Mission of Mary Cooperative

04/14/2025

04/12/2025

Our Executive Director Michael Schulz shared about our mission and impacts at the breakfast briefing this morning thanks to eric farrell and and shayna flannery

03/30/2025

Thank you so much to UD’s for coming out to volunteer this weekend! We spread a lot of compost, picked up trash, and moved some ENORMOUS rocks out of the field! 💪🏻🪨⛏️

03/17/2025

Thanks to everyone who braved the rain to take part in our annual syrup boil! We had pancakes, hot dogs, s’mores, and lots of other tasty treats as we enjoyed the fire and the company ☺️

03/13/2025

Our 2025 CSA program just filled up! Thank you so much to everyone who signed up, both new and returning members! We are still accepting applications, but we will place new applicants on a waitlist. And don’t forget, we will still be operating our farm stand throughout the season, which you don’t have to be a CSA member to purchase from. We hope to see you all in May! :)

03/05/2025

We hope to see you next Saturday! We have a brand-new evaporator to show off and everything!

02/21/2025

As we wrap up National CSA week, we wanted to let you know some ways you can get involved on the farm if you’re interested! We hope to see you around :)

02/20/2025

Yesterday we looked at how Mission of Mary became an urban farm, but you might not know about everything else that goes on here! Today we’re highlighting our other programs, events, and practices that go beyond CSA farming.

02/19/2025

As part of our series for CSA Appreciation Week, today we’re talking about Mission of Mary’s development over the years, particularly the farm and CSA program. Mission of Mary originally came into being because of the work and vision of a Marianist lay community; if you’re interested in learning more about what that means, check out marianist.com/MLC-NA!

02/18/2025

Yesterday we talked about what Community Supported Agriculture is; but why, how, and when did this model of farming develop? Today we’ll take a brief look at the history of CSAs!

02/17/2025

Happy National CSA Appreciation Week! :) This week we’ll be highlighting how CSAs developed as well as some of Mission of Mary’s own history and programming. If you’re interested in signing up for our 2025 CSA program, check the link in our bio - registration is open!

02/13/2025

Our team at at conference with

02/06/2025

Check out for regenerative and nutrient dense local meat! John and Jaima Filburn who own and operate the farm stopped by with a special delivery.

01/21/2025

Always great to have a past intern from stop to visit . Great to see you !

01/16/2025

Thanks to the The Garden Club of America for sharing Mission of Mary Cooperative's mission and work in Dayton, OH as a nonprofit educational urban farm that is creating a local just food system as well as generational change by educating children and families how to grow their own food and improving food security in a multi-generational poverty area. Also thanks for highlighting our partnership and support from The Garden Club of Dayton! Kudos to Shawn Lambert Spain for the well written article!

In May 2024, The Garden Club of Dayton (GCD) supported Mission of Mary (MOM) Cooperative, an urban farm, with a $12,500 grant. Since 2009, MOM has been revitalizing the inner east side of Dayton by transforming vacant lots into productive vegetable gardens, including Lincoln Hill Garden, a plot developed by MOM featuring twenty community garden beds, three greenhouses, an orchard, and a natural playground. MOM gardens produce over 60,000 pounds of fresh food annually, aiming to place as much of this nutritious harvest as possible on the tables of local families.

https://www.gcamerica.org/news/get/id/4855

12/12/2024

Thanks and for visiting ! Your efforts as student placements from are still felt in our mission! Excited to see your new business doing well.

12/02/2024

Last week, we gathered to move one of the high tunnels at our Lincoln Hill Garden. The main metal framework is set on wheels so it can be rolled along a track (after removing the pieces anchoring it in place). Since our cherry tomatoes had all been removed already and we were about to get a hard freeze, it was time to move the tunnel over a new bed. Now it’s sheltering some carrots and greens that had growing out in the open!

11/08/2024

People often ask us what we do during the winter off-season. While we do still have veggies growing, things slow down enough for us to do other needed behind-the-scenes tasks - like catch up on maintenance.

Some of our high tunnels are starting to look like Swiss cheese, so it’s time to replace the covering! This week we cleared out our slicer tomato house, and today we took advantage of the warm weather (and a volunteer group!) to remove the plastic.