Tag: harvest
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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…
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The Garden was Really Hoppin’ Tuesday!
We had a fantastic turnout for what is typically a modest Tuesday garden evening, with cars filling up all the spaces along the fence and both side of the cul-de-sac! The usual task list was knocked out quickly, so the team turned attention to beginning to harvest our abundant crop…
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Normally it Costs Money to Have this Much Fun!
Not at this garden, though. The team knocked out the harvest in 30 minutes, and yet filled an SUV with beautiful produce, including carrots, peppers, kale, spinach, pak choi, Swiss chard, lettuce, arugula, and a nice bunch of raspberries. Then, everyone turned their attention to the “other side: of the…
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Just Four Garden Days Left in 2024!
New Garden Hours: 9 AM – 12 Noon Get an extra hour of shuteye this month! The garden will now open at 9 AM on Saturdays. With just four Saturdays left in the season, please be sure to come to the garden for your final opportunities for “dirt therapy.” We…
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Fall Harvest Dinner – October 17
Please mark your calendar for Thursday, October 17 for our fall harvest dinner. We’ll all bring a dish or two to share, enjoy each other’s company and celebrate our accomplishments this year and our hopes for the coming year. Your family is all welcome to join in the fun. More…
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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…
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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!
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Come on out Saturday!
Temps will be in the 70’s, with some chance of a little rain now and then, but no thunderstorms! We harvested 75 pounds on Tuesday and 85 pounds on Thursday, so we definitely need to keep up with all our bountiful crops. We even harvested our first watermelon Thursday, and…
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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…
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We’ve got this!
A break in the shade every once in a while feels so good! With a bright and early start Saturday, eager garden members had harvested all seventeen rows of ready-to-pick crops before 8:30 AM. The team also dug into sorting garlic, extra watering, given recent hot days, relocating raspberry volunteers…
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