Sunshine Weekly Weeder Newsletter
21 April 2016
www.sunshinecommunitygardens.org
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Bulk Compost Sale This Weekend!
We will have thirty yards of compost delivered on Friday (4/22) for purchase and use by Sunshine gardeners. We will be selling it at our cost, not as a fund-raiser, and to simplify the process, we'll be using five-gallon buckets as the unit of measure. One bucket will cost one dollar. Buckets and shovels will be available, but we ask that you leave the buckets at the pile and use a wheelbarrow to transport the compost - just fill up as many buckets as you want to buy and dump them into the wheelbarrow.
There will be a cash-box in the greenhouse for you to leave payment in cash or check.
We ask that you limit yourself to a maximum of 20 buckets initially, to give everyone a chance to get some compost. If there is still any left on Monday, those who got their limit can go back for more.
The compost is "Dr. Gobbler" brand turkey compost, a product that has produced good results for the gardeners who have been using it so far at Sunshine.
If you have any questions, please contact Jeff Monks (garden@jeffmonks.com).
Need TSBVI Service Hours?
The recent rains and warm weather have made the grass grow. Mowing the fence line along Sunshine Dr. and 38th St. (area both between the fence and street and inside the fence) is needed and counts as TSBVI service hours. Every gardener needs to work at least 1 TSBVI service hour each season. If you have not done your TSBVI service hour for the spring season, mowing the fence line is a way to get that hour. Other TSBVI service hour tasks are weeding the granite paths in the TSBVI garden (Stirrup hoe works well. Be sure to rake smooth.) and cleaning up compost area.
SCG Web Site - New Feature!
If you have pictures you want to share on the Sunshine web site Sharon has created a new feature that will allow you to do this.
Navigate to the upload page to upload your pictures.
Go to the Gardener's picture page to see the pictures. Click to see a larger view of each picture.
Austin Organic Gardeners - Tomato Talk
Jim Willman and Randy Thompson spoke to a packed house of the Austin Organic Gardeners (still running at 71 years, longest in the country) about tomatoes last week and as a way of answering some of the questions I encouraged folks to come out to Sunshine and have a look around. It would nice if our gardeners made them feel welcome. The talk covered cultural practices, the tomato test plot, the tomato tastings, what we sell at our plant sale and our personal favorites.
How Can You Help?
April 2 we donated 33 lbs and April 9th 18.5 lbs. Thanks to everyone who contributed.
- 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.
Potluck
Potluck to highlight our partnership with Micah 6
Sunshine Community Gardens
Sunday, May 1st, 5:00 pm
Mark your calendars for a 5 pm potluck on May 1 at SSG to highlight our partnership with the Micah 6 Food Pantry and consider joining out team of volunteers. We have been making contributions of fresh organic vegetables to the University area food pantry since 2003. This food pantry is one of the largest distributors of food from the Capitol Area Food Bank. Our fresh produce comes from the garden plot in front of the trailer, and in large part, from individual donations by fellow Sunshine gardeners. Volunteers are needed to assist with all aspects of the project- gardening, harvesting, preparing vegetables for delivery, and delivering to the nearby food pantry. We harvest on Fridays and make a delivery every Saturday around 9 am. This is a very rewarding project and remember this service counts toward your volunteer hours. Stay tuned for more details as the date becomes closer. We hope to see you then!
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 - Vacant
- 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
Record Service Hours Online - the Virtual Green Binder
