Houston Community Garden

There will be a pancake breakfast to support the Houston Community Garden on Sunday, October 26th from 7am-12:30pm at the Houston Community Center located at 109 W. Maple St. in Houston!  Everyone is invited for great food (provided by the Houston Lions) with a GF option for those who wish.  There will also be seed swap/donations for the seed library, food "ART"ifacts activities for kids of all ages from 9am-12pm (sponsored by the Houston Arts Resource Council), and garden harvest p...

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As usual, there is much to say, but I'll keep it short!

Garden Numbers:

Numbers for the year, as of the end of Septemberish:

Food harvested from community garden beds: ~600#

volunteer hours in community garden: ~350

number of volunteers/visitors: 80 (not including rental families)

number of "rental" boxes for personal families: 8 (~28 people...

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Last Saturday, the weather was perfect for a wonderful Pesto Fest-o outside in the bandshell at the nature center. We had 10 different pestos to taste, and they were all so delicious choosing the "besto" was impossible!

3rd place was a three way tie between Ron Evenson (savory mint pesto), Connie Verse (Basil-Beet pesto), and Peggy Kreutzman (kale-chive pesto); 2nd place had a two way tie between Karen Bennett (su...

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We're about to find ourselves mid-July, and surprisingly aren't being baked to a crisp! yet. While most things are late, the garden is growing nicely and we have two regular harvest days (Monday and Thursday) for area seniors and the food shelf. Harvests are modest right now, but as more ripens, I expect we'll add two more days a week and be looking for homes for food on "off" days. Thanks to the handful of volunteers who have been peeking ...

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Next Wednesday (May 28) from 9-11 am I have scheduled the 2nd graders to plant the garden with the starters they grew and seeds everywhere else.  The rain date is Thursday, May 29 at the same time.  This is a fun time for the kids and is always enjoyable.  I need 2-4 volunteers to help me out with the groups so they can plant efficiently with assistance.  If you are available, please let me know!

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In March, Joan Redig and Irish Britson joined me and kids as we started seeds with the second graders at Houston Elementary.  Teacher Heather Martin is always so accomodating, adn Matt Schuttee has been an excellent caretaker of the grow station. as the 2nd graders themselves tend to the watering and loving everyday.

I transplanted the tomatoes and peppers into larger pots before Easter; and last week, Cardy Lewison and I, with help from Hailey, Krystal Lewison and grands...

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Present: Audrey Alfson, Irish Britson, Teresa Erickson, Roger and Lynn Meyer, Matt Schutte, Brenda Grupe

Garden Update: From August 1 - September 19th: 

• 25 different volunteers spent 79 hours on community garden efforts
• renters spent another 30 hours on their own (and community) gardens
• ~217# of food was h...

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Welcome to fall!