Wood chips: DONE! Seventy-six garden beds: DONE!
What a spring we have had! We have a few amenities to finish up, like the sandbox and a burlap bag strawberry garden, but we are at a point where we can really look back and marvel at our accomplishments here in our little corner of the world…
Saturday’s Discussions…
We took some time to talk about a few topics of interest at the gathing on Saturday, in between hot sweaty wood chip spreading and eating delicious food ranging from fresh-from-the-garden salad to indulgent chocolate chip cookies. Here’s some thoughts…
Food Sharing
We came up with the idea of having a “food share box” where people could put extra veggies from their beds, and anyone could take them as they wanted. Then on Fridays we could take anything in the box at that time to the food pantry. That would also be a good way to coordinate harvest from the food pantry bed – it can all go over to the food pantry at the same time.
Skyline Music Salad Bar Fundraiser
As many of you know, there are free Skyline Music concerts in Kilbourn Park on Tuesday nights in July and August. We’re thinking of doing a salad bar at one of the concerts – probably in early August – with donations going to the Victory Garden fund. We’ll post a schedule of the concerts on a separate page on the blog, and talk more soon about coordinating a salad bar.
Special Thanks to Joshua Glover Center
We just want to acknowledge the guys from the Joshua Glover Center and all the help they have given us in this project. Not only do they have a beautiful garden bed, but they have been at the garden every single Saturday since we started in April, ready and willing to help with the heaviest, toughest tasks. Thanks, guys! We really could not have done this without you!
Happy Solstice!
Hope everyone is enjoying the longest day of the year. Keep watching the blog as we plan further adventures and advancements. This group of gardeners we have formed is just seething with potential… can’t wait to see what we come up with next!
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