Need a driver to take veggies to the food pantry in Johnstown

Contact me at nickposs@gmail.com if you can do it. Thanks.

Sunday recap (8/21)

We had a group of helpers from New Albany United Methodist come over to help, and we were able to get a lot done. We picked our largest harvest yet, including: two types of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and several types of beans. We also weeded and fertilized, and the garden is looking better than it has in weeks. The volunteers had just returned from a mission trip to Jamaica where for part of the time they worked on an organic farm. The farm trains people in organic methods and hopes to send several to school to become inspectors for other organic farms. I'm sure there is much we could learn from them and NAUMC hops to have one of the people from the organization visit in the near future.

This harvest will be shared as part of the Back-to-School Kick-off to be held at the Westerville Estates Clubhouse this Tuesday night beginning at 5pm. More info here.

Tuesday (8/23) @ 5pm: School Kick-off at Westerville Estates clubhouse

The SidebySide ministry will be holding a Fall Kick-Off on Tuesday, August 23rd at the Estates Clubhouse where kids and families can come to get school supplies, clothing, free dinner, and information on the school year’s activities in the. We'll also have fresh veggies from the 3 Sisters Garden and information about volunteering and getting your own plot. Kids and families will come over starting at 5:00 p.m.

Harlem Township Days - Sat.

We'll be at the Church of the Saviour table. Stop by and see us.

Link to more information.

Updates: harvest and more

Last week we had a nice enough harvest to make our first drop at the Johnstown/Northridge Food Pantry, and the beans, cucumbers, and squash are still coming in.

Also, I noticed that some helpful people have been out in the garden weeding and doing other work (including adding another level to the pole bean trellis.) Great work!

I saw this cross out in the patch that one of our volunteers has and thought it looked pretty nice. Turns out, it is the frame for a scarecrow. I'll post some pictures of it soon.

We had the kids from the summer program over for a day in the garden and a vegetarian lunch. More details on that later, too.

We'll meet again next Sunday night for more work. If you can't make it, come by any time and pull some weeds.