Hi everybody! We had a great meeting last night. The garden is thriving! Josh, Courtney, Tricia, Molly, Olga, Meredith and I were present. We hoed the garden with are hands (as recommended by Dave) to help out the roots, and we harvested some of the sweet fruits of our labour (delicious dill, zuchini, peas, and cucumbers). The peas were unwieldy so we staked them with some sticks. We thinned out the carrots a bit to ensure they have their neccessary space to flourish and the ones we did pull, although small, were scrumptious! It is so amazing what some seeds, water, sunshine, dirt and love can produce. yumm. We thoroughly enjoyed getting our hands dirty!
In other news, Courtney Mills, our newest member, has provided us with some exciting opportinities. She became interested in agricultural issues after taking Rusty's course, and Rusty pointed her in the direction of our group. She has been researching ways to take action on the issue of sustainable agriculture and has become involved with USC Canada. USC is an organization that promotes sustainable and democratic agricultural practices. Courtney is currently preparing for a sustainable agriculture awareness event she plans to hold the second weekend in September at STU. This is where we come in. Because I know we'd all love to help and to be involved! The movie "Future of Food" will be shown at the event and there will be a speaker from USC as well as a speaker from Falls Brook. I was thinking that we should get up and say a few words about our group and our initiatives as well. I think that this event would also be a great opportunity to get rid of some of our delicious greens. We could offer some sort of garden snack and take donations for the group. In the meantime, Courtney's waiting to hear back on getting the auditorium booked. Once that is done, we can start spreading the word to get as many people as possible out to the event. A lovely kick start to what I expect to be a kick ass season of sustainability!!
i'm beaming about it,
sg
Ah yes, the watering sched:
Tues-me
Wed-Court
Thurs-Josh
Fri-Tricia
Sat-Molly
Sun-Molly
see you all next week---its a holiday, shall we meet Tuesday instead?
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
Today's meet
Folks,
I'm hoping to see some of you at the garden tonight? The sun is out now-at 3:30-but it threatens to go back under. How about we plan to meet-if it's pouring we can meet at JD and make sure the garden will get watered this week. we'll also discuss anything else that needs discussing!
sg
I'm hoping to see some of you at the garden tonight? The sun is out now-at 3:30-but it threatens to go back under. How about we plan to meet-if it's pouring we can meet at JD and make sure the garden will get watered this week. we'll also discuss anything else that needs discussing!
sg
Saturday, July 28, 2007
BBQ!
Hello folks, Tricia here.
We recently had a wonderful BBQ at the garden. We began, a wayward and cautious group of people. We were a mixture of old and new gardeners and we were worried about rain. We were in luck, however, and old and new blended well and rain was fended off. I'll provide a "hoe-by-hoe" of the whole experience, now:
We gathered and Mike Cameron, gardener extraordinaire, decided sausages were in order. He left to purchase them with Sarah and Josh. Meredith, Tricia and Chloe remained behind to prepare a salad. Chloe insisted on using the cucumbers growing in our humble garden, since we saw so many about to fill out. We clipped the cucumbers, tore the spinach and pulled the chives. We then got down to the business of piling it into a bowl provided by Father Keoghan. We held off on the delicious can of chickpeas, because of an unfortunate allergy held by one in the group. They were, however, enjoyed later with pita.
Mike, Sarah and Josh returned and BBQed on the BBQ provided by, again, Father Keoghan. Chloe and Tricia played on the lawn and attempted several balancing games. Meredith took photos and laughed a plenty.
The sausages and veggie burgers were done! We ate them, along with the salad! It was delicious.
The boys washed the dishes with the soap and sink provided by, alas alack, Father Keoghan. . . Chloe, Sarah, Tricia left to pursue wetter pastures, at the Queen's Square pool. It was, however, closed, and so they were reunited with Mike [who provided them with much cause for laughter in his shorts and with a ride to the lake].
And thus ends the story of the BBQ. It's got a moral, though. In fact, it's got two morals. One: Veggies taste better when you grow them yourself. It may just be the pride you get to feel that they were a result of your labour. They may, however, also just genuinely taste better. No matter the reason they taste better, the point is that they do and that eating locally is a wonderful thing. The second moral: Father K is a wonderful man who has provided us with much support [and BBQing materials] for this garden.
We recently had a wonderful BBQ at the garden. We began, a wayward and cautious group of people. We were a mixture of old and new gardeners and we were worried about rain. We were in luck, however, and old and new blended well and rain was fended off. I'll provide a "hoe-by-hoe" of the whole experience, now:
We gathered and Mike Cameron, gardener extraordinaire, decided sausages were in order. He left to purchase them with Sarah and Josh. Meredith, Tricia and Chloe remained behind to prepare a salad. Chloe insisted on using the cucumbers growing in our humble garden, since we saw so many about to fill out. We clipped the cucumbers, tore the spinach and pulled the chives. We then got down to the business of piling it into a bowl provided by Father Keoghan. We held off on the delicious can of chickpeas, because of an unfortunate allergy held by one in the group. They were, however, enjoyed later with pita.
Mike, Sarah and Josh returned and BBQed on the BBQ provided by, again, Father Keoghan. Chloe and Tricia played on the lawn and attempted several balancing games. Meredith took photos and laughed a plenty.
The sausages and veggie burgers were done! We ate them, along with the salad! It was delicious.
The boys washed the dishes with the soap and sink provided by, alas alack, Father Keoghan. . . Chloe, Sarah, Tricia left to pursue wetter pastures, at the Queen's Square pool. It was, however, closed, and so they were reunited with Mike [who provided them with much cause for laughter in his shorts and with a ride to the lake].
And thus ends the story of the BBQ. It's got a moral, though. In fact, it's got two morals. One: Veggies taste better when you grow them yourself. It may just be the pride you get to feel that they were a result of your labour. They may, however, also just genuinely taste better. No matter the reason they taste better, the point is that they do and that eating locally is a wonderful thing. The second moral: Father K is a wonderful man who has provided us with much support [and BBQing materials] for this garden.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
watering schedule this week
| Alright - a new way of communicating ! below you can post when you will be able to water the garden this week |
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