Saturday, May 29, 2010

May Work Day Update - Mural and Chair Installation!



We had around 20 gardeners gather in the sunshine today for our monthly work day. Several folks were harvesting food from their individual plots. Our garden is definitely growing!

We were able to accomplish the following:
  • Built a frame and installed the completed garden mural against the fence
  • Installed Ann Fink's beautiful mosaic chair in the orchard - set the posts in concrete
  • Painted the first coat on the picnic table (Heidi Lung will add some whimsy to the table this week!)
  • Planted flowers in the children's garden
  • Planted popcorn, sweet corn, pumpkins, watermelon, eggplant and cucumbers in the community area
  • Mulched around grapes and blackberries
  • Weeded, weeded and weeded some more
  • Turned the compost bins
  • Enjoyed some freshly picked strawberries from the community pyramids

A special thanks to Sue Odell for providing an excellent lunch. Gardeners looked for a piece of shade to enjoy a meal of pasta with peas and squash and a spectacular salad (with lettuce from the garden!) with strawberries, cranberries and nuts. Her homemade cookies were a hit too! There is something very rewarding about working hard and then eating well.

Thank you to everyone who joined us today or stopped by to say hi. We look forward to our next workday the last Saturday in June!

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Great Turnout for Children's Fun Day



What a fantastic day to play in the dirt!

Kids of all ages enjoyed decorating a flower pot and planting a flower for Mother's Day. Many had the chance to help artists Heidi Lung and Mary Nichols paint the first panel in our garden mural. The panel is nearly complete now. Heidi will have the second panel at the Ferguson Farmers Market on May 22nd for more budding artists to assist!

Between seed planting, eating, hula-hooping, eating, painting, flower planting, eating and playing king/queen of the dirt pile, the kids had a great time! Did I mention eating? It was nice to see all the fresh fruit devoured. Many also took take home a packet of flower seeds to try their green thumbs at home.

There were probably 60 people in the garden throughout the day, happy for the opportunity of a *free* fun-filled day. We look forward to doing it again next year!

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Upcoming Children's Fun Day at the Garden




Old Ferguson West Community Garden
CHILDREN’S FUN DAY!!!!


When: This Saturday May 8th From 9:00am – 2:00pm
Where: Community Garden (Corner of Mueller and Suburban in Ferguson)
Fun Activities: (FREE!!!!)
  •  Decorate a pot and plant a flower for a Mother’s Day gift
  •  Help our local artist paint part of the new Garden Mural
  •  Help plant sweet corn, pumpkin and watermelon seeds
  •  Help plant seedlings for a local food pantry
  •  Hula Hoop, jump rope and blow bubbles!!
Free Lunch for Kids!
Hotdogs, pasta salad, fresh fruit, water and lemonade
For more information contact:
Larry at 314-308-5631