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| Garden superhero (and welder), Jason Bickford, comes to the aid of Garden Guardian. |
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| Garden Guardian is back on his own two feet, rake in hand, and ready to work. Thanks Jason! |
Return of the Garden Guardian!
A gentle fall...
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| A little game of hot zucchini... |
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| Showgirl carrots with lots of legs! |
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| Captain compost working his magic. Beautiful! |
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| Tucking things in for winter. |
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| Garden man making sure those bales are stacked straight. |
Late summer...
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| Our cardoon's first bloom (planted last year). A relative of the artichoke. We didn't have much success with blanching and eating the stalks last year, but the blooms sure are nice and the bumblebees love them. |
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| Sedum in bloom, another last summer favorite of the bumblebee. |
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| Testing out our repaired irrigation system and new sprayer. Our volunteer sunflowers (background) are out of control! |
Summer chores—harvest, weed, water, and mulch!
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| A beautiful crop of raspberries... |
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| ...but you have to work for them! |
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| Keeping the raised beds watered... |
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| Mmm... |
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| One of our grazing animals... |
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| Our new compost bins get their first turn! |
The pickin' is good!
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| What better way to spend the 4th of July than in the garden eating fresh picked strawberries? Locally grown food is real independence. |
Time to get everything planted!
From our group garden day on June 7...
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| A couple of the Keweenaw Community Drum Project folks stopped by and gave us a little rhythm to work to. |
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| Freshly seeded rows...grow, grow, grow! |
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| Beth brought a tasty bean salad to share made from her showy broad beans she grew and dried last season (click her to see a picture of her beans in flower last summer). |
RSCG Thrivent Action Team Event
We kicked off the 2015 garden season by hosting a Thrivent Action Team event. Thank you to Thrivent members and garden supporters, Ray and Viki Weglarz, for selecting the Ryan Street Community Garden to host the event.
The Thrivent Action Team program is part of Thrivent's Living Generously outreach initiative that empowers their members to make an impact in their community through financial giving. Action Teams receive a $250 Community Impact Card to use as seed money to purchase project supplies and create promotional materials.
Our Action Team focused on raising awareness about the important role our community garden serves:
The Thrivent Action Team program is part of Thrivent's Living Generously outreach initiative that empowers their members to make an impact in their community through financial giving. Action Teams receive a $250 Community Impact Card to use as seed money to purchase project supplies and create promotional materials.
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| Great weather and a great turnout (over 20 people) for opening day of the garden season. |
Our Action Team focused on raising awareness about the important role our community garden serves:
The Ryan Street Community Garden provides Hancock residents the opportunity to grow healthy, affordable, fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers and herbs for their households. It also serves as a place for social interaction and creates a beautiful and educational landmark in the community demonstrating ecologically-sound and climate appropriate practices.The main event activity was building a community composting system for the garden. A big thank you to Rick Loduha for helping with the design and construction.
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| Preparing the site for the new compost bins. |
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| Assembling the cedar frame for the 3-bin system. |
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| Many hands move the assembled bins in to place. |
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| In place and ready to put the removable front slats in. |
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| Fully assembled and in operation. |
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| The Free Little Library returned to its summer location. |
MARCH 7: Changing the Way We Eat
The Co-op and the Portage Lake District Library are collaborating again
to bring the day long conference TEDx Manhattan, "Changing the Way We
Eat" on Saturday, March 7. "Free access to some of the most exciting ideas happening in sustainable food and farming."
Click here for more info and the list of speakers >  |
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