Empower with Gardening 2023 - order your raised bed now

Hello community! It's that time of year again for VFJ Renovations: #empowerwithgardening 2023!

For the 4th year, we will be making cedar raised garden beds and the profits will be donated to a non-profit organization that supports mental health wellness and education. Order deadline is Friday, April 28, and we hope to have the garden beds delivered by Mother's Day. We plan to make only 30 beds, so get your orders in early!!

Pictures and pricing can be found on our website and order form.

Thanks for your interest and supporting our initiative! www.vfjrenovations.com

Order form ->

https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSfFB9hPk99QgF.../viewform

Empower 2022 -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/03/empower-with-gardening-initiative.html

Empower 2021 (audio) -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/05/fm-529-vfj-renovations-empowering-with.html

Empower 2020 (audio) ->  https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/05/fm-261-vfj-renovations-empowering.html

Empower with Gardening 2023 - order your raised bed now

Empower your gardening with a new garden bed

VFJ Renovations' 3rd Annual #empowerwithgardening initiative is donating its 2022 profits to a non-profit dedicated to supporting those with mental health needs and helping to remove the stigma of mental illness.

Some mental health benefits of gardening include reducing stress, being present, developing a growth mindset, and practicing acceptance. Read about these benefits and more by visiting our website https://www.vfjrenovations.com/.../gardening-mental-health

We are offering Western Red Cedar planters and raised garden beds for purchase ($210 and $320 respectively). Both are made with 5/4” x 6” cedar decking material which has rot resistant properties! You can find more specifications about each and a link to the order form on our website.

Lastly, in order to donate more profit, we are looking for a few volunteers to help us build these planters and raised garden beds on Saturday, April 30. If interested, please contact Jessi at vfjrenovations@gmail.com.

Order Form: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSc0mDBz2yiHlm.../viewform 

my garden bed from the Fanuele's early in the growing season 2020

We recorded in 2021: https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/05/fm-529-vfj-renovations-empowering-with.html

We recorded in 2020: https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/05/fm-261-vfj-renovations-empowering.html

"Empower with Gardening" initiative returns for VFJ Renovations; order your garden bed now

"VFJ Renovations is once again planning to build cedar raised garden beds this spring for their Empower With Gardening initiative. Garden beds are made in two styles - a 21”x21” planter for $210, and a 2'x 6' bed for $320. Garden beds and planters are made with 5/4" western red cedar. We are also taking orders for and selling Empower With Gardening signs for $25. 

The planters and beds will be constructed during the spring, in time for the growing season. A 50% deposit is required for all planters and garden beds. Limited number of signs are available and total is due upon ordering.  All purchases incur a 3% service fee if paid by credit card. If stock becomes unavailable, deposits will be returned. Please read below about our initiative. All profits will once again be donated to a non-profit."

Continue reading about the Empower with Gardening 2022 initiative

https://www.vfjrenovations.com/empower-with-gardening-initiative

my garden bed from the Fanuele's early in the growing season 2020

We recorded in 2021: https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/05/fm-529-vfj-renovations-empowering-with.html

We recorded in 2020: https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/05/fm-261-vfj-renovations-empowering.html

#ThinkFranklinFirst: VFJ Renovations is now taking orders for planters, raised garden beds

"Give the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season!

VFJ Renovations is now taking orders for planters, raised garden beds, and Empower with Gardening signs! Read all about what we do and why we do it at www.vfjrenovations.com. A limited quantity of signs are available now, and all planters and garden beds will be built in the spring.

As in the past, all profits will be donated to a non-profit organization."

Order your holiday git here ->  https://www.vfjrenovations.com/empower-with-gardening-initiative

Shared from Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CXZFoLplYJX/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 

Listen to the audio recording from Apr 2021 as they prepared for the seasonal build

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/05/fm-529-vfj-renovations-empowering-with.html

my garden bed from the Fanuele's early in the growing season 2020

FM #529 - VFJ Renovations "Empowering with gardening" - 04/22/21 (audio)

FM #529 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 529 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Jessi and Vinny Fanuele, of VFJ Renovations. We had our conversation outdoor, in their yard, albeit with some traffic and breezy interference but it was good.

I was excited to be in person. We had met virtually almost a year ago (May 2020).  We discussed the second year of their raised garden bed initiative, to empower us with gardening.

The recording runs about 21 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Jessi and Vinny

Audio file = https://player.captivate.fm/episode/ad7c555a-2998-4d98-9528-82cce8549f82

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Last year’s recording: https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/05/fm-261-vfj-renovations-empowering.html

The essay that caught my attention in 2020
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/04/voices-of-franklin-get-back-to-where-we.html

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VFJ-Renovations-336675640619192/ 

VFJ Renovations webpage and ordering process
https://www.vfjrenovations.com/empower-with-gardening-initiative

 
Disclosure: I did purchase a 2.½ ‘x6’ garden bed last year and as discussed, I am looking forward to using it again this year.

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my garden bed from the Fanuele's early in the growing season 2020

Raised garden beds from VFJrenovations again this year

My father and I are building raised garden beds again this year with the profits going to the Franklin Food Pantry. 

We are only able to make about 35 planters this year and have 2 design options. We've written a letter on our website and was hoping you might be able to publish it on Franklin Matters for us?

Here's the link: https://www.vfjrenovations.com/empower-with-gardening-initiative 

Best,

Jessi

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Thank you,

Vinny Fanuele & Jessi Fanuele

www.VFJrenovations.com

617.510.4006 (Vinny)

617.448.7237 (Jessi)

Listen to the audio interview we conducted last year

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/05/fm-261-vfj-renovations-empowering.html

my Raised garden bed as initially set up last year