Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Sustainable Living in Monroe - St. Francis folks in garden photo

Tour Sustainable Living in Monroe Early Aug, 2013.

A photo of St Francis folks visiting the St Mary Organic Farm, Monroe.

Our Catholic faith draws us to live in sustainable ways.  We went to see what they have done to the buildings and gardens at the Catholic IHM Sisters Monroe Motherhouse campus in an effort that promotes sustainable living.    We enjoyed Mass and lunch with the sisters.  We focused on the sustainable "green design" features of the renovated Motherhouse, as well as, the gardens and grounds, including the largest single DTE solar array in the state of Michigan, and, the geothermal heating and cooling system, the gray water recycling system, and other energy efficient and environmentally friendly features of the renovation.

For information about the IHM Sisters, visit http://www.ihmsisters.org

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