Hold onto your spring cleaning "treasures"

There's a fundraising garage sale in our future!

Please put aside any items that you would be willing to donate and watch this site for further information.

Garden vision starts to come together

The Steering Committee and Cookes-Portsmouth Church are still finalizing the requirements for a formal land use contract. At our meeting this week, the Committee drafted a plan and timeline to present to the church Board.

We hope to incorporate several family plots, communal plots for larger crops like potatoes and squash, a shared herb garden, and an accessible raised bed. We'll also include a tasting garden where church-goers and neighbours may feel free to pick a few nibbles to sample.

Our goal, with help from the neighbourhood, is to have the garden beds ready to plant before the Victoria Day weekend.

In the mean time, please don't dump any leaves or clean fill into the city green bins. We'll be looking for lots of organic matter to mulch into the garden beds!

Plans are underway

A community meeting was held last night, and judging by the fantastic turnout there is a lot of support for a community gardening project in our neighbourhood!

We hope to base the project at Cookes-Portsmouth United Church, and discussions are underway.

The organizing committee will meet on Tuesday, March 22nd to work out more of the details. Watch the blog for updates!