tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53238619495488967272024-03-13T03:32:41.918-06:00McClure Fellowship of Gardeners' Blog<b>"Building Fellowship through Community Gardening"</b>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846177709034790905noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-41398704443333459072016-09-14T21:34:00.001-06:002016-09-14T21:34:58.813-06:00<span class="il"><b>Garlic</b></span><b> for Sale</b><br /> McClure Fellowship of Gardeners has <span class="il">garlic</span> for sale.<br /> 100 grams sells for $2<br /> Choose from various kinds, Red Russian, Music, Bogatyr, Siberian or Legacy. <br /> Bags are available from the office of Robert McClure United Church<span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.52px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20.28px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">5510 - 26th Avenue NE from 10-1pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Or</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"> contact mcclurgarde</span>n@gmail.comLorna McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846601746874647352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-86309199113196648812016-02-16T14:53:00.001-07:002016-02-16T14:53:42.098-07:00Gardens for rent $30 per plot. Contact mccluregarden@gmail.com if you are interested.Lorna McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846601746874647352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-9210428643826502512011-09-24T12:40:00.003-06:002011-09-24T12:43:16.025-06:00The Garlic is Here!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWAIk5WUObCtMUQ8hk8-B1YN0-YQWirxml6lWfKWKKX2yTlU57sAbKCpdSIw-7mmDpnWN3cimGLjZ0EVcDIsZhfhnrXJrKiXoMf1ckvS542yWFmFdswXkX8JIlfz6-Ya-k-SSyh89lzKN/s1600/Garlic.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWAIk5WUObCtMUQ8hk8-B1YN0-YQWirxml6lWfKWKKX2yTlU57sAbKCpdSIw-7mmDpnWN3cimGLjZ0EVcDIsZhfhnrXJrKiXoMf1ckvS542yWFmFdswXkX8JIlfz6-Ya-k-SSyh89lzKN/s200/Garlic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655998273337380274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10.0pt;">We will be holding our annual garlic fundraiser on Saturday, September 24th at 3:00pm at the garden (5510 - 26th Avenue NE). </span> <p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10.0pt;"> </span></p> <p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10.0pt;" >A bundle of four organic bulbs will be available for $10</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10.0pt;">. The garlic will be selected from the 50 rare/heritage varieties grown at the McClure garden as part of our Seed Saving and Sharing program. Proceeds support McClure's non-profit, community outreach programs. We can accept cash or cheque payment upon pick-up.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10.0pt;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10.0pt;">Quantities are limited. For more information and to reserve your bundle, contact Alex at <a href="mailto:bundleofgarlic@hotmail.com">bundleofgarlic@hotmail.com</a>. Reserved garlic can also be picked up at the church beside the garden on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9-4pm and Fridays from 9-3pm. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10.0pt;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10.0pt;">Garlic bulbils and rounds make for great planting stock and we have them for most of our varieties. Bulbil capsules are $2 each and a package of rounds is $3. For a list of the bulbils and rounds available, contact Alex at the email address above.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-72303894187631576702011-02-02T11:08:00.001-07:002011-02-02T11:10:54.667-07:00Volunteer Opportunities<p>Greetings from the Volunteer Department of the Calgary Horticultural Society, Happy New Year!</p> <p>2011 will bring exciting relationships, amazing, fun events and many opportunities for gardeners to connect with fellow gardeners. We need your support to share your talents and time as we engage with new gardeners in the community, enhance our resource materials and celebrate gardening in Calgary. </p><span style="font-size:180%;">Dig in</span> and consider some of these volunteer opportunities: <p style="text-align: justify;" align="left"> 1. <strong>Community Gardens Support Team </strong></p> <p>The Community Gardens Resource Network program of the Calgary Horticultural Society has grown dramatically since its inception three years ago. We are busy with requests for information and gardening guidance. To meet the growing demand, we are building a team of people to support the program. Some opportunities include:</p> <ul type="disc"><li>Providing advice to new gardeners </li><li>Updating the database, collection of community gardens stats </li><li>Developing and organizing displays </li><li>Assisting with office work, and </li><li>Photography </li></ul> <p>We need your support to share your talents and time as we engage with new gardeners in the community, enhance our resource materials and celebrate gardening in Calgary. </p><strong> <p align="left"><span style="color:#33cc00;">2. <span style="font-size:100%;">Receive great garden discounts while raising funds for the Society! </span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="color:#33cc00;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">An interesting opportunity has come our way from </span><a href="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Redirect.aspx?u=350479&q=278626607&lm=25802317&r=250620&qz=11e1d3b23f40530b9208f5dcc3c1dc97" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:85%;">Cobblestone Home and Garden</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> center, located in southeast Calgary. For Calgary Horticultural Soceity members to volunteer as‘Garden Greeters welcoming patrons, providing directional and store information. Taking a shift to be a garden greeter will help raise funds for the Society and earn YOU at 25% discount at the garden center on the day you volunteer! Cobblestone will make a generous donation to the Society based on the time volunteers contribute. </span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"> May 6 to June 12 (variety of shifts available)</span></p> <p align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">If this is something that might interest you, please contact </span><a href="mailto:volunteer@calhort.org?subject=Garden+Greeter+Interest" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000;">Colleen </span></a><span style="color:#000000;">fof further details (day, time, shifts available) as we need an indication of interest before we agree to providing a roster of volunteer greeters during their busy gardening season.</span></p> <table style="border-width: medium 0.75pt 0.75pt medium; border-style: none dashed dashed none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(153, 153, 153) -moz-use-text-color; width: 390.95pt;" width="521" border="1" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr style="min-height: 86.6pt;"> <td style="border-width: 0.75pt medium medium 0.75pt; border-style: dashed none none dashed; border-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); padding: 0.7pt; background-color: transparent; min-height: 86.6pt;"> <p> </p></td> <td style="border-width: 0.75pt medium medium 0.75pt; border-style: dashed none none dashed; border-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); padding: 0.7pt; background-color: transparent; min-height: 86.6pt;"> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><br /> </p> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center">For information about volunteering, contact</p> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"> Colleen McCracken, Volunteer Manager at <a href="mailto:volunteer@calhort.org" target="_blank">volunteer@calhort.org</a> or 287-3469 X 222</p></td></tr></tbody></table></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-56483481584589989452011-01-22T17:08:00.001-07:002011-01-22T17:08:33.039-07:00STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE GARDENING IN CALGARYSTRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE GARDENING IN CALGARY<br /><br />An Evening of Discovery and Discussion about what SUSTAINABILITY means for your Garden<br /><br />A presentation featuring Rob Avis, Verge Permaculture<br />When: Friday, January 21st, 2011<br />Where: Unitarian Church of Calgary, 1703-1 St. N.W.<br />Cost: early registration $5 per person or $10 at the door<br />To Register: book your seats through: http://www.calhort.org/events or call the Calgary Horticultural Society office at 403-287-3469, ext 0<br /><br />An event sponsored by:<br />Community Garden Resource Network-A project of the Calgary Horticultural Society;<br />Green Sanctuary (Unitarian Church of Calgary)<br />Apiaries and Bees for Communities &<br />An Alberta Community Spirit Grant<br /><br /> <br />CURES FOR THE MID-WINTER BLAHS!<br /><br />Even in the depths of winter there is always great things for an avid gardener to do.<br /><br />The Calgary Horticultural Society hosts workshops on most Saturday mornings on a wide variety of subjects to the gardener in you.<br /><br />Upcoming workshops include:<br />Jan 29th- The Household Jungle-How to care for your Indoor Plants<br />Feb 5th- Passionate for Petunias<br />Feb 12th- The Edible Flower Garden<br />Feb 26th-Plant Propagation-Know before you dig<br /><br />Please check the Society's website at www.calhort.org and click on the 'Our Workshops' button for further details. New workshops are always being added so check back frequently!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-11250860992431223222010-11-16T13:06:00.009-07:002010-11-16T13:52:06.124-07:00Making Lemonade<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33bltqXeeFkzOyNFjShY55bOPPxvQ7VR6R3_d5UhpUbX0Eiiftds2KzsmUh1jW0TPzOmhtcrIcngIW8xfSf9fnn_7a5HvGL27x4j0BQYEwrjYuHr-ol1la9wMl6z2jnCNP_CJrdJWaJU/s1600/Lemonade.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540251611920318866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33bltqXeeFkzOyNFjShY55bOPPxvQ7VR6R3_d5UhpUbX0Eiiftds2KzsmUh1jW0TPzOmhtcrIcngIW8xfSf9fnn_7a5HvGL27x4j0BQYEwrjYuHr-ol1la9wMl6z2jnCNP_CJrdJWaJU/s320/Lemonade.jpg" border="0" /></a>Sometimes I wonder if I’m crazy. Other times, I’m gosh darn sure I am. This is one of those times. I planted quack grass today. You heard me; I am growing this uber-noxious weed on purpose. I dug up some rhizomes, cut them up into sections, buried them in potting soil, and to add to the insanity, I even added some organic fertilizer to help it grow better.<br /><br /><br />This all came about when I was watching a friend’s cat this summer. As soon as he was let out into the yard, he would make a beeline for the quack grass and start chomping away. He completely ignored the grass on the organic lawn, the fresh catnip patch and the fancy cat grass grown specifically for him. I have noticed this behavior with dogs as well. They seem to have a clear preference for quack grass. Since it doesn’t appear to do the cat any harm, I decided to pot up some quack grass for the little dude this winter. I’ll also pot up his usual cat grass to see which one he likes best.<br /><br /><br />The McClure garden has a wealth of quack grass (that’s where I got the rhizomes from), and like they say, “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade!” I think I have found the quack grass lemonade. There is a neurotoxin in quack grass that kills slugs. That’s why you won’t find slugs on these weeds. You can chop or grind up the quack grass leaves and roots and sprinkle around your plants. You can also make a tea by soaking chopped quack grass in water for 24 hours and spray/water on the soil as a deterrent. My personal favorite is the quack grass cake recipe from The Mighty Internet (<a href="http://www.ghorganics.com/page13.html">www.ghorganics.com/page13.html</a>).<br /><br /><br /><em>Mix together 1 ounce of corn bran, 3/4 of an ounce of powdered milk, 1 ounce of cornstarch and 16 ounces of beer. Combine all of these with 8 ounces of dried quack grass to make a thick paste that will form pellets. It goes on to say you should run this through a meat grinder to create pellets which you then allow to air dry. Spread the pellets around the boundaries of the seedling bed. Slugs will be attracted to the beer bait and eat the toxic grass! </em><br /><br />You realize what this could mean, don’t you? McClure’s biggest weed could be converted into marketable products for fundraising. Think of these value-added items:<br /><ul><li>quack grass tea bags for easy brewing of a toxic tea</li><br /><li>powdered quack grass for sprinkling around your plants and because it’s powdered, you don’t have to worry about the quack grass growing and taking over </li><br /><li>quack grass cake – poisoned pastries for unwanted guests</li><br /><li>gourmet pet grass – the clear choice of discerning cats and dogs.</li></ul><p>I’ll have to create some prototypes in the Spring and do some testing. When people ask what I do at McClure, it would be so much fun to tell them I grow weed as a cash crop.<br /><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOzv2rmRHJnne5uLwT-0MTRnbQvJ5GDlnIePrzghrmqqK0pu0D8-Xn2JM-XtHceLbdPae_ydYDQxBWP9VKLuUvHcdjN2JeIRTwvIlmZVVOTm6YFVRFSwh9G6_IbvVwOqSY296JS0scFQ/s1600/Lemonade.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-17602167261738720832010-09-30T16:59:00.002-06:002010-09-30T17:08:09.132-06:00Striking Gold in the Garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiRw9BwLXMRzXCRJ-Wd1fkWfttxy12yjfRsf58WcF9qiBEgLyOl1ndWp8mLq-ekXh4FrftWalB_XG9FH0teBLaGzrQxTM8UTDbrPNmQtYqPm7_bZuLCGwfQkq_M_1rvoGjsps9JmKFXp3/s1600/potato.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiRw9BwLXMRzXCRJ-Wd1fkWfttxy12yjfRsf58WcF9qiBEgLyOl1ndWp8mLq-ekXh4FrftWalB_XG9FH0teBLaGzrQxTM8UTDbrPNmQtYqPm7_bZuLCGwfQkq_M_1rvoGjsps9JmKFXp3/s320/potato.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522847035965089666" border="0" /></a>This has been a great year for potatoes. The picture shows the yield for one Yukon Gold potato plant harvested on August 27, 2010. The monster-sized one weighed over a kilogram!<br /><br />Have you ever wondered if it makes economic sense to grow your own food? Today I decided to crunch the numbers for this batch of potatoes and check it out.<br /><br />Costs: Total outlay $1.70<br />- one seed potato $0.20<br />- rental of two square feet of space in a community garden to grow the potato in (water, compost, and tools were included) $1.50<br /><br />Yield: 4.02 pounds of potatoes at $1.49 per pound (reasonable estimated price for organic Yukon Gold potatoes in the stores) gives me $5.99 as the market value of my harvest.<br /><br />Return: In just a little over three months, I’ve achieved a whopping 253% return on investment. Wow! If only the stock market was so generous.<br /><br />Conclusion: My analysis confirms that it is economically worthwhile to grow your own potatoes. If I save one of these potatoes to use as seed next year, my returns could jump to 300%. Yay!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-58311432889898504372010-09-30T16:48:00.001-06:002010-09-30T16:52:19.398-06:00The following garlic varieties are still available.Order at <a href="http://www.mccluregarden@gmail.com">mccluregarden@gmail.com </a>and pick-up at 5510-26th Avenue NE on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10-3:00pm when your order is ready.<br /><br />Purple Stripe - The oldest group of the garlic family and closest to its wild origins. These garlics are very flavorful and good at retaining flavour after cooking. The plants are smaller, with more slender leaves, but the bulbs can grow quite large.<br /><br />Belarus (Early) Starts off sweet and mild and the heat builds to medium. Lingering, warm taste.<br />Chesnok Red (Mid to Late) Very productive. Can grow quite large if growing conditions are favorable. More cloves per bulb so cloves are closer to regular garlic clove sizes. Good for roasting.<br />Persian Star (Mid) Produced very well. Has more cloves per bulb. Building heat. Very striking looking cloves. Spicy raw and good for roasting.<br /><br />Glazed Purple Stripe – The bulbs have a glazed appearance with a metallic sheen. The cloves are shiny and more squat than the Purple Stripes. Glazed purple stripes have good flavour and bake up sweet.<br /><br />Purple Glazer (Early to Mid) A favorite for eating raw. It’s fairly mild and the flavour and heat develops gently over time and lingers for a while. Adds a subtle richness to cooked foods.<br /><br />Rocambole – Prized for flavour. These garlics produce squat cloves that peel very easily but don’t store very long. They produce scapes with 1-3 tight coils.<br /><br />Russian Red (Late) Available in rounds only. A highly aromatic garlic with deep layers of flavours and a sweet finish. This garlic can grow very large in good growing conditions.<br />Ontario Purple Trillium (Early) Hot, direct garlic flavour that does not linger long.<br /><br />Porcelain – Big, brawny plants with scapes that can grow over 5 feet tall if you leave them on. The cloves tend to be few (4-6) and large. The bulbs are usually white and symmetrical which gives them an elegant look even though they are hefty. The flavours are strong but not necessarily hot. These large plants will produce better if given more space.<br /><br />German White (Mid) Best enjoyed raw. Mild to medium heat. Large bulbs with very few cloves.<br />Music (Mid to Late) Very large cloves (4-6). The most commonly grown hardneck variety in Canada. Brought to Canada in the 80’s from Italy.<br />Northern Quebec (Mid to Late) Available in bulbils only. Hot. Grows easily.<br />Yugoslavian (Mid to Late) Available in bulbils only. Hot. Heirloom commonly grown in B.C.<br /><br /><br />Unclassified Hardneck Garlics<br /><br />Fireball (Mid to Late) The name refers to the colourful bulb wrappers. It’s hot, but not too hot and the heat is short-lived and there’s very little aftertaste.<br />Kazakhstan (Very Early) Available in bulbils only. Smells great and has a hot, lively, garlicky flavour. Blazingly fast to mature so harvest sooner rather than later.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-38560147724650758532010-09-15T12:14:00.002-06:002010-09-17T17:27:58.318-06:00McClure 2010 Garlic VarietiesPick-up at 5510 – 26th Avenue NE: Sat. Sept. 18 from 10:00 to noon or Tues. & Wed. from 10-3pm.<br /><br />All of these rare, hardneck garlics were organically grown in Calgary so you can be confident they will grow in our climate. Proceeds go towards supporting McClure’s gardening programs.<br /><br />How to choose your varieties - growing garlic yourself gives you the luxury of selecting based on good flavor. Since garlic changes in taste depending on where and how it is grown, the best way to select the varieties you like is to grow several and try them out in different ways in your favorite dishes – raw, sautéed, roasted, etc. Or try layering two or more different varieties in the same dish. Ex) sauté shrimp with Chesnok Red and finish with finely minced raw German White or Russian Red. Taking the time to experiment is well worth it because using the right garlic in the right dish can elevate it from good to fantastic.<br /><br />Harvesting times: Early - midle to end of July, Mid - beginning to middle of August, Late - middle to end of August or beyond<br /><br />Growing instructions: Plant cloves/rounds pointy end up and 3”-4” deep. Full sun. Snap off scapes in June/early July. Dig up when half the bottom leaves have withered.<br /><br />Pricing:<br /><br />Bulbils – FREE packet for each person. Additional packets $2 each.<br />Cloves – $0.50 each<br />Bulbs - Wee $1, Small $2, Medium $3, Large $4<br />Blind Date Package: For the adventurous, an assortment of unknown/unlabelled hardneck garlic cloves. Plant them all, try them all, and keep growing your favorites. $5<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/mccluregarden@gmail.com">McClure Community Gardens</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-87548398999084544632010-09-15T09:52:00.000-06:002010-09-15T09:54:54.878-06:00August 24, 2010 - McClure Garden Member UpdateWorkbee<br /><br />A big thank-you to all the members who came out to last Saturday’s workbee. Thanks also to the three youths from the YMCA’s Y-Map program who came out to help us. We accomplished a lot, and here’s a list to update everyone on what got done.<br />Composting<br />- Patrick and his crew built a brand new 3-bin composter. Yay! The funds for the materials were mostly donated by Community Natural Foods and the rest by the Shell Environmental Fund. We will be putting up a sign shortly to acknowledge Community’s contribution. A second new composter is planned for the NE corner. This one will have a lid and will be used to store finished compost. We are looking for volunteers to build this one so please let us know if you or someone you know can help. The remaining funds from the Shell Environmental grant will cover the cost of materials.<br />- There are bagged leaves beside the new composter and also beside the second composter that you can use to layer with your green materials. Please remember to put all diseased plant material and weeds in the dumpster in the parking lot.<br />- The middle composter and the black plastic composter that’s beside it was turned and tidied up. The finished compost has been moved to the left side of the two-bin composter and the right side has new and working materials.<br />- Help yourself to the finished compost and please add some water to the working side when you can to help speed up the decomposition.<br />Weeding & Seeding<br />- The raspberry patch has been weeded and a cover crop of White Dutch Clover has been planted in the hopes it will help suppress the quack grass once it’s established. Please help keep the raspberry patch well watered in the next while to help the clover germinate and grow.<br />- A goodly amount of weeds came out of our orchards – enough to fill the dumpster. Once the weeds are cleared, the long heap of woodchips behind the cherry trees can be spread around the orchard. The mulch needs to be renewed on a regular basis because it does break down over time.<br />- The perennial flower bed beside the church got weeded and extra edging was added to help keep the weeds at bay.<br />- The weeds from between the patio stones of the handicap area were removed.<br />Fence Jumping Deterrent<br />- Ruth zip tied dead branches to the fence to increase the height at the Northeast corner where kids often scale the fence. She will be building a little bed at the bottom to grow sweet peas that will climb the branches. Better the peas than the kids.<br />Next Workbee<br />- Saturday September 18, 2010 from 10-2:00pmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-50280597058165351622010-04-07T18:31:00.002-06:002010-04-07T18:34:48.821-06:00Window Farms<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45BWo5xEG1kDGh9y4VsHTDFGP4HgGOIuB3hAaEgC2otK0oT3eIIwiafN1FX-_i6Ywz90vm2LQW3rVvr4vc4enMsTaRKdSbBvaQ7CE911aGA2G8amEAzVSv970yytAD9in67c4fDGitqgn/s1600/wf-diagram.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45BWo5xEG1kDGh9y4VsHTDFGP4HgGOIuB3hAaEgC2otK0oT3eIIwiafN1FX-_i6Ywz90vm2LQW3rVvr4vc4enMsTaRKdSbBvaQ7CE911aGA2G8amEAzVSv970yytAD9in67c4fDGitqgn/s320/wf-diagram.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457558543966092850" border="0" /></a><br />This system can churn-out a salad per week, but it is definitely not the place to start if you are a beginner. The window farm described in this How-To is a reservoir system. A water pump on a timer periodically pumps water and liquid nutrients from the bottom reservoir to the top reservoir. There are small holes drilled into the underside of the top reservoir. Small drip emitters with valves let out a constant drip of water and nutrients into a column of plants. Each plant sits in a grow medium in a net cup (a perforated plastic cup commonly used in hydroponics), within an inverted plastic water bottle. The cap of each water bottle has a hole in it so that the water and nutrients can drip from one bottle to the next, from the top to the bottom of the column of plants. The bottom-most bottles are connected to tubing that takes the water and nutrients into the bottom reservoir, where it sits until the pump turns on again.<br /><br /><a href="http://our.windowfarms.org/2009/07/30/how-to-build-a-reservoir-system-window-farm/">Read more.....</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-49096632898682855382010-04-07T18:27:00.000-06:002010-04-07T18:28:31.318-06:00April News for Community Gardeners<div><div><blockquote type="cite"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: medium Helvetica; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;" class="Apple-style-span"> <div style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;" vlink="#003366" link="#003366" text="#000000" topmargin="0" marginheight="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <table width="620" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; 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font-size: 12px;" valign="top" width="410" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 10px;"><strong>In this issue:</strong><br />•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="outbind://11-0000000062C488BA77893F4E868BAF6157CDF393E4DD2D00/#article530153" href="#article530153"><span title="outbind://11-0000000062C488BA77893F4E868BAF6157CDF393E4DD2D00/#article530153" style="color:#003366;">April News for Community Gardeners</span></a><br />•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="outbind://11-0000000062C488BA77893F4E868BAF6157CDF393E4DD2D00/#article530163" href="#article530163"><span title="outbind://11-0000000062C488BA77893F4E868BAF6157CDF393E4DD2D00/#article530163" style="color:#003366;">First Time Food Gardeners!</span></a><br />•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="outbind://11-0000000062C488BA77893F4E868BAF6157CDF393E4DD2D00/#article530169" href="#article530169"><span title="outbind://11-0000000062C488BA77893F4E868BAF6157CDF393E4DD2D00/#article530169" style="color:#003366;">Live Webcam Q & A with Geoff Lawton April 17</span></a><br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"> <h2 style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 18px;"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" alt="" src="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Home/5611/25378/197611/12009HSAug2.JPG" width="150" align="right" height="112" /><a name="article530153"></a><span style="color:#000000;">April News for Community Gardeners</span></h2> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Garden Show This Weekend! April 10 and 11 at Spruce Meadows<br /></strong><br />A weekend packed with things to see, do, learn, smell and grow! This<br />annual event brings together gardening and outdoor living enthusiasts<br />complete with vendors, speakers from across Canada, local gardening<br />experts, hands-on activities, how to clinic demonstrations and more!</p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">PLEASE BE ADVISED: due to budget constraints we will not be able to offer<br />a shuttle service from the nearest LRT station. We are sorry for any<br />inconvenience. There is NO CHARGE for parking at Spruce Meadows.</p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Directions: SPRUCE MEADOWS West Bound HWY 22X-Spruce Meadows Trail to Tournament Lane,<br />Parking in Lots 7 and 8.</p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">For details about the Garden Show visit:<a title="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Redirect.aspx?u=261288&q=197860254&lm=25802332&r=197611&qz=9bd46dc263a57de3ce474b0b34c5db1e" href="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Redirect.aspx?u=261288&q=197860254&lm=25802332&r=197611&qz=9bd46dc263a57de3ce474b0b34c5db1e">http://www.calhort.org/events/gardenshow.aspx</a></p> <div style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"> <br /></div></td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"> <h2 style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 18px;"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" alt="" src="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Home/5611/25378/197611/2009AHSAug5.JPG" width="200" align="right" height="150" /><a name="article530163"></a><span style="color:#000000;">First Time Food Gardeners!</span></h2> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"><strong>April 25 Encore of "Growing Food for the First Time" with Elaine Rude</strong></p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Due to popular demand master gardener and market gardener Elaine Rude will be presenting her introduction to organic vegetable growing Sunday afternoon April 25 at the Unitarian Church of Calgary. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Register now at:</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br /><a title="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Redirect.aspx?u=261289&q=197860254&lm=25802332&r=197611&qz=f95e057126c841a8a43256d099893aa6" href="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Redirect.aspx?u=261289&q=197860254&lm=25802332&r=197611&qz=f95e057126c841a8a43256d099893aa6">http://growfoodcalgary.eventbrite.com/</a></p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Find out about vegetable varieties that thrive locally and how to take the best care of the soil and how to amend it.<br /><br />A suggested donation of $5 (proceeds to cover costs of event)<br />Refreshments will be provided.<br />Parking available on street and at Balmoral School.</p> <div style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"> <br /></div></td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"> <h2 style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 18px;"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" alt="" src="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Home/5611/25378/197611/2009BHBYAug70.JPG" width="200" align="right" height="150" /><a name="article530169"></a><span style="color:#000000;">Live Webcam Q & A with Geoff Lawton April 17</span></h2> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Permaculture Calgary<a title="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Redirect.aspx?u=261290&q=197860254&lm=25802332&r=197611&qz=c5e55b2cec0666e82e9deafae2dd329a" href="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Redirect.aspx?u=261290&q=197860254&lm=25802332&r=197611&qz=c5e55b2cec0666e82e9deafae2dd329a">http://www.permaculturecalgary.org/</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is pleased to<br />present ...</p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"><strong>'An Evening of Permaculture with Geoff Lawton'*</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on<strong>Saturday April<br />17, 2010 starting at 6pm.</strong></p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Geoff Lawton, Director of the renowned Permaculture Research Institute of<br />Australia</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(<a title="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Redirect.aspx?u=261291&q=197860254&lm=25802332&r=197611&qz=ecf42c236dae1752cfa32e07862a3544" href="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Redirect.aspx?u=261291&q=197860254&lm=25802332&r=197611&qz=ecf42c236dae1752cfa32e07862a3544">www.permaculture.org.au</a>) wil join us in a *live webcam Q & A<br />session following a screening of his 'Introduction to Permaculture' DVD.</p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">This is a unique opportunity to learn more about permaculture and its<br />applications for local food security. Permaculture design empowers<br />individuals and communities to apply simple designs steps to grow food<br />locally with a minimum of effort and resources.</p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Saturday April 17, 2010<br />John Dutton Theatre (616 MacLeod Trail SE - Central Library)<br />6-10 pm, Saturday April 17 2010<br />$10 at the door<br />Registration: RSVP to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong><a title="mailto:calgarypermaculture@gmail.com" href="mailto:calgarypermaculture@gmail.com"><strong title="mailto:calgarypermaculture@gmail.com">calgarypermaculture@gmail.com</strong></a></p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">See you there!<br />Adrian Buckley, Permaculture Designer, B. of Community Design<br /><a title="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Redirect.aspx?u=261292&q=197860254&lm=25802332&r=197611&qz=ec02755300243de65606ad1d8e1eead2" href="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Redirect.aspx?u=261292&q=197860254&lm=25802332&r=197611&qz=ec02755300243de65606ad1d8e1eead2">www.bigskypermaculture.ca</a></p> <div style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"> <br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(240, 136, 3); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;" valign="top" width="190"> <table width="190" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12px;"> <h3 style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 18px;"><a name="sidebaritem530226"></a><span>April 9 Film Screening of "Renewal"</span></h3> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">A documentary film celebrating Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and Muslim environmental activists who are becoming caretakers of the Earth by combating global warming, promoting food security, recycling, land preservation and respect for life on earth.</p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Friday April 9<br /></strong><strong>6:30 pm pizza, veggies, beverages. Donations appreciated.<br /><br />7:00 to 8:30 pm film screening<br /><br />8:30 Potluck dessert & discussion</strong></p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Families welcome!</strong></p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Wickenden Hall, Unitarian Church of Calgry 1703 - 1st Street NW<br />403-276-2436</p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Breaking news!</strong><br />We just received confirmation today thet Rev. Bill Phipps will join us this<br />Friday Evening for our Film & Pizza event. Rev. Bill is formerly Moderator<br />of the United Church of Canada and now a leading advocate of dealing<br />sensibly and positively with Climate Change. He will lead the discussion<br />of this timely film "RENEWAL" and will be joined by<br />Prof. Mishka Lysack of the University of Calgary, another leading<br />spokesperson on Climate Change issues.</p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Lots of free parking on-street and at Balmoral School parking lot.</p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Gorham Hussey, Co-chair<br />Green Sanctuary Committee & Community Garden,<br />Unitarian Church of Calgary</p> <div style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"> <br /></div></td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12px;"> <h3 style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 18px;"><a name="sidebaritem530154"></a><span>Employment Opportunity</span></h3> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Home/5611/25378/197611/2009KGAug3.JPG" width="150" height="112" /></p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Eco-friendly landscaper looking for staff for the season (mid-May to<br />early November) or part of it. We do installation - lots of digging,<br />hauling and planting. If you love the outdoors, working with a great<br />group of people, are responsible and willing to work hard, contact<br />Laureen Rama at Eco-yards. $03-969-1176. Check out<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Redirect.aspx?u=261293&q=197860254&lm=25802332&r=197611&qz=132af004a89d7a791a0a1d2788bf23de" href="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Redirect.aspx?u=261293&q=197860254&lm=25802332&r=197611&qz=132af004a89d7a791a0a1d2788bf23de">www.eco-yards.com</a></p> <div style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"> <br /></div></td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12px;"> <h3 style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 18px;"><a name="sidebaritem530164"></a><span>Share Some Seedlings with Montgomery!</span></h3> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Home/5611/25378/197611/2009BHBYAug56.JPG" width="150" height="112" /></p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Montgomery Community Garden</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is a shared garden space and they need some<br />plant material to be successful in the 2010 growing season. If you can<br />donate any of the following please send a message to<br /><a title="mailto:montgomerycommunitygarden@gmail.com" href="mailto:montgomerycommunitygarden@gmail.com">montgomerycommunitygarden@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Seedlings:</p> <ul style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"><li style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Rhubarb (strawberry/red variety) - 5 plants </li><li style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Broccoli - 10 plants </li><li style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Brussel Sprouts - 8-10 plants </li><li style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Curly Kale - 10 plants </li><li style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Green Sweet Peppers - 6-8 plants </li><li style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Petunias (bush type) - White, non-wave or cascading </li><li style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Basil (4-6), Stevia (1 or 2), Chives (2) Rosemary (1 or 2) </li><li style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Raspberry canes</li></ul> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Seeds:</p> <ul style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"><li style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Borage (3-4 seeds) </li><li style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Ground Cherry ( Molly or Cassock variety - 15 seeds of each or 30 of one<br />variety) </li><li style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;">Organic Buckwheat (2 pounds)</li></ul> <div style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"> <br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; 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Now we're just trying to turn a little bit of that moral support into acreage."</p> <p>Their business is modelled on the concept of small-plot intensive farming, or "SPIN farming", which began in Saskatoon but has caught on in Vancouver and in parts of the U.S., Olson said.</p><div id="TixyyLink" style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br />Read more: <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2010/04/01/calgary-urban-farming-backyard-intensive-olson-kile.html#ixzz0kSoNRsNa">http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2010/04/01/calgary-urban-farming-backyard-intensive-olson-kile.html#ixzz0kSoNRsNa</a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-27036565192929508722010-03-19T17:31:00.001-06:002010-03-19T17:36:41.613-06:002010 Garden Show, April 10 & 11, Spruce Meadows<div><div><blockquote type="cite"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; 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Or be sitting in a beautiful hand-crafted gazebo.</strong> These are just 2 of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Redirect.aspx?u=256692&q=193914422&lm=25802332&r=195148&qz=556b1db83c88164df30ff40a8cdef829" href="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Redirect.aspx?u=256692&q=193914422&lm=25802332&r=195148&qz=556b1db83c88164df30ff40a8cdef829">5 prizes available</a>. Purchase your raffle tickets at the garden show or visit the Society office, 208 - 50 Ave SW. </span></p> <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We could use your help selling raffle tickets, <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>stop by the office and sign out some booklets and invite your friends and family to purchase raffle tickets.</strong> All proceeds support the Society's year round activities. Our goal is to raise $10,000. 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Although we did not receive an award, it was an honor to be among the many recognized as contributing to the wellbeing of the citizens of Calgary. Our name and what we do was listed in the Calgary Herald and we were recognized with others following the luncheon at the presentation of the awards. The awards were presented by Grant and Angela from Global TV and the event was mentioned on the news.<br /><br />Submited by Sheila FordSheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650602280930751903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-45674357151081027702009-10-19T18:06:00.001-06:002009-10-19T18:10:08.240-06:00Learn How to Lengthen the Food Growing Season with Lyndon PennerHi Garden Leaders,<br /><br />Growing Sense with Lyndon Penner - November 1, 2009<br /><br />Do you wish we had just one more week or two of summer to harvest more<br />vegetables from your garden? Or how about just a few more days to ripen<br />those tomatoes or get a few more beans?<br /><br />Join Lyndon Penner and gardening friends at the Unitarian Church on Sunday<br />evening November 1st for tips and ideas on extending Calgary's food<br />growing season into spring and fall. Learn about hardy seed & seedling<br />varieties, frost protection and the best ways to use plant shelters, grow<br />lights, mulches, cold frames, and greenhouses and much more!<br /><br />What: An Evening with Lyndon Penner<br /><br />Where:<br />Unitarian Church of Calgary<br />1703 1st Street NW<br />(Just west of Centre St. on 16th Ave NW)<br /><br />When: Sunday, November 1st @ 7:00 – 9:00 PM<br /><br />What Else: Dessert & Refreshments, Questions & Participation<br /><br />Park: Balmoral School & Street Parking<br /><br />Kids: Bring ‘Em<br /><br />Cost: Your Time @ No $$$ (Free!)<br /><br />Sponsors: This event is made possible by:<br />The Alberta Community Spirit Program Grant to Unitarian Church of Calgary<br /><br />The Community Garden Resource Network, The Calgary Horticultural SocietyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-6196021002751750792009-10-18T15:03:00.003-06:002009-10-18T15:11:56.352-06:00The numbers are done!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzHzu8FTnVhqNAzcg9Ndc3W6y1IVMqXaa-T9f8eF1Ugny0mTJHqK-Whr_hk3bf8XnIeDjmbVeHnp7ddqgdIJTiW1jRQHTWnbb3bv-V7xT0X7P5g5dMFvoeR9s7up7eiLPkGUGYdVsuJzp/s1600-h/Community+Gardens.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzHzu8FTnVhqNAzcg9Ndc3W6y1IVMqXaa-T9f8eF1Ugny0mTJHqK-Whr_hk3bf8XnIeDjmbVeHnp7ddqgdIJTiW1jRQHTWnbb3bv-V7xT0X7P5g5dMFvoeR9s7up7eiLPkGUGYdVsuJzp/s320/Community+Gardens.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394049219065454210" /></a><br />All the garden boxes have now had their numbers re-painted, mostly on the west side. You can click on this picture to enlarge it. This should make it much easier for you to locate your plot. Don't forget to sign up for next year by printing out the Membership Agreement and sending in your money. The deadline is coming up fast.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-30088139488012645972009-10-08T09:22:00.001-06:002009-10-08T09:22:54.266-06:00Plot Rental Renewal NoticeMcClure Fellowship of Gardeners<br />5510 – 26th Avenue NE, Calgary, AB T1Y 6S1 www.mccluregardeners@blogspot.com<br /><br /><br />Plot Rental Renewal Notice<br /><br />Deadline: November 30, 2009<br /><br /><br />Dear Gardeners:<br /><br />As existing garden members, you have the first option on renewing your existing plots for next year. To renew, we must receive your signed membership agreement (attached) and payment in full before November 30, 2009 to guarantee your plot for next year. <br /><br />Please read the new membership agreement carefully and be aware of the following changes:<br /><br />1. The plot rental fee is $30 per plot with 13 hours of volunteering commitment.<br /><br />2. The volunteering requirement has changed from the mandatory attendance at the Spring and Fall Clean-up (approx. 12 hrs. time commitment) to 10 hours of volunteer time put in throughout the season. The reduction in the volunteer time required and greater flexibility in when you can put in the time was designed to make it easier for members to meet their volunteering commitments.<br /><br />3. Returning members have until November 30, 2009 to renew their plot(s) for the following year. If a plot rental is not renewed by November 30, 2009, it will be made available for rent by people on the waiting list and by the general public.<br /><br />4. No refunds will be issued after Feb. 28, 2010.<br /><br />Payment can be made out to: McClure Fellowship of Gardeners<br /><br />Signed membership agreements and payment can be mailed to or dropped off at 5510 – 26th Ave. NE, Calgary, AB T1Y 6S1. If you have any questions or would like to request a second plot, contact us at McClureGarder@hotmail.com. <br /><br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Board of Directors<br />McClure Fellowship of GardenersUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-41711681931545991312009-10-08T09:17:00.002-06:002009-10-08T09:21:17.889-06:00New Membership AgreementMcClure Fellowship of Gardeners<br />2010 Community Garden Membership and Plot Rental Agreement<br /><br />Name:<br /><br /><br /> Additional users: Plot number(s)<br />Address:<br /><br /> Postal Code:<br />Phone:<br /><br /> Email:<br /><br /><br />Fee: $30 per plot with 13 hours of volunteer commitment (including three hours watering)<br /><br />I, the undersigned, on behalf of myself and the users listed above, do agree to follow the conditions below:<br /><br />1. Pay for my plot in full before using it. Payment is due prior to November 30th for returning gardeners and prior to May 15th for new gardeners. No refunds will be issued after Feb. 28, 2010.<br /><br />2. Plant my garden plot(s) by June 5, 2010. If I have not done so, the Garden Board has the right to reassign my plot.<br /><br />3. Help in the joint maintenance of the garden by:<br />- Properly maintaining my plot(s) and common areas assigned to me. This includes keeping all pathways and areas surrounding my plot and the common areas assigned to me clear of weeds. A neglected plot, as identified by the garden committee, will be assumed to be abandoned if I have not attended to within seven days of notification, and will be reassigned.<br />- Participating in the garden watering schedule by signing up for at least 3, one-hour long watering sessions for the common areas as assigned.<br />- Completing 10 hours of volunteer work on the common areas or on projects assigned by the Garden Board. Working on your own plot(s) does not count as volunteer time. Volunteer hours must be recorded in the volunteer binder in the shed or reported online through the blog (www.mccluregardeners.blogspot.com).<br />The common area(s) assigned to you correspond with your plot numbers. A map and description of the common areas will be posted in the binder in the shed.<br />Volunteering opportunities will be posted from time to time by the Board. You can the descriptions of these opportunities in the binder or online on the blog.<br /><br />Garden workbees are held on the third Saturday of each month from 9-3pm. Workbees offer gardeners an opportunity to get to know one another, to enjoy a potluck lunch and to receive guidance on how to care for common areas. If a workbee is cancelled due to inclement weather, it is automatically rescheduled for the following Saturday.<br /><br />4. Strictly adhere to organic gardening principles and <br />- Not use chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and insecticides on the site<br />- Adequately dilute liquid organic fertilizers before application <br />- Use compost, mulching materials and soil amendments supplied by the Garden Board as required<br />- Follow the garden’s composting guidelines (no meat, fats or dairy) and compost weeds in the appropriate bin.<br /><br />5. Respect the garden and the rights of other gardeners by:<br />- Planting crops which grow over 4 ft. in height where it won’t shade neighbouring beds.<br />- Put away all equipment used, shut off the pump, and ensure that the shed is locked.<br />- Take responsibility for any non-gardeners accompanying me to the site and ensure children are supervised and dogs are kept on a leash.<br />- Harvesting only out of your own plot(s) and community beds (where permitted). Do not harvest from program plots.<br /><br />This Tenancy Agreement covers a maximum time between November 1, 2009 and October 31, 2010.<br /><br />Plots will be assigned in the following order:<br />1. Existing plot renters will have first option on renewing the rental agreement on their assigned plot(s) from year to year, provided they have abided by all of the conditions above. <br />2. People on the waiting list (in the order that they were added)<br />3. The general public<br /><br />Failure to comply with the above conditions may void this contract.<br /><br />The information on this contract will only be used for community gardening contact purposes and will not be given out or sold.<br /><br />SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT ABSOLVES McCLURE FELLOWSHIP OF GARDENERS AND ROBERT McCLURE UNITED CHRUCH FROM ANY LIABILITY, FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM NEGLIGENCE OR THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF POWER AND HAND TOOLS EITHER BY OTHERS OR MYSELF.<br /><br /><br /> <br />Gardener’s Signature Garden Board Member Signature<br />Date: Amount received: $ Form of payment: Cash / ChequeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-36114932552540716742009-08-27T00:09:00.005-06:002009-08-27T01:10:50.887-06:00Have Cow, Will CompostGood ole publisher's tact...they have sense enough to bury the icky bits deep in the bowels of an article. I was reading some fascinating stories on Terra <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Preta</span> soil formation in the Amazon when I came across the bit where they used <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">humanure</span> to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">inoculate</span> and condition the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">biochar</span> used to create the soil. Yup, they mixed people poop and pee with charcoal to create some of the richest soil on the planet. And they grew their food on that. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ick</span>.<br /><br />But maybe I shouldn't cringe too much; <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">after all</span>, we do the same thing here. There are anti-dumping laws that limit how much sewage material you can dump into the oceans so our processed sewer sludge ends up being converted into a cheap fertilizer that's sold to farmers who grow our food. The marketing gurus wisely sensed that "processed sewer sludge" wouldn't sell well so they created the name, "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Milorganite</span>" for the sludge so it sounds more like a naturally mined mineral. Clever. I saw bags of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">milorganite</span> for sale at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Sunnyside</span> Garden <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Sentres</span> as a lawn fertilizer a few years back. Wasn't able to bring myself to buy it, even for the lawn.<br /><br />Still, this whole <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">humanure</span> thing bears looking into. Other cultures in other parts of the world do recycle human waste into fertilizer for their fields. In fact, all of the long-term, successful, closed systems of agriculture included returning <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">humanure</span> to the soil. You had to keep the minerals and nutrients from leaving the land or the soil would become depleted over time. Since we're already eating food grown (imported or domestic) that's fertilized with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">humanure</span>, I thought I would look into it further.<br /><br />I remembered seeing a Home Depot <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">flyer</span> that <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">advertised</span> a composting toilet so I decided to find out how those worked. In the process, the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Internet</span> whimsically directed me to a link on how to compost a cow. I had to click on it. My curiosity demanded to know how they got the cow into the toilet.<br /><br />Prior to the current regulations that say you have to take the carcass into an approved processing/rendering facility, people would simply compost their cow if it got hit by lightning. Now if you were able to get to it fresh, and you happened to have a backhoe, you could try the Hawaiian-luau-pig-in-a-pit thing, but alas, who the heck has a pit of coals at hand...especially in a lightning storm? Pity our lack of prescience or we would have more roast beef.<br /><br />The thing to do to compost your dead cow is to bury it in a whole lot of sawdust. The high carbon:nitrogen ratio of the sawdust (500:1) helps to absorb the large amount of nitrogenous waste from the decomposing cow and a couple of years later, you have good compost. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Humanure</span> is composted in much the same way. You can make a simple composting toilet by doing your business in a large bucket and then covering it up with a layer of sawdust. When the bucket is full, you empty it into a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">humanure</span> compost pile and let it break down. At some point some bright Amazonian must have realized that charcoal would help keep odours down in the pile and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">terra</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">preta</span> was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">inadvertently</span> born. At least that's my theory.<br /><br />I like to speed up my composting by adding weeds. They're high in nitrogen and minerals and break down very quickly. For those of you who worry about weed seeds, you can always try adding a cow. The existing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">composters</span> are too small for that but we'll be building new ones soon....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-53061811157319293242009-08-16T11:07:00.003-06:002009-08-16T11:13:43.308-06:00Anyone want Red Currants?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQzYZdInCDCl7LL9JOSN1shJCGK4RnKO02vnYp__hO7_A-8DW88ZWpvNXzkkpoU5Nsf6Z-9tJTFWMjwNXlDawQ4IIqvkawGNm-6cxkCo-S6OgKzaY8TuArSWhA_nFG04GN6ASp3tgevzQ/s1600-h/Jul24.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQzYZdInCDCl7LL9JOSN1shJCGK4RnKO02vnYp__hO7_A-8DW88ZWpvNXzkkpoU5Nsf6Z-9tJTFWMjwNXlDawQ4IIqvkawGNm-6cxkCo-S6OgKzaY8TuArSWhA_nFG04GN6ASp3tgevzQ/s200/Jul24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370610801079104562" /></a><br />My red currant bush is loaded with fruit. I'd be really happy if someone would like to come and pick some. It seems such a shame to let them go to waste. I still have juice from last year that I haven't made into jelly yet.<br /><br />Alma<br />403-285-4853<br />Pineridge NEUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-44454975326095592672009-08-08T19:50:00.002-06:002009-08-08T19:54:55.742-06:00Square Foor GardeningI found this article I though you might be interested in:<br /><br />Square foot gardening offers an ideal method for new gardeners. It is also perfect for busy people, and those with arthritis or other physical limitations. If you are looking for the easiest way to garden, this method offers real advantages. Square foot gardening can even be done in raised beds, or in containers, to make it easy on your back.<br /><br />Square foot gardening is simply dividing a well-planned garden into one foot sections. Each of these one foot sections is part of a four foot square block. These garden blocks are designed to be four feet on each side so you can easily reach all of the plants from outside the planting bed. When you step in a garden bed, your weight will compact the soil and make it harder for plant roots to grow. Each individual square foot is then divided so each plant gets just the space it needs.<br /><br />Gardening in simple squares allows you to plant only what you need instead of having to plant a whole row of one crop. With this method, you can also plant crops in succession so they do not ripen all at once. If you have too many plants it can become overwhelming to care for them.<br /><br />Square foot gardening works well in raised beds. By raising the beds 12 inches (or more if needed) it also makes it easier to reach them. Wheelchair users or those with severe back problems may choose to have truly raised beds built so they can tend to their garden without having to lean over.<br /><br />Container gardening can be adapted to the square foot method as well, although you will need to take care to select containers that are deep enough for the roots. When using containers, plan to use rich soil and water often for best results. Container plants are dependent on you for nutrients and can dry out quickly in hot weather.<br /><br />An example of a four foot block planting for maximum production might be one tomato plant in each of the first two squares, four bush squash plants in the next two squares. The next four squares could hold one eggplant, one cabbage, one pepper plant, and one cauliflower. Broccoli in two squares, 16 onions in one square, 32 carrots in two squares, a dozen loose leaf lettuce in one square, four marigolds in one square, and nine spinach in one square (each square is one foot). As produce is harvested, short season or late season crops such as baby lettuce or cabbage can be planted in the empty spots.<br /><br />Gardening in squares instead of rows saves space too so you will probably be able to put your garden closer to your house. You will need about twenty percent less space than with traditional garden rows. With your garden just beyond your back door, you will enjoy it more and spend more time tending to our vegetable garden. A closer garden is also easier for harvesting since you can pick vegetables as they ripen and use them right away.<br /><br />You'll find that square foot gardening is much easier for both new gardeners and experienced gardeners. Not only will you plant only what you want and not too much, but you will be planting in rich, loose soil and in raised beds that are easier on your back. No need for exhausting double-digging and pulling out excess seedlings. You can plant closer to the house and you use your space more efficiently. Once you try square foot gardening, you'll love having your own fresh vegetables with much less effort.<br /><br />Julie R. Holland is the editor of Gardening it Easy blog and e-newsletter. Want more tips and hints about how to raise a lush, beautiful garden while saving money, time and your back? Subscribe to the free Gardening it Easy e-newsletter and get the <a href="http://www.gardeningiteasy.com">Beginner's Guide to Organic Gardening</a> for free! <br /><br />Article Source: <a href="http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Julie_R._Holland">Julie R. Holland </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-13711952953806980842009-08-07T20:26:00.000-06:002009-08-07T20:27:18.374-06:00Mulch and MeetingHello everyone,<br /> <br />The mulch did not end up getting delivered on the 5th. They are now looking at between the 10-12th. I'm trying to get a Calgary Attendance crew in on the 13th to help move it. Hopefully it'll get here in time.<br /> <br />We have a date to add to the calendar. Child and Youth Friendly Calgary will be bringing out a group on Saturday the 15th.<br /> <br />We need to have a meeting soon to figure out where we're at and where we're going and to set a date for the next work bee, open house/tea at the garden and possibly a fall celebration/volunteer appreciation. Please email everyone the times you're free over the next week or so. <br /><br />Thanks.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323861949548896727.post-59064746622263916102009-07-30T16:02:00.000-06:002009-07-30T16:03:17.750-06:00Calgary Attendance TomorrowHello everyone,<br /> <br />We just got very lucky. I called John at the Calgary Attendance and they just happened to have a cancellation for tomorrow so we can have a crew out. Yay! Between them and the Child and Youth Friendly Calgary volunteers on Saturday, we'll have all that soil moved in time for Sunday's church in the garden event. :o)<br /> <br />If anyone can come out tomorrow that would be wonderful. I confess I was a bit fried by the end of yesterday and I've already forgotten what we've got for snack and such. The crew will be there from about 9:15-9:30 to 3:00pm.<br /> <br />I spoke with Olive Bailey from the City and she's setting aside 2 hazelnut bushes for us. Next Wednesday would be a good time to get them. Can anyone go and pick them up? They are at 111-17 St. SE (Mayland Heights) and Olive is there from 7:30am-4:15pm. We would need to call her at 371-7581 to let her know when we're coming.<br /> <br />I have the ParentLink wee kids in the morning next Wednesday (9:30-10:30/11:00am) so if we get the bushes in time, we can get the parents & kids to plant them. Who knows, maybe the kids will watch them grow over the years and pick hazelnuts when they're older. :o)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0