Hello Dundee Community Gardeners,
Harvest Nights: Things are looking great in the garden! Instead of work nights we're going to start having "Harvest Nights" on Monday and Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. This will be chance to harvest items from your own plot as well as from the Community Beds (for the food bank.) If you have more produce than you can eat in your own plot, you can donate some to the food bank. Our food bank items will be going to Together, Inc.'s food pantry, the Food Bank's Fresh Truck, and/or the Salvation Army's food pantry. We'll also probably have some light weeding that we can use volunteer help with.
Our first Harvest Night will be next Monday July 13 at 7. (Please bring any clothing items you have that could be used to make a scarecrow-- see below). Come out and see what's growing!
Ask a Master Gardener: Also, we'll have a master gardener available at our harvest night July 13 who can answer any questions you might have about caring for your plot-- what to stake, what to thin, etc. etc. Thanks to Rebecca Reagan who has a plot at our garden and is a Master Gardener!
Watermelon Feed and Scarecrow Making: We're having a garden party on Sunday July 19, 3-5 p.m. For a $1 donation we'll be having watermelon (all you can eat) and we'll have materials available to make scarecrows for the garden. All garden members/families/friends invited. If you'd like to help with this event, contact Deb Hickman at 553-3906, or tutorme@cox.net If you have old clothing items you can donate for the scarecrows, please bring to our Harvest Night July 13, or drop off at Deb Hickman's, 1227 N. 53rd St.
Chico Bags: We're doing a fundraiser with Chico Bags and should have the bags available at our July 19 garden party. We'll also sell them at Dundee Day in Aug. Chico Bags are incredibly handy (fold up to a tiny 3x4" square, just keep 'em in your purse!) and sell for $5 (with our garden keeping 50%!) You can get a preview at http://www.chicobag.com/p-16-chicobag-original.aspx Plan to buy some for yourself and some for gifts. We're raising $$ to cover our ongoing expenses, to join the American Community Gardening Association (membership is $120), to be able to purchase insurance ($300) for next year, etc. etc.
Food Preservation/ Canning Workshop: Douglas County Extension is offering a food preservation workshop on Wed. July 29, 10-12, for $15. You can link to the application from our website, www.dundeegarden.org
Next Dundee Community Garden Board Meeting: Wed. July 22, 7 p.m. at Dundee Presbyterian Church.
Hope to see you at the garden!
Mary
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