Sunshine Weekly Weeder Newsletter
11 November 2015
www.sunshinecommunitygardens.org
Micah 6 Food Pantry
Is your fall garden is producing too many greens with all the rain we've had? Donate to the Micah 6 Food Pantry supported by eleven UT area churches and the Capital Area Food Bank. The recipients love to receive the fresh vegetables we donate. Please harvest, wash if necessary, and place in plastic bags available in the cool room. Then place in the refrigerator.
Delivery day is saturday morning about 9:00 AM.
Earn service hours by volunteering to help harvest, package, and/or deliver to the Micah 6 Food Pantry. Our fall vegetables have not yet reached their full production. We hope to be able to deliver two days a week when that occurs. Volunteer now so that we can be prepared when full harvesting will be needed.
For more information contact:
Mary Gifford mgifford@austin.rr.com
Dana Kuykendall kuykendall@austin.rr.com
Thanksgiving Food Drive
How many Thanksgiving dinners can three hundred gardeners provide? Let's find out!
Please give generously to feed those in need.
Suggestions from our friends at the Micah Food Pantry include canned hams, traditional holiday foods, and packaged mixes for cakes, cookies, rolls and other baked goods. Any and all NON-PERISHABLE food will be welcomed.
Please leave your donations in the boxes in the main room of the trailer. The boxes will be replaced when full.
Yoga Classes
Yoga Classes will return December 1st, 6:00 - 7:00 PM in front of the Portable.
Events & Classes
Community Garden Leadership Training
Offered by the Sustainable Food Center
Saturday, 14th November, 9:00 am - 1:00pm
This training is not only for folks who are interested in starting new community gardens-it's also for existing community gardeners who are interested in learning strategies to strengthen their gardens.
We'll talk through locating community support and resources for your garden, organizing a strong team, how to secure access to land and water, best practices for garden management, and more. The training is interactive, and participants will have the opportunity to compare experiences and ideas throughout.
Childcare will be provided. Registration is $5. Join us! http://sustainablefoodcenter.org/get-involved/classes-events/community-garden-leadership-training
Extending the Fall Growing Season
Saturday, 21st November. 9:30 am - 11:30 am
This class teaches participants how to extend the fall growing season through the use of tools and techniques that enable gardeners to protect their plants from the elements, including row covers, cold frames, hoop houses and greenhouses. The class will end with an in-depth how-to start seeds and propagate them.
Course fee is $15.00.
Please register to attend. Contact Katie at 512.220.1083 or katie@sustaibablefoodcenter.org
Controlling Weeds Organically
Saturday 21st November
The Natural Gardener 10:00 AM
Presented by Linda Wall, Horticulturist at The Natural Gardener
Gardeners know that weeds are an inevitable part of gardening. Linda will go over the types of weeds common to central Texas and organic strategies used to control them. Come find out which are the best weeding tools and learn how to stop weeds from popping up in the first place. Linda blogs at theredneckhippie.com and has gardened for over 30 years at her home in Spicewood.
What to plant in November
Early to Mid Month: Carrot, Chard, Mustard, Turnip
All Month: Kale, Lettuce, Radish, Spinach.
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 - Vacant
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@gmailcom
- 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 - Stewart Nichols sgwater@math.austin.tx.us
- 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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