced in a press release that the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden will acquire a 6.2-acre parcel along its western edge from the Lakeside Baptist Church.

But the church has something else that will undoubtedly weigh in on the congregational decision — the possible relocation of the church's Memorial Garden. The Memorial Garden was about five years in ...