Sunshine Community Gardens

25 December, 2021

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In this Issue:

• Happy Holidays Pepper Photo
• Micah 6 Delivery Change Last Week of December
• Feeding Time with the Chickens
• December 31 Deadline for Working 2021 Service Hours and Extra Credit Project
• Garden Tasks for Service Hours

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Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays Pepper

Photographer Tom White said this pepper plant reminded him of a Christmas tree.

How amazing that we have had peppers producing fruit this season at Sunshine through Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Christmas, and quite possibly into the New Year!

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Micah 6 Delivery Change Last Week of December

The Micah 6 Food Pantry will be closed on Saturday January 1st, so we will deliver on Thursday, December 30th instead. If you have produce or dry goods to donate, please leave them in the trailer refrigerator, the cool room, or the cooler on the porch by the end of the day, Wednesday. Thursday's delivery will probably be in the morning, not the afternoon.

As always, Thank You all for your generosity.

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Feeding Time with the Chickens

Ila Favey invited Susan Van Haitsma into the Chicken Coop at feeding time and these photos are from that visit. All photos are by Susan.

     

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December 31 Deadline for Working 2021 Service Hours and Extra Credit Project

by Jim Willmann

Just a reminder that the service hours for the 2021 Spring and Fall seasons have been combined and must be completed by December 31st.

A special project for completing 2021 hours is clearing all vines off the fences along Sunshine Dr. and 49th St. Preliminary clearing has been done but the final step of removing vines interwoven in the fence needs to be done. TSBVI will be replacing these fences, and Sunshine is responsible for completely clearing the vines. To encourage work on this project, 1.5 service hours credit is being awarded for each hour worked. To get the credit simply multiply hours worked by 1.5 and record in Green Binder. For example, if work 1 hour clearing vines, record 1.5 in Green Binder; if work 1.5, record 2.25 (1.5 worked x 1.5 credit = 2.25).

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Garden Tasks for Service Hours 12/25/2021

by Steve Camp

A hearty THANK YOU to those who have participated in our last 6 work days, The next workday will be Saturday, January 15 from 09:00-12:00. We've accomplished quite a bit but there is always more.

I've heard several stories of ants in the compost pile. Please be aware when you are getting compost. If you find them, just move to a different spot. We are not dousing the compost pile.

Priority (Tasks specifically needed):

1. Maintaining common paths and common areas. If you have plants extending into common paths, trim them. The common paths are designed to allow the biggest wheelbarrows that we own to traverse them unimpeded.
2. Mowing and maintaining perimeter fence line inside and out.
3. Sunshine Community Garden was fined a few weeks ago for the dumpster being over filled. Please help us to avoid this by following a few simple guidelines.
   1. Fill the dumpster from the back (under the hinges) to the front. If you put stuff in the front, it tends to stay there.
   2. If you think the dumpster is full, contact me (Steve Camp, I'm there a lot) or Randy Thompson. We can usually compact stuff to make more space.
   3. Follow the rules regarding what goes into the dumpster and what does not, there's signage close by.
   4. If the dumpster actually does get full before pick up day, I'm working on finding a spot where we can store a reasonable overage, to be loaded after the dumpster is emptied.
   5. If you're done with your project, please close the lids.

TSVBI:

1. Weeding paths in TSBVI garden and wood chip areas on west side. (This is normally needed. Try to get out roots. Be sure to smooth out paths after weeding to facilitate TSBVI students moving around garden).
2. Picking up trash in compost area and along fence lines.
3. Cleaning street curb gutters of dirt and debris build up. (At places in the curb gutter along Sunshine Dr. and 49th St., soil and debris has built up and grass beginning to grow. Scrape off with shovel and put in wheelbarrow. If debris is gravel can be put in low places in parking lot. Otherwise, put in dumpster.)

Regular:

1. Mowing (Please check area around trailer and greenhouses.
2. Maintaining common paths. (Gardeners are required to maintain a 2' strip of common paths adjacent to their plot.)
3. Mowing and cleaning up overgrown/messy places in common areas.

Note: TSBVI hour tasks can also count as regular hours.

Slow Down..You're on Garden Time! Enjoy!

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