Dundee Community Garden Update Oct 20

Hello Dundee Community Gardeners,

Thanks to all of you who helped with our fall clean-up on Saturday! The garden starting to look ready for winter.

1. If you have not yet cleaned up your plot, please clean it out by Nov. 1. Feel free to use the "previously used" yard waste bags in the blue plastic tub. Yard waste bags should be taken to your own home for pick-up, or (if you live in an apartment) you can set them out in the alley by the garden and the city should pick them up.

Plots not cleaned up by Nov. 1 will be moved to the bottom of the waiting list. FYI, we have 30 people on our waiting list for 2010.

2. If you would like to reserve your current plot for next year, please send the attached reservation form, with $20, to our treasurer Deb Hickman at 1227 N. 53rd St., 68132.

If you do not wish to continue with a plot next year, please let us know that also so we'll have a better idea of how many plots we have opening up for next year.

And for those of you who are undecided, that's fine too. We will be looking for firm commitments next spring.

3. Survey:

Thanks to those of you who gave feedback to us so we can make next year's garden even better! If you have not filled out an exit survey, it is attached. You can include it in with your plot reservation form to Deb, or fill it out on-line and e-mail to Mary at megreen4@cox.net

4. T-Shirts Are In!

Eric Williams has the Dundee Community Garden t-shirts. If you have not picked up your t-shirt, contact Eric at MrErlo@gmail.com, or 415-7933. Thanks to artist Alex Myers for the design.

5. New Community Gardens:

For those of you on the waiting list, here is some information on some new community gardens in the area:

• The Earth Shelter Community Garden, at 65th and Ames, has plots for rent and has a half price deal if you sign up by Nov. 1, 25% off if you sign up by Dec. 1. For more information, or contact Becky Weitzel at beckyw@getabovethebar.com, or 344-0610.
• Eric Williams is working with a group to establish a new community garden in the Benson area. They don't have a location yet, but are hoping to be able to start a garden next spring. For more information contact Eric at MrErlo@gmail.com or 415-7933.
• City Sprouts is starting a second community garden on Decatur Street west of 40th. Contact Jeannie Dickes at 558-9031, or jeaninedickes@gmail.com

6. Sat. Oct. 24 International Day of Climate Action
Repower Nebraska and 1Sky will be hosting an event in coordination with the International Day of Climate Action, http://www.350.org/. Starting at 2:30pm at the College of St. Mary campus, 7000 Mercy Road, they will be collecting 350 Reasons to support clean energy by 3:50pm. There will be speakers including Mayor Jim Suttle at 3pm, a green expo showing sustainable businesses, and music from local band Andrew's Ave.

www.350.org/350reasons

7. Building a Community Garden Thurs. Oct. 29
Douglas County Extension is hosting a "Building a Community Garden Information Class" on Thurs. Oct. 29 at 6:30. Cost is a canned food item which will be donated to the food bank. Register at 444-7804 by Oct. 27. The focus of the class will be on how to start a community garden. See http://douglas-sarpy.unl.edu/

Dundee Community Garden Fall Clean-Up Oct. 18

Hello Dundee Community Gardeners,

Fall Clean-Up Day is next Sunday, Oct. 18, 1-4 p.m. Please bring your own gardening tools: shovels, clippers, rakes, gloves, etc. We are asking everyone to pull everything out of their beds (unless you have planted some perennials). Because our compost bin is already full, we will be bagging stuff in yard waste bags, which we'll be asking people to take to their own homes and have the city pick up with the yard waste collections. (Bring a yard waste bag if you've got one; otherwise Sharon has quite a collection of them that we can use.)

We'll need help pulling plants out of the community beds, the flower beds, the pumpkin patch, etc., so this will be a great time to get in more community volunteer hours!

We'll have a truckload of Oma-Grow available for those of you who want to do some fall garden care, so your plot will be ready to plant next spring. Master Gardener Mary Anna Anderson will be giving fall garden/spring bed preparation tips.

We've started taking reservations for those who want to continue at the garden next summer. Please bring $20 if you wish to reserve your plot for 2010.

I'm attaching a 2010 Plot Reservation form, as well as an Exit Survey to get your feedback, to this e-mail. Fill them out at home and bring them on Sunday, or we'll also have copies available at the garden on Sun.

Anyone whose plot is not cleaned up by Nov. 1 will be bumped to the bottom of the waiting list for a plot in 2010. Our waiting list currently has 29 people on it.

T-Shirts will be available at the clean-up, so if you ordered a t-shirt, please bring $12 and pick up your shirt!

Also, we'll be selling Chico bags for $5. They make great Christmas presents. You can also support the garden by purchasing Chico bags at the Bread Oven.

Thanks and hope to see you at our clean-up on Sunday!

Mary

Download a copy of the documents here!
DCG-End-of-Year-Survey.pdf
DCG-Plot-Reservation-Form-continuing-gardeners.pdf