Author Archives: megganmanlove

Meals at Summer Camp

Posted on August 15, 2013 by megganmanlove

Every summer I spend at least one week at the Lutheran camp with which my congregation is affiliated.  During my six summers in Iowa our camp was Lutheran Lakeside Camp on the shores of East Lake Okoboji.  Here in Idaho, … Continue reading →

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August at Trinity Community Garden

Posted on August 4, 2013 by megganmanlove

Friday afternoon our Master Food Safety Advisors and Extension Educator met.  They chose which produce they will use in the Home Food Preservation workshop.  We hope that some, if not most, of the produce will come from the Trinity Community … Continue reading →

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An extension of what?

Posted on July 25, 2013 by megganmanlove

Last Monday I was reminded why we at Trinity Lutheran are so blessed to be partners with the Univ of ID Extension.  It’s the extension of what?  That’s what I remember asking my mom long ago.  I remember my parents … Continue reading →

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Home Food Preservation Workshop

Posted on July 9, 2013 by megganmanlove

After the Harvest Home Food Preservation Workshop

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Supper at Vacation Bible School

Posted on July 8, 2013 by megganmanlove

Fed by Faith was our Vacation Bible School (VBS) theme at Trinity this summer.  I am thankful I was late, an unusual occurrence, to this year’s planning meeting.  By the time I arrived our leaders had already decided they wanted … Continue reading →

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A Campout in 5 Courses

Posted on June 27, 2013 by megganmanlove

I never went on a church campout as a kid.  I went to camp—private camp, YMCA camp, church camp.  Adding the “ing” to go camping meant hiking or paddling into the forest and sleeping in a tent or under the … Continue reading →

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Fences and Food

Posted on June 16, 2013 by megganmanlove

For 20 years,  when you walked out of Trinity Lutheran Church and looked across the parking lot you saw a tall wooden fence.  That changed this winter.   In the mid-90s, Mercy Housing approached Trinity and asked if they could lease … Continue reading →

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A Change in Plans

Posted on June 8, 2013 by megganmanlove

by Amanda Hanson When Pastor Meggan asked if I would be interested in taking the Master Food Safety course I will admit I was a bit hesitant. Things had been pretty difficult after losing our son Klayton and I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Geology and Gardens

Posted on May 27, 2013 by megganmanlove

by Meggan Manlove One of the things I remember about moving into the parsonage in Soldier, Iowa (where I served as pastor from 2004-2010) was the dirt.  I grew up on a hillside in the Black Hills of South Dakota.  … Continue reading →

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About our Grant

Posted on May 23, 2013 by megganmanlove

by Meggan Manlove ELCA Domestic Hunger Grant – proposed July 2012, granted Jan. 2013 Trinity Lutheran Church, Nampa, ID – AFTER THE HARVEST  Trinity Lutheran Church founded Trinity Community Gardens in the spring of 2008, when the original plot was … Continue reading →

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