Sunshine sometime Weekly Weeder
05.24.12
www.sunshinecommunitygardens.org
ALL GARDENERS MEETING - SATURDAY, MAY 26 11:00 AM
Location: Garden Trailer
Agenda Items
Board members and nominating committee members elections
Discussion of updates to Site Rules and By-Laws
Information on the June 9th Tomato Tasting
Come for lunch! Sandwiches will be provided.
If you're so inclined, bring along a side dish or dessert. If not, don't worry about it.
BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBER ELECTIONS
May 26th 11am at Sunshine Community Gardens
or Online: May 26th 5pm through May 30th 5pm
Voting will be held during the May 26th All Gardeners Meeting and online, absentee voting will be available from the Sunshine Gardens website starting at 5pm on May 26 and closing at 5pm on May 30.
Candidates for 3 Directors at Large Positions
Cody Garrett
Michael Hall
Lee Huntoon
Kay McMurry
Jeff Taylor
Emily Tisinger
Candidates for the Nominations Committee
Scott Morris
Marjorie Trachtenberg
Note: Nominations for these positions remain open until there is a motion to close all nominations at the All Gardeners Meeting on Saturday, May 26th at 11am at Sunshine Community Gardens.
SUNSHINE COMMUNITY GARDENS T-SHIRTS
There are still plenty of Sunshine Gardens T-shirts available for purchase. Pick one (or more) up at the All Gardeners Meeting this Saturday.
Colors: white and blue
Sizes: S, M, L, and XL.
Price: $10/each
MONTHLY WATER USAGE AND RAINFALL AT SUNSHINE
mid-March through mid-April
|
Year
|
Usage
(gallons)
|
Bill
|
Rainfall
(inches)
|
|
2010
|
210,600
|
$908
|
2.13
|
|
2011
|
476,569
|
$1,934
|
0.30
|
|
2012
|
169,000
|
$846
|
3.12
|
Vegetables to Plant in June
Cucumbers
Malabar or New Zealand Spinach
Okra
Pepper Plants
Southern Pea
Sweet Potatoes
GARDENING SEMINAR
How Rid Your Garden of Pesky Insects
Thursday, June 14, 10am-12pm
Travis County AgriLife Extension Office
1600-B Smith Road
Help your gardening by knowing more about the insects which live there. First, hear more about friend and foe in the insect world, and then learn the less toxic and usually less expensive methods to control harmful insects. You'll leave armed with insect identification literature to help improve your gardening. Free and open to the public.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
- Workday - May 26, 8:00 - 11:00am
- All Gardeners Meeting and Lunch - May 26, 11:00am
- Workday - June 9, 9:00 - 11:00am
- All Gardeners Meeting - June 9, 11:00am -- Vote on updates to Site Rules and By-Laws
- Tomato Tasting - June 9, after All Gardeners Meeting
- Board Meeting - June 12, 6:00pm
Contact Information
Jack McEvoy, President - scgpresident@gmail.com
Jeff Schulz, Vice President - vice-pres@sunshinecommunitygarden.org
Suzanne Bradford, Treasurer - scg4814treasurer@gmail.com
Sue Brownlee, Secretary - scgsecretary@gmail.com
suzanne Erickson, Director - lacasita88@gmail.com
Ila Falvey, Director - ila.falvey@gmail.com
Michael Hall, Director - fibercable@austin.rr.com
Coordinators & Chairs
Zone 1, Patsy Painter - patsy_painter@yahoo.com
Zone 2, Katy Davis - katydavis@austin.rr.com
Zone 3, Sheila Bartholomew - sheilab@concrete.com
Zone 4, Alan Marburger - alanmarburger@gmail.com
Zone 5, Mary Gifford - mgifford@austin.rr.com
Zone 6, Annik Jackson - anij@aol.com
Zone 7, Diana Dworaczyk - dianadworaczyk@aol.com
Zone 8, Felicia Kongable - feliciako@yahoo.com
Zone 9, Cheryl Hazeltine - cph@austin.rr.com
Zone 10, Emily Tisinger - dtisinger@austin.rr.com
Plant Sale -Michael Hallfibercable@austin.rr.com
TSBVI Liaison & Volunteer Coordinators
Mike Meyer meyermic2001@yahoo.com
Carpentry & Repairs - Robert Jarry - r.jarry@sbcglobal.net
Compost - Steve Uecker - steven_uecker@hotmail.com
Tools & Wheelbarrows - Bob Easter - beaster1@austin.rr.com
Maintenance Coordinator - Ila Falvey - ila.falvey@gmail.com
Website Coordinators - Kathleen Neville and Larry Olsen - lolsen@suddenlink.net
Record Service Hours Online - the Virtual Green Binder
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Sunshine Community Gardens
www.sunshinecommunitygardens.org