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If you aren’t on our Facebook you may have missed seeing some of the progress on the Model Plot– our version of a garden scaled just right for a church lawn or the side yard of a non-profit. Zion Lutheran Students grades 6, 7 and …
Tea in the Garden 2012 – A Beautiful Community Event! A Big Thank You to everyone who came out and supported Tea in the Garden 2012! We had 112 people attend, 27 table hostesses and 34 other volunteers who greeted and took care of everyone …
A big Thank You to everyone who came out and supported Tea in the Garden 2012! We had 112 people attend, 27 table hostesses and 34 other volunteers who greeted and took care of everyone who attended. Donations are still coming in–we will keep you updated once final numbers are calculated.
Our Facebook page has many more of the pictures and we will be posting pictures soon on Flickr as well.
The Big Event is almost here, and the garden is looking great! Today’s weather forecast for Saturday predicts a 20% chance of morning rain, a high of 81 and a low of 66– good weather for a British style tea! Remember, we are Rain or …
Help us get ready for Tea in the Garden! To prepare for our annual ‘afternoon in the spotlight’ there’s lots to do! From weeding, to path straightening, organizing, cleaning up the food pantry plots–plus all the regular things that go with producing over 100 lbs …
Happy New Year!!! Potatoes planted in the straw (see above) are popping out. Our winter vegetables, both in the community plots and food pantry plots, are having a great season. Lots of greens, broccoli, tomatoes and herbs going to community gardeners and local food pantries. …
December’s Workday Slideshow is ready on Flickr. The Fruitful Field is in prime season right now with vegetables growing, projects in full gear and preparations beginning for our Annual Tea in the Garden on Saturday Feb 25th! Potatoes, Zai Holes, Sunflower planting, Mustard Greens, Family …
Our Food Pantry Plots keep growing- Greens of many kinds, Broccoli, Corn, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Onions, Daikon radishes, Eggplants, Hot Peppers, Herbs, Tomatillos, Strawberries, plus our perennials– lemon grass, moujean tea, pineapple…so much going on!
Lots of great Growing Season projects. Shaping and Planting a new straw bale row for vegetable production. Zai holes for planting velvet beans and sunflowers. Starting seedlings in the plant nursery Starting work on a Moringa grove. Weeding (of course)! When: Saturday December 17th from …
Here are some pictures from our November workday– the plants you see in the straw are doing great. Lettuce is already ready for harvesting and replanting.
Here is our photo summary from the October 15th workday, great cool weather and lots done. On a local food note we had our own garden grown green papaya sauteed up as a curry for lunch. Folks initial took a timid portion, but then before long the whole 2 gallons of it were GONE! Ingredients: Shredded green papaya, onion, Jamaican curry, coconut milk, salt.
And we are proud to present on own “in plot” irrigation system– with Glenn Monroe volunteering time and expertise the project began in the summer and finished in the fall. It gives our community gardeners and their 10ft by 10ft plots built in drip lines that are turned on during the week to make growing more predictable and abundant.
Stop by and check it out!
Dear Fruitful Field Friend, If you haven’t helped on a workday recently or visited the garden in a few months here’s your chance to see what’s Growing!! Saturday, November 5th from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm we are having a “Fall Tour” in conjunction with …
