Tag: garden hours

  • Workday hours change this week due to heat

    Workday hours change this week due to heat

    It’s going to be a real scorcher of a week this week with highs in the upper 90’s in some cases not even counting the heat index. As such we’re modifying garden workday hours to: Saturday hours (tomorrow) will be 7:30am until 11am or whenever harvesting and watering are done.Tuesday…

  • Thursday Mornings at the Garden Starting now!

    Thursday Mornings at the Garden Starting now!

    The summer season is almost upon us, and we are now adding Thursdays to the schedule to stay on top of all our productive crops! This year, we thought it might be good to offer a morning option on Thursdays, with Tuesdays remaining in the evening. Either way, we avoid…

  • Tuesday time change and adding Thursday mornings!

    Tuesday time change and adding Thursday mornings!

    Starting this coming week, Tuesday evening garden hours will be 6-8pm when it’s slightly cooler. Also Thursday morning garden hours will begin this coming week 9:30 – 11:30am. Summer crops are about to start coming in and we’ll need to harvest more often to avoid split tomatoes, baseball sized zucchini…

  • Tuesday time change 5-7pm

    Tuesday time change 5-7pm

    Starting this week, we will garden on Tuesdays from 5-7pm so we can finish and clean up before dark. We are still getting lots of summer produce to harvest, but we’re planting rows with fall crops like collards, kale, cabbage, carrots, radishes, turnips and others. We still have lots to…

  • Come share watermelon! Thursday garden hours have ended

    Come share watermelon! Thursday garden hours have ended

    We picked one of the biggest watermelons last night and we’re going to test our melon harvesting skills tomorrow by cutting it to share with everyone. I’ll bring it in a cooler on ice, so bring your appetite and maybe a napkin and we’ll see if the watermelons are as…

  • Harvest at 11 AM Today

    Harvest at 11 AM Today

    Special hours today: Garden starts at 11 AM. The heavy rain is headed our way, and we want to be sure to get a good harvest in before it begins. Please come at 11, if you are available, to get all the abundant produce that needs to be harvested. Todays…

  • ALERT: Come Early to Harvest Before the Thunderstorms

    ALERT: Come Early to Harvest Before the Thunderstorms

    Garden starts early today, given the thunderstorms headed our way, so it is a SCRAMBLE! Opens at 5:30 PM, with focus on harvesting. Produce goes to the Holly Springs Food Cupboard today. Come if you can. Thanks!

  • Thunderstorms tonight – come harvest at 2 PM instead if available

    Thunderstorms tonight – come harvest at 2 PM instead if available

    Due to heavy rain and thunderstorms expected this evening, our REGULAR GARDEN is CANCELLLED TONIGHT. A few of us will go there this afternoon at 2 PM, however, to harvest what we can for the St. Mary’s AME Church Food Pantry. We are strictly harvesting this time, so it should…

  • Early Start Again  – 7 AM

    Early Start Again – 7 AM

    We are adjusting to the heat predictions and will start our garden workday at 7 AM again this Saturday. Come when you can, but the earlier the cooler! Our main focus will be on harvest, as the crops are really coming in strong now, plus an extra dose of watering.…

  • Come Early – Beat the Heat!  Garden 7-11 AM

    Come Early – Beat the Heat! Garden 7-11 AM

    Garden hours tomorrow are 7-11 AM. Early mornings are a great time to be at the garden. Grab a cup of Joe and come on out! The garden has never looked better, thanks to our wonderful volunteers. We have lots to harvest this Saturday, including: And let’s take care of…