Ceremony for our new Community Garden

This past Saturday the residents of Full Bloom plus several visitors participated in a ceremony to inaugurate our new community garden.  We created a ceremony that drew from multiple traditions that included some singing and offerings to the earth ( we made a mandala out of flowers, branches, beautiful colored corn and candles).  Through the ceremony we were able to set our intention together to create a garden that will be a place for people to reconnect with nature and foster a sense of community.

Above is a picture of the mandala we made, as each individual added natural elements.  It was then wrapped up and buried 2ft deep in the center of the garden.

Cultures have engaged in ceremonies in their gardens for a thousands of years and it feels good to be continuing in the footsteps of those sustainable cultures we emulate.

“The mystery religions were instituted in order to protect the marvels of the commonplace from those who would devalue them.”
― Peter Redgrove