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!
