b'PresidentialSprunt SpeakersInaugurationand SchedulePAGE 2 PAGES 45A Sanctified ArtPAGE 6Sharon Brook&CONNECTING THE UNION PRESBYTERIAN SEMINARY COMMUNITY ISSUE 16 / WINTER 2024Action Year-Roundat Shalom FarmsAmanda Miles PhotographySummer volunteers at the Westwood TractWalking past Shalom Farms on Unions Westwood Tract during winter months, one might be tempted to think that action only occurs there during the warmerIts hard to imagine better growing season of March through November.Shalom Farms, a nonprofit dedicated to providing equitable access to fairlyexamples of stewardship of the priced, healthy foods, grows 25 to 30 varieties of fruits and vegetables that are distributed throughout Richmond. Work to support this effort goes on year-round. Shalom Farms Director of Volunteer and Education Services Hannah Wittwerlandspecifically, the Seminarys says cold-month activities include sowing early crops like onions (20,000 seeds in January), preparing the greenhouse and seven hoop houses in Richmond andWestwood Tractthan the Powhatan, inventorying and ordering, studying the past seasons data, developing propagation plans, and selecting fertilizers for specific plants. There is also year-round education, including healthy cooking classes andongoing activities at Shalom Farms classes on encouraging healthy eating habits as a means to combat chronic diet-related disease. and Yaupon Place.Last but not least, there is the recruitment of volunteers. To learn more, please visit www.shalomfarms.org. Read about Yaupon Place on page 3.JOIN US ONLINEwww.upsem.edu facebook.com/UPSem instagram.com/upseminaryLook for the links following a story or sectionyoutube.com/user/UPSem twitter.com/upseminaryto find extended articles, videos, images, and discussions. Or visit us on social media to keepflickr.com/photos/upsem For Planned Giving, visit pg.upsem.eduup with the latest at the Seminary.'