Join the work bee on Saturday!

First, a big "THANK YOU" to Parker and his crew for an amazing job removing sod from our garden area! If anyone is in need of some strips of sod, please help yourself to the substantial pile at the back of the church property.

 

We need lots of help this Saturday to continue the garden preparations.  Three big piles of compost, topsoil and woodchips need to be distributed to all the garden plots so please bring a shovel, heavy rake and (if possible) a wheelbarrow.  If you don't have the tools yourself, we should have extras.  

 

The Saturday weather forecast is looking better and better but we'll be there rain or shine starting from 9:30.  If you don't have the time or strength for this labour, please stop by anyway to support the workers and see what's getting accomplished.  Children, friends, neighbours, picnics,... ALL are welcome.  

 

This is the day to choose your family plot or make suggestions for the communal beds.  We'll also be collecting membership fees (cash please) and signed membership agreements.  

 

Cheryl Fischer

Garden Site Coordinator

It's Official!

The Calvin Park Community Garden Steering Committee is delighted to announce that an agreement with Cookes-Portsmouth United Church was finalized this evening.  The church has generously agreed to host our garden on the expansive green space tucked behind their church.

 

The Committee would like to express it's gratitude to the Cookes-Portsmouth church family for supporting us in this endeavour.  May it bring our community closer together! 

Garage sale a great success!

The garage sale yesterday was a big success! The weather was perfect, we had a steady stream of interested buyers, and we raised $700 for our community garden! This money will be put to good use paying for insurance and soil and starting a tool shed fund.

This was truly a group effort. Thank you to all of you who contributed items and baked delicious treats for our bake sale. Thank you to Nancy, Barbara, Karen, Donna, Kim and Sarah for helping to sell yesterday. Thank you to Parker for the signs.

I would especially like to thank Barbara  Walker for her support before the sale, on the day of the sale, and for her donation of many lovely plants to our successful plant sale. A big thank you to Nancy Mucklow for her advice, fabulous pricing job and for being the earliest volunteer yesterday!

It was great to meet some of the other members of the Calvin Park Community Garden and I look forward to meeting more of you on Saturday May 16^th.

Great job!!

Joanna

Work Bee planned for May

Mark Saturday, May 14th on your calendars!

Rain or shine, we're calling on our community gardeners to join together at the garden site for a work bee.

We'll have the initial sod removal and tilling done ahead of time. Together, we'll add imported soil to the beds and lay woodchips on the paths. 

You'll also get to pick out your family plot, pay your garden membership fees, and get to know the folks that you'll be gardening with all season!

With your help, we'll be ready for planting by May 21st.

Feedback wanted!

If you haven't answered our email poll yet, please take a moment to send our Site Coordinator your gardening options via email.

Our garden plan includes:

1) Family Plots:  At a cost of $20 for the season, you will be provided with a 60-100 sq ft plot where you can grow your own seeds and plants.

2) Communal Gardens:  At a cost of $15 for the season ($10 for Family Plot holders), you will work with other gardeners to maintain shared plots of larger crops (eg: potatoes, pumpkins, squash) and will receive a share of the harvest.

3) Donation and public tasting plots:  All members of the community garden will be encouraged to help maintain these plots, but we also invite community members who want to a chance to socialize and share (or learn) gardening skills, but who aren't interested in taking home produce. We'd ask you to donate at least $5 toward the group insurance.

Please let the Coordinator know which option, or options, are best for you.  If you've misplace the original email, you can reach Cheryl at  calvinparkcommunitygarden(at)gmail.com.

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Garage sale on Saturday, April 30th

The Calvin Park Community Garden is holding a garage sale fundraiser!

58 Metcalfe Ave.
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
(rain date: Sunday May 1)


Do you have 'treasures" you'd like to donate?
Do you love to bake?

We welcome donations of all sorts, including baked goods! The more we have to sell, the more money we can raise! We can arrange to pick up items if you're not able to drop them off.

Are you looking for a chance to meet the neighbours?

Consider helping out on the day of the sale (for any amount of time). Children and grandchildren are welcome. Teens can earn some volunteer hours - remember to bring your form for signing.


To donate items for the sale, volunteer to help at the event, or both please contact Joanna Cooke at 613-548-7337 or joanna.cooke@cogeco.ca.