Sunshine Weekly Weeder Newsletter
9 March 2016
www.sunshinecommunitygardens.org
Plant Sale Update
Our Spring plant sale was a big success. We're still collecting invoices to get the final number on net profit, but the gross receipts totaled over $45,000. Thanks to everyone who helped out preparing for the sale, as well as those who volunteered on Saturday and Sunday. As always, Sunshine's gardeners stepped up and put on a great sale!
We still have quite a few leftover plants located in the greenhouse and hoop house. They will be for sale until the end of the week for $1 each. If you purchase any plants, please leave the money and a receipt in the cash box in the greenhouse.
If you have any suggestions for local nonprofits who could benefit from a donation of some of the remaining plants, please pass them along to Jeff Monks (garden@jeffmonks.com).
Micah 6
One of things we can be really proud of at SCG is the fresh vegetables we provide to Micah 6. We usually donate 50-100 pounds per week. The recipients value our contributions of fresh, organic vegetables. Most of the vegetables we donate come from the garden area just north of the hoop house.
The mission of Micah 6 of Austin is to work together to identify and meet the needs of the homeless and impoverished in the University of Texas Campus area.
How Can You Help?
- DO NOT let the vegetables from your garden go to waste!
- If you can't harvest because you are out of town or busy, complete the signup process below and allow the Micah 6 volunteers to harvest your produce.
- If you are harvesting to make room for spring plants and can't use it all, donate your produce.
- How to donate your produce:
- If you are harvesting vegetables from your plot for donation, place them in plastic bags available in the "cool room" and put them in the refrigerator in the trailer.
- To sign up for someone to harvest in your plot, follow the directions posted in the "cool room" in the trailer or on the bulletin board outside the tool shed. You are asked to place a flag (located in the "cool room") in the plot and then post your specific directions on what can be harvested on the white board in the "cool room" along with your plot number. Also, use a "green dot" which is provided to locate your plot on the map located on the wall next to the white board. More details are provided on the posted directions.
- Harvesting is done on Thursdays and/or Fridays. Depending on the number of donations, deliveries are made Thursdays from 3:00 to 3:30 PM and Saturdays from 9:00 to 9:30 AM.
- Volunteers:
- We need planters, harvesters, weeders and deliverers.
- Contact Mary Gifford (mgifford@austin.rr.com / 512-453-9742) or Dana Kuykendall (Kuykendall@austin.rr.com / 512-496-6575) if you would like to volunteer. You will find find Mary in her garden. It is in front of the tool shed. Stop by and talk to her if you have questions.
- Volunteer hours count towards service hours.
Chili Cook-off
Sunday, April 17th
12:00 - 3:30 pm
Round Rock
You are invited to participate in an opportunity to win the $1,000 as top prize in the Lone Star Vegetarian Chili Cook-off. Contestants will be competing for the best tasting vegan chili. Gardeners could win top prize using their own home grown fruits and vegetables!
Here's how.....
- All ingredients must be plant based.....perfect for backyard gardeners!
- A high-spirited event that's also fun, healthy, animal and earth-friendly.
- A chance to win multiple cash prizes and trophies.
- Celebrity Judges and popular vote determine winners.
- Family friendly event with delicious food, fun activities, exhibits, music, contests.
- Conveniently located in Round Rock.
For more information go to our website: veggiechilicookoff.com. Have questions? Contact Liz at Liz@lsvn.org or call 512.921.1125.
Officer and Zone Coordinator Contacts - Sunshine Garden
Officers
- President - Jeff Monks garden@jeffmonks.com
- Vice President - Jim Willmann jhwillmann@gmail.com
- Secretary - Shannon Posern shannonposern@gmail.com
- Treasurer - Caroline Limaye scgtreasurer1@gmail.com
- Director - Michael Hall fibercable@austin.rr.com
- Director - Kay McMurry scg.plots@gmail.com
- Director - Katy Davis katydavis@austin.rr.com
Zone Coordinators
- Zone 1, Martin Morales marmoral512@gmail.com
- Zone 2, Katy Davis katydavis@austin.rr.com
- Zone 3, Ludmila Voskov lvoskov@austin.rr.com
- Zone 4, Ila Falvey ila.falvey@gmail.com
- Zone 5, Mary Gifford mgifford@austin.rr.com
- Zone 6, Charlotte Jernigan charlotte@cybermesa.com
- Zone 7, Jing Li jingli80@yahoo.com
- Zone 8, Irina Kadukova irina@austinshrooms.com
- Zone 9, Kerry Howell casonhowell@gmail.com
- Zone 10, Christopher Schroder christopher.s.schroder@gmail.com
Other Coordinators
- Weekly Weeder Newsletter - Margaret Powis purslane2013@gmail.com
- Plant Sale - Michael Hall fibercable@austin.rr.com
- TSBVI Liason & Volunteer Coordinator - Janet Adams jartdaht@gmail.com
- Plot Rental - Kay McMurry scg.plots@gmail.com
- Compost Coordinator - Janet Adams jartdaht@gmail.com
- Compost Tea - Jennifer Woertz jennifer.woertz@urs.com
- Education Committee - Shannon Posern shannonposern@gmail.com
- Carpentry & Repairs - Robert Jarry r.jarry@sbcglobal.net
- Water Leak Repairs - Steve Schulz sschulz784@aol.com
- Tools & Wheelbarrows - Bob Easter beaster1@austin.rr.com
- Compost Tea - Jennifer Woertz jennifer.woertz@urs.com
- Website Coordinator - Sharon Rempert scgardenweb@gmail.com
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