Wish List...positions available and things we could use.

Anything in your garage you might like to see at the garden? We're putting together a list here's what we have today:

- seating: used lawn furniture or if you build such with stone base and wooden seat there's a place for all
- tool shed
- small posts for compost bin

POSITIONS TO BE FILLED:

- Tracking needed: someone to develop and implement a system for tracking volunteer hours and produce raised.

- Fundraising: we have ideas and taking suggestions phone Christine her number is here on the section to your right

- Youth Coordinator: youth could have booth at Farmer's Market; crafts & education around gardening like making watering cans from jugs; much to be learned through the garden experience

- Outreach & Public Relations: this could be shared position. We need someone to contact other organizations and someone to create logo, make sign and business cards

Contact Christine by phone or email....see contact information in menu to your right.

Corn

I've been told that corn should be "a knee high by the Fourth of July."
If this is so, then our corn is right on schedule.

I've also been told that our Community Center is a former farm, that our ball field sits on the the former corn field and that the corn grown there was legendary. People from 3 counties would seek it out- it was the best corn anyone ever tasted. It seems that a bit of the old magic is still present.

If you know anymore details of this story, please leave a comment or drop me an email.

Celebrate the 4th with a visit to the Garden 9am-noon

On your way to a picnic, or parade? Stop at the garden for a little tour, we'll be there 9-noon today.

Volunteers needed, can you help?

Garden Projects for volunteers:

- #1 need now - labor to help build a 3 section compost bin and smaller posts for the bin

- fix chairs and benches that we already have to make them sturdy. Bring your hammer, a few nails and see what you can do

- all chairs and benches need a fresh coat of paint want to paint one or two?

- hole in fence that separates us from sewage plant needs fixing seems the Ground Hogs did a little digging over there

Garden survived the Ground Hogs but the fence didn't!

I was at the garden today and was greeted by two ground hogs. Once they discovered I was there one lumbered towards the tennis courts and the other ran as fast as he could to the compost pile. I checked the garden and no problem that I can see from the little guys but the hole in the fence by the sewage plant looks like some of their handywork.

Volunteers will be at the garden Saturday 9 to noon stop in for a tour or if you want to volunteer a few hours to weed and water Saturday morning is a good time to come for a quick orientation. After that you can work at your convenience.

Celebrate Independence Day with us

On the Fourth of July, stop by to see our thriving Miracle Garden for yourself!
From 9AM- 12 Noon, volunteer gardeners will be at work & available to show you around & answer questions.
http://sccmiraclegarden.blogspot.com

This Saturday is the day we mulch 9:00 to 12:00...all are welcome!

Another heat wave with temperatures over 100 degrees today and the garden thrives. Many thanks to you who water, your efforts are much appreciated.

June has been hot but July and August could be an even bigger challenge for the vegetables and flowers. If you have newspapers and cardboard to donate for mulching please bring them to the garden this Saturday, June 27 from 9am to 12 noon, and if you like help us with the mulching. Can't come Saturday? You can leave them anytime under the roof by the garden.

Thanks much!