tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43843426137750327162024-03-05T04:02:57.873-08:00Seagrove Community GardenSowing seeds of faith - a ministry of Seagrove United Methodist ChurchT.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-15623719870022540832009-06-09T07:35:00.000-07:002009-06-09T07:38:31.701-07:00Garden work day.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIOCn53y5AYNSBf-qc6Olg7v4m6iqiB97-JNEf59-8O1smffYlz93GeUY61ioBsfZRk1DEED-HP67CBX6iCTkRcA7ePf9v1jQNP5SoVts9hYfh4PmRKPpDfxxL7zNT_4LCc6WbUpvYYI/s1600-h/Preparingrow2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIOCn53y5AYNSBf-qc6Olg7v4m6iqiB97-JNEf59-8O1smffYlz93GeUY61ioBsfZRk1DEED-HP67CBX6iCTkRcA7ePf9v1jQNP5SoVts9hYfh4PmRKPpDfxxL7zNT_4LCc6WbUpvYYI/s320/Preparingrow2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345336923743515378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYGzIXW0_jBJDlT-YpNIV5UGKzxLdO3ewQkZ1R11HdpcuKQRpsSFyMrlCw7T5cwc1r9edHdSBaOEKRCiifFkDrK52u4sd_Kmu4ozBhC87j0pzV5NgMNQ8ggv4Cu7Fi6g2Ls3Y5kIokWg/s1600-h/raisedbedprep.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4tTTCUrZMRoVDf7deOeJ0itX68N2aR97I-tqgaacyIpWTlrlLT5cOwvwPT1r11mbBi4NYHImDusVDANZI9KkT9_JO-zCYbegs_ORYxlc7AKDnjiWyPPtllmzSi46mFD49he7qLSZw8o/s320/peasfordays.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328318132999775234" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XOppHz0bvkHJvJlzkPtRXkSJX42gt3zkoXVs15XwoMFWhFlDYZhfqygQ5b92F0TeK5pnse4K5H_2cvBuWpV7Xbv34j3JfAwRPqAjEr95N6cd4JAGewTCzDjCuW0UQuQ7F33h1Ta27YM/s1600-h/spinachplantedlastOctober.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XOppHz0bvkHJvJlzkPtRXkSJX42gt3zkoXVs15XwoMFWhFlDYZhfqygQ5b92F0TeK5pnse4K5H_2cvBuWpV7Xbv34j3JfAwRPqAjEr95N6cd4JAGewTCzDjCuW0UQuQ7F33h1Ta27YM/s320/spinachplantedlastOctober.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328318133482851938" border="0" /></a>Images by Susan Greene</div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-19029630338886240902009-03-10T08:28:00.000-07:002009-03-12T16:43:15.254-07:00Work day.....<div style="text-align: center;">The warm day, the warm earth and the fellowship of other gardeners brought the promise of another bountiful garden season. It was a joy to be back in the garden, preparing it for the new growing seasons. What a joy to harvest the winter crop of spinich, to share with others, and to taste it's delicious flavor. God is good and we are blessed. Debbie Dowling<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpwR5Zx3678QL1WoDuSV7XcdOvSCFjFJP-0gwB8DTPj4pwjawFvJ9-Neaz_BR_b5cX7xqkU2eWt9Z9GH0TQsktX0lyWQRDxdF_mVUGE-3ytv8p_5XQWWVwGfY3HaJM7bzc2ohEbEJtCY/s1600-h/3-7-09garden05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpwR5Zx3678QL1WoDuSV7XcdOvSCFjFJP-0gwB8DTPj4pwjawFvJ9-Neaz_BR_b5cX7xqkU2eWt9Z9GH0TQsktX0lyWQRDxdF_mVUGE-3ytv8p_5XQWWVwGfY3HaJM7bzc2ohEbEJtCY/s320/3-7-09garden05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311581643104544354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEr5CzfMICseZ8efO-sNUoLbklDAYlYF8tfv3AKC5bL3Wr6Lew9qlDkqh9qAYUGv2UVTxhMUIvJuCaV3N-pSV3H4-Po77pDEPGN9nWfK73-J0mX4WH_LGOMJeIyDCvCcU6q2RdZfAk52Q/s1600-h/3-7-09garden04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEr5CzfMICseZ8efO-sNUoLbklDAYlYF8tfv3AKC5bL3Wr6Lew9qlDkqh9qAYUGv2UVTxhMUIvJuCaV3N-pSV3H4-Po77pDEPGN9nWfK73-J0mX4WH_LGOMJeIyDCvCcU6q2RdZfAk52Q/s320/3-7-09garden04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311581638708973666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVms3u5tW6BHLDZnZAoNNOmTVBQ5_vkrBuRITHSQCcJ2KY7FXarRcsqYJxNDODXLAlybKH3ZyzCsatDSV34dDoWtMvGmDVNtZNX15_a6a-igW149CBwMvhyphenhyphenqQd8Ys5fpm8AhEUQ5ikjBk/s1600-h/3-7-09garden03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVms3u5tW6BHLDZnZAoNNOmTVBQ5_vkrBuRITHSQCcJ2KY7FXarRcsqYJxNDODXLAlybKH3ZyzCsatDSV34dDoWtMvGmDVNtZNX15_a6a-igW149CBwMvhyphenhyphenqQd8Ys5fpm8AhEUQ5ikjBk/s320/3-7-09garden03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311581635139497442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJO56qZ91VC8ktX6NN0SsFh5ypQe8Mj5dLGm-rwRI0tk8OEDHaHiLs2gUELcohBegDClIe0pfahSE1dasVoNGKljytjHZgayA35jq8I_fiARLuDlnahqpoeWV5dOEfnaZ9VXEdgOhyphenhyphencJo/s1600-h/3-7-09garden01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJO56qZ91VC8ktX6NN0SsFh5ypQe8Mj5dLGm-rwRI0tk8OEDHaHiLs2gUELcohBegDClIe0pfahSE1dasVoNGKljytjHZgayA35jq8I_fiARLuDlnahqpoeWV5dOEfnaZ9VXEdgOhyphenhyphencJo/s320/3-7-09garden01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311581618853805218" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Calibri;">20 people arrived Saturday morning 3/7, at 10 am to help kick off the Seagrove Community Gardening season. We welcomed returning members<span class="449555022-12032009">;</span> Tom and Slate Gray<span class="449555022-12032009">,</span> Tim, Susan and Jeffery Greene, Bob and Debbie Dowling, Venetia Smith, Bonnie Burns and granddaughters Lexi & Emma, Donna Brown, new member Alexa Modderno, and appreciated the support from nearby Stargarden’s Anne & Adam, Andreas and Lyza, <span class="449555022-12032009">also</span> Gail and Brenda from Wilmington and Jeff<span class="449555022-12032009">,</span> Slate’s cap worker. We enjoyed coffee and conversation in the fellowship hall before gathering tools and heading over to the garden.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span class="449555022-12032009"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">The objective of the day was to clean up the fall debris, pile up all the garden stakes, tomato cages and trellises. We moved piles and piles of withered tomato vines and okra tree stems to the compost. It had been too wet the previous week due to <span class="449555022-12032009">an </span>all day rain followed by 4 inches of snow to get a load of the lovely composted cow manure/top soil mix from our supplier Barry Brown. Fortunately, we still had half a load left from last year to be spread. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">We did weeding in the beds, thinned spinach for harvest and layered shredded paper and compost mix on top of beds. We also built one untreated lumber, 4’ by 8’ by 16” H raised bed and filled it with a mix of shredded paper, leaves and composted soil. We plan to put in several more of the raised beds to make it easier on backs and knees.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">After several hours we headed back to the fellowship hall to enjoy a lunch of baked ziti, Mexican vegetable stew, fresh bread and an Asian inspired spinach salad with spinach from the garden that w<span class="449555022-12032009">as</span> planted last October. <span style=""> </span>Chocolate cupcakes, and other sweets topped off the meal. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">All in all it was a great beginning to what promises to be another productive year. We are grateful for all we learned last year and thankful to be so much further along than we were this time last year, with the majority of our rows now ready to be planted. Pastor Bob has already filled row 10 and part of row 11 with spring plants-broccoli, cauliflower, English peas and sugar snap peas. Bonnie plans to fill row 4 with turnips, greens, lettuce, and edamame. Beth will be filling row 6 with cut flowers and herbs. Barbara will be planting tomatoes, cucumber, squash and peppers when it warms up a bit. Donna will be planting roses in the middle of row 3. We will continue to harvest our spinach until it gets too warm and begins to bolt. Hopefully, by then the Amish paste tomatoes and California Wonder bell pepper that Susan started this week will be ready to go into the ground. </span></p></span></div></div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-9086229988315534032009-02-27T09:07:00.000-08:002009-02-27T09:08:44.685-08:00Pre-planting.....<div style="text-align: center;">We hope to have quite a bit of activity in and about the garden over the next 2 Saturdays. Saturday morning the 28th. at 10 we will meet to assign "parcels" of garden space. This year we will be doing things a little differently in order to decentralize responsibilities. Although the produce will still be shared communally, individuals, families or small groups will "adopt a bed" and be responsible for planting, weeding and otherwise caring for that space. If it rains we will meet in the back lobby of Seagrove United Methodist Church.<br /><br />On Saturday March 7th. at 10 we will start rebuilding the beds using leaves, shredded paper and topsoil/manure mix. As it stands right now people are coming from as far away as Wilmington, a group from Covenant Garden in Fuquay-Varina, and hopefully even some college kids from UNCG. We will start by tilling up the old beds, then applying the compostable materials and finally the soil/manure mix. If you wish to join us and have a wheelbarrow, shovel, or hoe, please bring them along. We will gather in the Seagrove United Methodist Church parking lot at 10, and later have a covered dish meal around 12 or so.</div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-48648394309868471002008-11-29T08:27:00.000-08:002008-11-29T08:50:54.255-08:00Lasagna gardening.....<div style="text-align: center;">Tony Garner and I spent part of the morning building up one of the eleven beds in the garden before the rain ran us off. We're using a concept called lasagna gardening, or lasagna composting. The raised beds can be made with layers of any compostable material---leaves, shredded paper, manure and straw mix, imported top soil, etc. We started by hand tilling the existing beds to "fluff them up," then added a layer of shredded paper, and finally a layer of cow manure/topsoil mix. This bed is the furtherest away from the soil mix and bags of shredded paper, so the next ten beds shouldn't take quite so long to build. As it is in the bottom of the garden, bottom meaning the lowest area, we built it up higher than the other beds will require, just to ensure better drainage. We also extended both ends of the bed, which added another approximately forty square feet of area in which to plant. By the time we finish with the other ten beds we will probably have added another two hundred square feet plus of space in which to plant. All in all it was a great morning---good friends, good stories, a good workout, and an opportunity to be part of something bigger than ourselves. Just a little over two months and we'll start our seedlings indoors for next springs garden. A reminder to anyone who wanders into the garden---PLEASE do not walk on the beds! One more thing---a big thanks to Fiskar's and Heifer International who provided us with mini-grants to buy tools, deer fencing and an irrigation system.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWo15rnTB-8XBk8a6KvT4VuvBmU2uq2VXaoVwwhx52WZDjfla-WuDvYTBpV55bOVXfiERAocnbjy96u8HVLaTFNs9RsHHabKfqsbyJa4xI-90mYWkvX-RKiVghe6uSYEATJOjDw-wems/s1600-h/11-29-08garden01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWo15rnTB-8XBk8a6KvT4VuvBmU2uq2VXaoVwwhx52WZDjfla-WuDvYTBpV55bOVXfiERAocnbjy96u8HVLaTFNs9RsHHabKfqsbyJa4xI-90mYWkvX-RKiVghe6uSYEATJOjDw-wems/s320/11-29-08garden01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274117349612317010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNAww5T7kYV3mnJt7HeJcUSmcekW-TVjDrqNZQ0zd6I4dJbKyScgPGfM4EV8vxgeZ8NRkjkGqoHQ_pQu8Tj-IhXwrIwhWl4IvJoMJIq7_kzYl1wQDCs1wRVKIBG6qpntRYbCCj0053VA/s1600-h/11-29-08garden02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNAww5T7kYV3mnJt7HeJcUSmcekW-TVjDrqNZQ0zd6I4dJbKyScgPGfM4EV8vxgeZ8NRkjkGqoHQ_pQu8Tj-IhXwrIwhWl4IvJoMJIq7_kzYl1wQDCs1wRVKIBG6qpntRYbCCj0053VA/s320/11-29-08garden02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274117369013715906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_Oz61snt1Z4Yle-O_egpQc0NrFxFTsvLnG45rbQp5-wzEfc0_CmlTRwhfsVWWvv0KNxPwnJ2wU6Ew6jv_kRxeghAcW8iU2XshUOJ2VA_PgIuEnIxOgx-SDQy56sN9NbLkSjj1wzreas/s1600-h/11-29-08garden03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_Oz61snt1Z4Yle-O_egpQc0NrFxFTsvLnG45rbQp5-wzEfc0_CmlTRwhfsVWWvv0KNxPwnJ2wU6Ew6jv_kRxeghAcW8iU2XshUOJ2VA_PgIuEnIxOgx-SDQy56sN9NbLkSjj1wzreas/s320/11-29-08garden03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274117375252900850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpk9xuBFs0nzZA_I4-Jd6IwWMEGL5ZBfHEK60Sa01Cwb4QtpND7YzfWmEoKcfvmTAuao7CSd1L9D6a0lE0Mbky-3wrf_d2Ch2WmGJZ5Yofv5CVLW8m5hz2v1RB5bid9TyJfoFEL6HPMw/s1600-h/11-29-08garden04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpk9xuBFs0nzZA_I4-Jd6IwWMEGL5ZBfHEK60Sa01Cwb4QtpND7YzfWmEoKcfvmTAuao7CSd1L9D6a0lE0Mbky-3wrf_d2Ch2WmGJZ5Yofv5CVLW8m5hz2v1RB5bid9TyJfoFEL6HPMw/s320/11-29-08garden04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274117375776125698" border="0" /></a>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-27263528650089577582008-10-28T11:22:00.000-07:002008-10-28T13:11:05.319-07:00Food conferences.....<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">There are four different food conferences going on in North Carolina over the same time period in February and early March. If you are any type of foodie, community gardener, have concerns about the hungry, or are a food revolutionary of any sort, you should find a conference somewhere in this great state where you will fit right in.<br /><br />(1) <a href="http://www.cometothetablenc.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Come to the Table</span></a> - Feb. 25th. - </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Garysburg </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">- Feb 26th. - </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Boone -</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> Feb. 27th. - </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Charlotte.<br />(2) <a href="http://www.realfoodrealmedicine.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Read Food Real Medicine</span></a> - February 27th. - March 1st. - Chapel Hill.<br />(3) <a href="http://www.franciscancoalition.org/HungerConfrence-Information.php"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Hunger Conference</span></a> - February 27th. and 28th. - Raleigh.<br />(4) </span><a href="http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/commfoodsys-summit.htm"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Food Summit</span></a> - March 2nd. and 3rd. - Raleigh.<span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />We hope you will check out the different conference links, find a conference that is calling your name, and will attend.<br /></span></div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-78320284211587131662008-10-28T04:15:00.000-07:002008-10-28T04:33:06.342-07:00Vespers.....<div style="text-align: center;">Sunday afternoon the Seagrove Community Garden hosted a service of thanksgiving for the garden's bounty, and a serpentine prayerful/contemplative walk through the garden, all followed by a chili supper at the Seagrove UMC's fellowship hall.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91zD15blJfGipsQN3TDaZM04f8efSn5VoRunXW-kTItGJpm4YTmkpyLoQApnk5g-o0rTP6EWteaPNWt0WuxVDChU3BAl9za5R96F9H8WYU9VDCCU2JUIZKk7Q8y6UR7UCbHWBN4mG02U/s1600-h/group-sing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91zD15blJfGipsQN3TDaZM04f8efSn5VoRunXW-kTItGJpm4YTmkpyLoQApnk5g-o0rTP6EWteaPNWt0WuxVDChU3BAl9za5R96F9H8WYU9VDCCU2JUIZKk7Q8y6UR7UCbHWBN4mG02U/s320/group-sing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262162783988736322" border="0" /></a>Vespers --- in this case, 2 hymns, 2 psalms, a story and a prayer.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAEd8kNTyAVH6sZvAZaP6ku2Kjy9IHuzUNl0kVA1WqhJ_VhMr7ijUfpIEDGQgzuWlnAaagyH6AKOFu5H5ulXsd4sabh2PjbgiROkKVcG59IF95qyqzbFMNeSUTyCh-PcG4YOObpR4rgU/s1600-h/serpentine-walk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAEd8kNTyAVH6sZvAZaP6ku2Kjy9IHuzUNl0kVA1WqhJ_VhMr7ijUfpIEDGQgzuWlnAaagyH6AKOFu5H5ulXsd4sabh2PjbgiROkKVcG59IF95qyqzbFMNeSUTyCh-PcG4YOObpR4rgU/s320/serpentine-walk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262162791019406034" border="0" /></a>Prayerful, serpentine walk through the garden's aisles, reading the quotes on peace and reconciliation.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCdX4COfqJObCpw4eXkoHMNOmZrXX4Sl-Zrxdvxnc9EuYrZlRvNIUirrQ-MfQY3vEoSa97xAeAGg1IQHVoVJuuhFLju8ge-6Cwrc_FJeF6H8g7LU0iOm6N5ukevmXZxpKtj7_-EpQrpw/s1600-h/bob.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCdX4COfqJObCpw4eXkoHMNOmZrXX4Sl-Zrxdvxnc9EuYrZlRvNIUirrQ-MfQY3vEoSa97xAeAGg1IQHVoVJuuhFLju8ge-6Cwrc_FJeF6H8g7LU0iOm6N5ukevmXZxpKtj7_-EpQrpw/s320/bob.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262162781423501650" border="0" /></a>Pastor Bob.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49dejCUkNAtlMMXKs5rxk4TDbFM4pg0ctVPEwmGxZjndctF-I0Upr5A-ZdZZXvi9Ep8_ihDfTIrhUsqPSAF91sRDzUGr_9DxIZ1EVHoYq4JF5Z37ClSCbbCDPOe7XHDdJTOs4UQHtyKs/s1600-h/bil.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49dejCUkNAtlMMXKs5rxk4TDbFM4pg0ctVPEwmGxZjndctF-I0Upr5A-ZdZZXvi9Ep8_ihDfTIrhUsqPSAF91sRDzUGr_9DxIZ1EVHoYq4JF5Z37ClSCbbCDPOe7XHDdJTOs4UQHtyKs/s320/bil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262162775503042290" border="0" /></a>The mayor of Whynot, the honorable Bill Spencer, pontificating.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DPx0TcE4xFymlOHHnh3eGxXCwLt97NrsD4IXo2ae6KhRVpBqxB5TFL1tbHz3NmZYiJ-YH-Y_XwM7IMR30Vs3wHhnQr6kk0UIeoteoymf3iMl2HeUCBJH_nPKmUFJvykhd_1Zp-wbuyY/s1600-h/tim-venetia-susan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DPx0TcE4xFymlOHHnh3eGxXCwLt97NrsD4IXo2ae6KhRVpBqxB5TFL1tbHz3NmZYiJ-YH-Y_XwM7IMR30Vs3wHhnQr6kk0UIeoteoymf3iMl2HeUCBJH_nPKmUFJvykhd_1Zp-wbuyY/s320/tim-venetia-susan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262162340411845154" border="0" /></a>Venetia Smith, garden's head cheerleader, flanked by her son Tim, and daughter-in-law Susan.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEp9h7PaFe9rH5x7Y0ymsekN2awCzO4xUAX63m-txI7LGwfLUuuHsLy5QzXuxEoTS63YMZ1o5iWUX4wD2RnYkdo9kJQEYsAEf_Vk3ufBFeTn8DdZq6NVx1gYtOVggFfNSO8sPLpLT-LuY/s1600-h/sue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEp9h7PaFe9rH5x7Y0ymsekN2awCzO4xUAX63m-txI7LGwfLUuuHsLy5QzXuxEoTS63YMZ1o5iWUX4wD2RnYkdo9kJQEYsAEf_Vk3ufBFeTn8DdZq6NVx1gYtOVggFfNSO8sPLpLT-LuY/s320/sue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262162333451096162" border="0" /></a>The honorable Mrs. Mayor of Whynot, Sue Spencer, the lady whose formidable task is to keep the mayor on track.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPOtORF5AVD5niVHv99Adn8trXg4VIgP5tBHnxvbZ29FJgDl0_VABU_t36icFO-7NJQUP8O8BL27Zh96btvCdw_MFfZH2qNxJ-mH_YWydKQORzcAs_FqN3j5um8RmtL4II8vpF2f9m4s/s1600-h/stacye-slate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPOtORF5AVD5niVHv99Adn8trXg4VIgP5tBHnxvbZ29FJgDl0_VABU_t36icFO-7NJQUP8O8BL27Zh96btvCdw_MFfZH2qNxJ-mH_YWydKQORzcAs_FqN3j5um8RmtL4II8vpF2f9m4s/s320/stacye-slate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262162329095782050" border="0" /></a>Stacye and Slate.<br /></div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-86844401250483337352008-10-16T07:33:00.000-07:002008-10-16T07:39:36.762-07:00Thanksgiving/prayer/chili.....<div style="text-align: center;">On Sunday afternoon October 26th., at 3:30 PM, we will be hosting a short service of thanksgiving, a silent, prayerful, serpentine walk-thru of the garden, and a chili supper in the fellowship hall of Seagrove United Methodist Church. We hope you will be able to attend.<br /></div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-1191342827443224182008-08-26T09:08:00.000-07:002008-08-26T09:34:53.234-07:00Prayer vigil follow up.....<div style="text-align: center;">Last night we held a prayer vigil inside the boundaries of Seagrove Community Garden. It was a silent, serpentine walk through the garden, where passages of scripture and quotes about peace and reconciliation could be read and contemplated. There was also a space for Eucharist. Approximately 25 people joined us. The much needed rain showed up about an hour before the vigil, and let off about 15 minutes before it was to begin. The following images of some of the quotations, and the vegetable and flower images at the bottom, were taken the morning after the vigil. 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Amen.<br /></div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-55419055838040351522008-08-18T10:02:00.000-07:002008-08-20T16:50:21.186-07:00Prayer vigil.....<div style="text-align: center;">We invite you and your families and neighbors into a healing place - the Seagrove Community Garden, <span class="802565120-12082008"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 323</span> </span></span> N. Broad Street, next to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dairy Breeze</span>. On Monday night, August 25th, drop in any time between the hours of 7:00 pm and 8:30 pm. Park at the Dairy Breeze, walk next door, and join us in silent meditation and reflection for the healing of our community.<br /></div><div face="times new roman" style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYIDqKSa_DSf3WwHfj_ycTkThFLuzd3boxDbLytTeaEHizBDXFGr9ai4EosNZFFY2ZgkRV3wCiFNIS6g-xWCnqvigBFgAi0s0psCta2O4Ff7IBgx1o3PeUBFlYJRTJEQ8AjUydfKJqks/s1600-h/8-20-08churchsign.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYIDqKSa_DSf3WwHfj_ycTkThFLuzd3boxDbLytTeaEHizBDXFGr9ai4EosNZFFY2ZgkRV3wCiFNIS6g-xWCnqvigBFgAi0s0psCta2O4Ff7IBgx1o3PeUBFlYJRTJEQ8AjUydfKJqks/s320/8-20-08churchsign.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236751239819656898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Mission Statement<br />In faithful partnership with God and one another, the Seagrove Community Garden is an agent of Christian hospitality and sharing.<br />The garden community will:<br />*Enrich the soil and preserve the land through hands-on gardening practices.<br />*Produce fresh, high quality vegetables and fruits.<br />*Teach each other sustainable gardening techniques, healthy ways of meal planning, cooking and preserving whole foods.<br />*Encourage the building of cooperation and friendship among members and guests.</span></div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-52514204007181394372008-07-24T18:27:00.000-07:002008-07-24T18:40:38.063-07:00Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes.....<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoBcIagz8mYeDvlMdHf03MO6qJ14EF450CObEFp8HdQ9m5WYwXO6YT5trtfPyAmT2ryRWFZKrNGFoGId1YSXTITKRuiJEXHhV56W4Dz9sF06es3JOSXm2VHXAf-Yub1sVaAAz2fHbink/s1600-h/7-28-08pickingtomatoes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoBcIagz8mYeDvlMdHf03MO6qJ14EF450CObEFp8HdQ9m5WYwXO6YT5trtfPyAmT2ryRWFZKrNGFoGId1YSXTITKRuiJEXHhV56W4Dz9sF06es3JOSXm2VHXAf-Yub1sVaAAz2fHbink/s320/7-28-08pickingtomatoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226757625617271378" border="0" /></a>Tis the season, for tomatoes that is, and cucumbers, and chili peppers, and okra, and cantaloupe and watermelon. I think we have 4 varieties of tomatoes in our garden, and 3 out of 4 are ready to be picked this week. The cherry tomatoes are almost a pain in the patoot as they are so abundant, and very good at hiding. The Roma's and Amish Paste have been plentiful as well, and the German Johnsons are turning pink but not quite there, in abundance anyway. The image is of Bonnie, Slate and Melissa picking cherry tomatoes. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnk2W11u7-kyOd3BuZNLOAyfRfhAZZcDBHEoFhPfL8BO2zb5_QYnvv_ebbzYkdzWUx-Km8OW1gsHbvqV3PFdrBi2UfMX9s5RGjc9k8Z_47TYXQJb8RNdn6ns-39vJWPrKCtz_8ss5ulo/s1600-h/7-28-08pickingokra.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnk2W11u7-kyOd3BuZNLOAyfRfhAZZcDBHEoFhPfL8BO2zb5_QYnvv_ebbzYkdzWUx-Km8OW1gsHbvqV3PFdrBi2UfMX9s5RGjc9k8Z_47TYXQJb8RNdn6ns-39vJWPrKCtz_8ss5ulo/s320/7-28-08pickingokra.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226757625616620114" border="0" /></a>Although the Japanese beetles seem to love the okra leaves, we are still harvesting quite a bit of okra. It was prepared and served on the spot at our ribbon-cutting last week, and very much appreciated. Okra is pretty good at hiding too. Donna and Luther are seen here prying them away from their hiding places.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbNxx42cweVu50vcG4G820FpWAyaSdcr2GRhx_ODh6yKA7SQnyfLGxVl161L3oXaDKjLTTk4uQAFGPyX6bETTk2g5_5nBQIh5uPg0H3Ci5vEErnDE6CCsNvfhdQUo-KIH-zaqt02Fm8w/s1600-h/7-28-08mowerman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbNxx42cweVu50vcG4G820FpWAyaSdcr2GRhx_ODh6yKA7SQnyfLGxVl161L3oXaDKjLTTk4uQAFGPyX6bETTk2g5_5nBQIh5uPg0H3Ci5vEErnDE6CCsNvfhdQUo-KIH-zaqt02Fm8w/s320/7-28-08mowerman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226757626094595762" border="0" /></a>Sometimes the easiest way to keep the perimeter and aisles manageable is to just jump on a riding mower and have at it. Benjamin sure does love riding around on his equipment!</div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-70297024227437719942008-07-22T08:13:00.000-07:002008-07-22T08:20:39.743-07:00Ribbon cutting.....<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrupsqvu9g_PokQGHMXlq0PN4y5rNr0_damkpbmKYs-5sOO2fOx3Gx5vPbKOzSOxjC54H2NIonPxMC1Xnmc3Op4YEwBgFCrYZKoofvfy1wFWpKrMskRi3E_nUqDl4XTmF7VXbqoLlK4g0/s1600-h/ribbon-cutting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrupsqvu9g_PokQGHMXlq0PN4y5rNr0_damkpbmKYs-5sOO2fOx3Gx5vPbKOzSOxjC54H2NIonPxMC1Xnmc3Op4YEwBgFCrYZKoofvfy1wFWpKrMskRi3E_nUqDl4XTmF7VXbqoLlK4g0/s320/ribbon-cutting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225857338010955698" border="0" /></a>Beth Norris - "The garden was beautiful and so many folks turned out for the ribbon cutting. It has been such a joy to have so many people active in this project. The right people show up at the right time. Usually just enough<br />gardeners turn out every time the garden is open. And our purpose, to grow healthy food and to feed others is coming true. We are growing stronger as a community because of the garden. The Fiskars grant has made that possible. We would not have been this far along in this project without this grant and I am so grateful that they as a company are right there with us. Thanks <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://orangethumb.fiskars.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fiskars</span></a>!"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0xtMt-vkoiXS1Wlzo8ineYYRxerHaYR_rUIbeyZz1hnTzo2TXOF3uosVUF9490Eitgy9OZJgnmdkXBz7TVyr132_fg857chTt3XDHkKCNQMKvVjRr3VT2tqNmISMYzIBd02UOu1Z71A/s1600-h/ribbon-cutting02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0xtMt-vkoiXS1Wlzo8ineYYRxerHaYR_rUIbeyZz1hnTzo2TXOF3uosVUF9490Eitgy9OZJgnmdkXBz7TVyr132_fg857chTt3XDHkKCNQMKvVjRr3VT2tqNmISMYzIBd02UOu1Z71A/s320/ribbon-cutting02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225857336066990786" border="0" /></a>Gina Garner - "It was a great event. The garden, though challenges being faced from time to time, is truly one of God's handiworks."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEunWpKUGIqECvxCY2EODZy2rjMAFpJngyBJ8W3vxMiq7FGcjgB9qQlTBRUiCDwFbWZSLdAGsfKKyqPg8m-PpArZlJ7XQrMjo5kCkW6XMAzfgv_7wynpOSXUV6AsP1JrxyQ2Q9hRDzXk/s1600-h/ribbon-cutting03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEunWpKUGIqECvxCY2EODZy2rjMAFpJngyBJ8W3vxMiq7FGcjgB9qQlTBRUiCDwFbWZSLdAGsfKKyqPg8m-PpArZlJ7XQrMjo5kCkW6XMAzfgv_7wynpOSXUV6AsP1JrxyQ2Q9hRDzXk/s320/ribbon-cutting03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225857340568561250" border="0" /></a>Debbie Dowling - "I am so grateful to be experiencing the Seagrove Community Garden. On the night of the ribbon cutting the garden's vision was a reality with organic vegetables and fruit for a delicious feast, herbs to share, neighbors visiting with each other, time for reflection, a covered shelter, tables, chairs, and cooking on the site. The bounty of the garden was enjoyed in so many ways. I caught a father and daughter enjoying each other's company while they strolled down the garden paths, new and old gardeners learning about the benefits of nasturtiums and marigolds, a handicapped van driving up the path to see what was going on with our garden. It was a night to remember."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeKjVzLZnIZiu2ktRlwO5LRUjFpuM3ilmPFzg4e249c5SIDK2EkDNu_n9SbhkzNRrCOFJXBE2eIGrK72ju9T1yscIHSnaTo0se1_Wjnpd8F8i78b0XnxIInlP9A5ZE8ioPF_VsudlSn8/s1600-h/ribbon-cutting04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeKjVzLZnIZiu2ktRlwO5LRUjFpuM3ilmPFzg4e249c5SIDK2EkDNu_n9SbhkzNRrCOFJXBE2eIGrK72ju9T1yscIHSnaTo0se1_Wjnpd8F8i78b0XnxIInlP9A5ZE8ioPF_VsudlSn8/s320/ribbon-cutting04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225857344316960466" border="0" /></a>Susan Greene - "A great write up in the Sunday paper. Watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumber and onion with dill and sour cream salad, ratatouille, sautéed swiss chard with onion and garlic, chopped swiss chard stalks with pasta in a cream reduction sauce, zucchini bread, homemade bread, tomato, cucumber and onion salad vinaigrette, sautéed okra, fried okra, herbs and flowers in a local potters vase, the mayor cutting our ribbon with giant orange handled shears, a town council woman, friends, love, community members all together, all in our garden, all from our garden, great food and fellowship, sustainable agriculture sustaining us all. It was a memorable night indeed."</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCeD3fs4AeVP-7BKxYnwGMb1sT-QQW36qhxub8ygFkZDID9kw23LZ7hkQAvVBxE-kCWXwVwGlLwegpCVim-lreYgwnM6w65s9uUVO4nZSw4jZ1Oafrcpm2QQDKavNrKeAqTxj7Z5ff38/s1600-h/ribbon-cutting05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCeD3fs4AeVP-7BKxYnwGMb1sT-QQW36qhxub8ygFkZDID9kw23LZ7hkQAvVBxE-kCWXwVwGlLwegpCVim-lreYgwnM6w65s9uUVO4nZSw4jZ1Oafrcpm2QQDKavNrKeAqTxj7Z5ff38/s320/ribbon-cutting05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225857352009394738" border="0" /></a>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-42065009000353894702008-06-28T15:15:00.000-07:002008-06-28T15:28:45.006-07:00PING workshop.....<div style="text-align: center;">Four members of Seagrove Community Garden spent today at a workshop on beekeeping and building cross-cultural community at <a href="http://www.anathothgarden.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anathoth Community Garden</span></a> in Cedar Grove, NC. We spent the day working in their garden, sharing a phenomenal pot-luck lunch, listening to 2 Argentine beekeepers, and finished up the afternoon with a panel discussion about inviting other cultures into our community gardens. This was the 5th.workshop in a six-part series sponsored by <a href="http://www.cometothetablenc.org/ping.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">PING</span></a>, a collaborative effort between our garden, <a href="http://www.covenantcommunitygarden.org/default.aspx"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Covenant</span></a> in Fuquay-Varina, NC, and Anathoth. The final workshop will be held at Cedar Grove UMC and will be about food preservation.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcLrncLonI_cwcQG_s8TVnB89-nddEAgJMRJp1gKtBO-i5pq9pgbU8slM8o8kBEKxw01hTTouozHsBVofw5Eh-pop3FWz5EnkJjwijyVF0qLwLblBGDANGcTDeGmPczqoJ5GgxcPmHb0/s1600-h/6-28-08harvest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcLrncLonI_cwcQG_s8TVnB89-nddEAgJMRJp1gKtBO-i5pq9pgbU8slM8o8kBEKxw01hTTouozHsBVofw5Eh-pop3FWz5EnkJjwijyVF0qLwLblBGDANGcTDeGmPczqoJ5GgxcPmHb0/s320/6-28-08harvest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217059782144576754" border="0" /></a>We spent much of the morning digging potatoes and pulling up onions.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCnWOE2zsrcmuy-gOUq9tfjuktBhcoF27EOc_nhl6LgqbpSK-AwvZdPGhqVrbWGDH5RHJ5QSQjp812WbK4WHuWmSXyhtxFfVWQYtYAwxDQm45aFPbHz6e10A26bebxYg7f_tGTpF4dss/s1600-h/6-28-08chilling.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCnWOE2zsrcmuy-gOUq9tfjuktBhcoF27EOc_nhl6LgqbpSK-AwvZdPGhqVrbWGDH5RHJ5QSQjp812WbK4WHuWmSXyhtxFfVWQYtYAwxDQm45aFPbHz6e10A26bebxYg7f_tGTpF4dss/s320/6-28-08chilling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217059788759119458" border="0" /></a>Georgia, Beth and Susan taking a break in the shade.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAtGqzbJGL9XEVgB9iNvE3WNnMATmj-GTBBVTBPCZAFWWIGgD2wDhjVa7REUZMrMsoMjbYRApDzkI5aXLLeKQoPw5FRBGcIAD0qzWeLy-TvMPps_DlRypkEIYBQV2MYLvgyCNRfYle-A/s1600-h/6-28-08beekeeping.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAtGqzbJGL9XEVgB9iNvE3WNnMATmj-GTBBVTBPCZAFWWIGgD2wDhjVa7REUZMrMsoMjbYRApDzkI5aXLLeKQoPw5FRBGcIAD0qzWeLy-TvMPps_DlRypkEIYBQV2MYLvgyCNRfYle-A/s320/6-28-08beekeeping.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217059791126998994" border="0" /></a>The beekeepers from Argentina.<br /></div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-16653162538180905932008-06-07T12:44:00.000-07:002008-06-07T13:56:41.824-07:00Whew! Summertime.....<div style="text-align: center;">Yep. It's summer time. Although we got a lot of harvesting accomplished this morning, that was all we did, for the most part, and that in less than 2 hours. Today we harvested a few sugar snap peas, lots of leaf lettuce, scallions, a few peppers and quite a bit of swiss chard. Our several varieties of squash are blossoming and will soon be ready for harvesting, the potatoes too. Both the peppers and tomatoes are hanging with fruit, and the corn is thigh-high and tassling. Ain't nothing like fresh sweet corn!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjj92aFPzLbSd3gpAqgfPvBhF8caJv1TUxPiq6aaHigAS8bLf3CWProu47Z4uQT4fyKrfGZeCkUBxaDDBlNa4mXNvx59wyMHkoIZgHy-iC4TR3koqWajwFLZoHC3DXIzf77ylfRiRtO0/s1600-h/6-7-08venetia-lettuce.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjj92aFPzLbSd3gpAqgfPvBhF8caJv1TUxPiq6aaHigAS8bLf3CWProu47Z4uQT4fyKrfGZeCkUBxaDDBlNa4mXNvx59wyMHkoIZgHy-iC4TR3koqWajwFLZoHC3DXIzf77ylfRiRtO0/s320/6-7-08venetia-lettuce.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209228242604611298" border="0" /></a>Venetia Smith cutting off the first heads of lettuce.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfKEdNDUXfhZwbIyDTzl7j3Mspcpj_-WqIAjNBJLZswtP7hVQ8mcH3c7o5dQm0Uf38qRMVSiZrUhPxkH9RBYq_nhOZFGb0TlUclne3kdjwS7scE7Q4LV8i3bKDq4mIeJDYP0R2tNwEwI/s1600-h/6-7-08peapicking.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfKEdNDUXfhZwbIyDTzl7j3Mspcpj_-WqIAjNBJLZswtP7hVQ8mcH3c7o5dQm0Uf38qRMVSiZrUhPxkH9RBYq_nhOZFGb0TlUclne3kdjwS7scE7Q4LV8i3bKDq4mIeJDYP0R2tNwEwI/s320/6-7-08peapicking.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209228252541544642" border="0" /></a>Tony Garner, taking over in the lettuce quadrant, while Barbara Graves and Debbie Dowling harvest sugar snaps.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCzSE7AITP__hjoq6789QoFfNI6hgv7Rf-VO8h62fard_-rUckBcq-rzjSt4ttAiCoyQ2A5I6IrsdRiDji2BBsZwPFbWarkOiaIlPMqDZlWqajR5G3PBMvSkDP6eV3_oVh1THFKZu_H8/s1600-h/6-7-08blair-squash.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCzSE7AITP__hjoq6789QoFfNI6hgv7Rf-VO8h62fard_-rUckBcq-rzjSt4ttAiCoyQ2A5I6IrsdRiDji2BBsZwPFbWarkOiaIlPMqDZlWqajR5G3PBMvSkDP6eV3_oVh1THFKZu_H8/s320/6-7-08blair-squash.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209228263315658706" border="0" /></a>Blair Dowling checking the progress on the squash.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFaKBdkcmS2TviEartXPSRUcxOO_f1pRv4akHYQLHXHbZJhgumq501wZ1ATjbVp4GNy8maRXDX3ohzFwjr4L5Raa7PPKvNn9d9kZfYHzMTGCYxtCIWGmsAhKGhcFBn2h-nOWODBKMud4/s1600-h/6-7-08venetia-barbara.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFaKBdkcmS2TviEartXPSRUcxOO_f1pRv4akHYQLHXHbZJhgumq501wZ1ATjbVp4GNy8maRXDX3ohzFwjr4L5Raa7PPKvNn9d9kZfYHzMTGCYxtCIWGmsAhKGhcFBn2h-nOWODBKMud4/s320/6-7-08venetia-barbara.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209228274990894354" border="0" /></a>Venetia and Barbara taking a well-deserved water break while harvesting Swiss chard.</div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-72214945411147499412008-05-31T16:15:00.000-07:002008-06-01T04:35:44.404-07:00Kids day.....<div style="text-align: center;">The <a href="http://www.cometothetablenc.org/ping.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">PING</span></a> workshop today at Covenant Community Garden in Fuquay-Varina was all about the kids. They spent the morning harvesting, mulching beds, hauling coarse mulch for walkways, and preparing an old bed for a new crop. After a pot-luck lunch and an afternoon worship service, the younger kids went off for a reading of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_soup"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stone Soup</span></a>, and the older kids stayed with the adults who were taught about urban market gardening by young folks from <a href="http://www.seedsnc.org/index.htm"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SEEDS</span></a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1OsJv2EDgAkmChQZoLEQ9T9Y716rkh0lUiAAE0MdhxQ2IxmcC0gDDApvzJJc5UQ-vJoTcUyG52knEbi3iPdpATvVF-xN8ZERwFmJR2EtPg9Imo9OBw24SNhcNNJks3VfIDFz70v8QFk/s1600-h/5-31-08chris-slate-jeff.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1OsJv2EDgAkmChQZoLEQ9T9Y716rkh0lUiAAE0MdhxQ2IxmcC0gDDApvzJJc5UQ-vJoTcUyG52knEbi3iPdpATvVF-xN8ZERwFmJR2EtPg9Imo9OBw24SNhcNNJks3VfIDFz70v8QFk/s320/5-31-08chris-slate-jeff.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206685138627975266" border="0" /></a>Chris Burtner, garden manager of Covenant Community Garden, and Slate Gray and Jeff Daniels.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyT-nkVgwTCC92XNkN9SKsWiVBq50JWkNtFFF4sEObKi-H8BEgEQl925HG3QUWCA0NAYmRr_mcZwRQlVymn2wqcNbKI8YHp71Fo_cfcxAYyZdlWEW4jDiAeiGgaA7N1X_SLuwdPN5V4s/s1600-h/5-31-08kane-slate-jeff.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyT-nkVgwTCC92XNkN9SKsWiVBq50JWkNtFFF4sEObKi-H8BEgEQl925HG3QUWCA0NAYmRr_mcZwRQlVymn2wqcNbKI8YHp71Fo_cfcxAYyZdlWEW4jDiAeiGgaA7N1X_SLuwdPN5V4s/s320/5-31-08kane-slate-jeff.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206685147217909874" border="0" /></a>Kane Martinez, Slate and Jeff harvesting carrots.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1LN4gvo3HSmjTpghK5jHns5byKLvJ0M7kUxcs3QY6TBGbdR3WaeW-Aiy5wMXyeWSxkJPv64Dz3Bh-w2U7nqhR24QarC3RqR5O7oAUFKgvIjE04Zlut6q7ioQ1yoJeAR1CtiJ8f4s7a0/s1600-h/5-31-08michaelmartinez.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1LN4gvo3HSmjTpghK5jHns5byKLvJ0M7kUxcs3QY6TBGbdR3WaeW-Aiy5wMXyeWSxkJPv64Dz3Bh-w2U7nqhR24QarC3RqR5O7oAUFKgvIjE04Zlut6q7ioQ1yoJeAR1CtiJ8f4s7a0/s320/5-31-08michaelmartinez.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206685151512877186" border="0" /></a>Michael Martinez - not at all camera shy!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuRt68WlJtJdHzj9Cil6XzKW_WR7qnLtd_Jb1042JdL72AIz_7EbQv4fep2Wl8R6OrWIbNkptu4Fiwlevf_mlLGwRs-5J4OpO4YNna1NBM9e39HeHQbcXjzEMRkc3nofOQCwU6Os-yMg/s1600-h/5-31-08lisa-slate-jeff.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuRt68WlJtJdHzj9Cil6XzKW_WR7qnLtd_Jb1042JdL72AIz_7EbQv4fep2Wl8R6OrWIbNkptu4Fiwlevf_mlLGwRs-5J4OpO4YNna1NBM9e39HeHQbcXjzEMRkc3nofOQCwU6Os-yMg/s320/5-31-08lisa-slate-jeff.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206685151512877202" border="0" /></a>Lisa Martinez, Jeff and Slate sorting out the bad from the good carrots.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpMhJ4ADsxA4mdyltMsO9pgVVTwyeYra-mvw9jN1wx_yufIShYRLPhPFwqdf39jgxL1A5nq6Zm1P6z_GJjkL0X7TA_Iu-KZ7ywnhR2EzEYYAxZ0aar4xuS_eVnqzsx9Fexj6TJ5Xp1s4/s1600-h/5-31-08susangreene.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpMhJ4ADsxA4mdyltMsO9pgVVTwyeYra-mvw9jN1wx_yufIShYRLPhPFwqdf39jgxL1A5nq6Zm1P6z_GJjkL0X7TA_Iu-KZ7ywnhR2EzEYYAxZ0aar4xuS_eVnqzsx9Fexj6TJ5Xp1s4/s320/5-31-08susangreene.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206685155807844514" border="0" /></a>Susan Greene (co-manager of Seagrove Community Garden) and Lisa working in the herb beds.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJMjx0sgU8Pi8S9_3pO4HODgWthBZfT8eC-ofOjnfUDhv5rfeHx6P3JoEJ31fFUREjb3ATs5-pWCWn7gT8MPI_oIqUpZcKKJ2bzdDWQEu9q74jS3HMFGgLipI0gUSzDEZf6WFPwkgbKw/s1600-h/5-31-08seedsguys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJMjx0sgU8Pi8S9_3pO4HODgWthBZfT8eC-ofOjnfUDhv5rfeHx6P3JoEJ31fFUREjb3ATs5-pWCWn7gT8MPI_oIqUpZcKKJ2bzdDWQEu9q74jS3HMFGgLipI0gUSzDEZf6WFPwkgbKw/s320/5-31-08seedsguys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206685430685751474" border="0" /></a>Ricardo, Markyse and Anthony, youth from <a href="http://www.seedsnc.org/index.htm"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SEEDS</span></a> in Durham, pointing out one of the features of the urban, market garden where they are employed. Here's a blurb about SEEDS from the <a href="http://www.durhamfarmersmarket.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Durham Farmer's Market</span></a> web site.....<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">SEEDS Community Garden has been an oasis nestled between residential and industrial neighborhoods in Northeast Central Durham since 1994. The produce we bring to the Durham Farmers Market is raised by the Durham Inner-city Gardeners (DIG), a youth-led urban farming leadership development program that has been a part of SEEDS for the past 8 years. Our quarter-acre market garden is a former parking lot that is now a balanced ecosystem of plants and pollinators. </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">DIG empowers teens by teaching gardening, sound business practices, healthy food choices and food security values. The program emphasizes sustainable living and growing practices, ecological balance, and the natural recycling of organic materials for plant health and nourishment. DIG youth are paid a stipend to cultivate the fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers and mushrooms that they sell at the Durham Farmer's Market. We also sell our produce to LocoPops and the Durham Food Co-op.</span><br /></div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-53231960693049354402008-05-27T04:38:00.000-07:002008-05-27T05:18:59.753-07:00The green invasion.....<div style="text-align: center;">Gardening is an experimental enterprise, a constant learning opportunity, with it's own learning curve. You can ask 25 gardeners the best way to grow tomatoes and receive 25 different answers. What works in one garden might not work in another. On top of all the things we can control, there are always things we cannot control. This spring has been ideal for a burgeoning garden, and a mix of experienced, novice, organic and non-organic gardeners. We have had plenty of timely rain, followed by plenty of warmth and sunshine. Consequently, our garden is becoming pretty lush, and our battle with weeds (green invasion) has become an ongoing process. We are having plenty of successes, and our failures have been minimal. We are also learning from our mistakes, growing as individuals, as a community, and as gardeners. To top it off - we get to eat better food simply because it wasn't imported 1,500 miles, it's pesticide and herbicide free, we are invested in it's production, and we're having fun while doing it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7Zrtu191d_llO0zRpG2yrxgbpGgNzIKnnUZ7LeHSH7XH9iyDFiZkhTjgAkqythWW5vRi9iw8Pv9nStkt-ZYqyKS7xjGPhlEXXKrDRT6BmeICqrOnHeq44gTcGEOfwoj30SPwE0MnDVI/s1600-h/5-26-08debbiedowling.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7Zrtu191d_llO0zRpG2yrxgbpGgNzIKnnUZ7LeHSH7XH9iyDFiZkhTjgAkqythWW5vRi9iw8Pv9nStkt-ZYqyKS7xjGPhlEXXKrDRT6BmeICqrOnHeq44gTcGEOfwoj30SPwE0MnDVI/s320/5-26-08debbiedowling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205020786022738114" border="0" /></a>Debbie Dowling after spending a considerable amount of time thinning out the Swiss chard.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pNVdh_-Vrzmwm2CgyzkKNUZ0Xob-uh5RZBG78z62FEdtH5ZWnINw7Zcc3IRY7YoAM28EYk7cTIbmNixsHDRR8FtXSsPozaxkt5A2OYOEIHUhty8q2mGqRLWN_qj5kfqEjqPk3sc1gW8/s1600-h/5-26-08slate_tim.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pNVdh_-Vrzmwm2CgyzkKNUZ0Xob-uh5RZBG78z62FEdtH5ZWnINw7Zcc3IRY7YoAM28EYk7cTIbmNixsHDRR8FtXSsPozaxkt5A2OYOEIHUhty8q2mGqRLWN_qj5kfqEjqPk3sc1gW8/s320/5-26-08slate_tim.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205020790317705426" border="0" /></a>Tim Greene pushing Slate Gray pushing the lawn mower.<br />..............................................................<br />Several of us will be attending a <a href="http://www.cometothetablenc.org/ping.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">PING</span></a> workshop this Saturday in <a href="http://acga.localharvest.org/garden/M1749"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Covenant Community Garden</span></a> at Fuquay-Varina UMC. The focus of this workshop is "kids and youth in the garden." Call Claire at (919) 542-1396 x 207 for more info, directions and to register.<br /></div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-26153282284599955852008-05-20T04:40:00.000-07:002008-05-20T05:14:34.381-07:00Monday night in the garden.....<div style="text-align: center;">We accomplished much last night - Benjamin Burns brought his walk behind bush hog and cleaned up the area surrounding the garden, while his wife Bonnie, and her daughter Lisa and grandson Michael twined peas and mulched. Slate and Jeff arrived in time to haul mulch and covered up some beds as well.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkbED6j6qyncvm2KwEns0rjHXxH1RMXI26zQaKqdQjYu_F-ztgJLyheprphyphenhyphenzKVvLdzMu-3542s0LvSW65RKmcvV9wRpTlIFyOiOU1g83WWUE0sTMwPBvgMpl0YZ8U-Hz_vvjv9pmWBU/s1600-h/5-19-08group02.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkbED6j6qyncvm2KwEns0rjHXxH1RMXI26zQaKqdQjYu_F-ztgJLyheprphyphenhyphenzKVvLdzMu-3542s0LvSW65RKmcvV9wRpTlIFyOiOU1g83WWUE0sTMwPBvgMpl0YZ8U-Hz_vvjv9pmWBU/s320/5-19-08group02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202423926330058530" border="0" /></a>Twining and mulching<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoC0yrdZ2cTzEYtk0ZG_Ny2phEHHdkxtunfBkr25GSKRDd-nrfFHR63YNngOvhwzsXTSG5iK3fB6jBZmrEuiqTrVniuidbIaul-pDy71uKRRXyJqxXAaAapZ3Ynzp2LiT_EsWM7YNbVA/s1600-h/5-19-08peppers.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoC0yrdZ2cTzEYtk0ZG_Ny2phEHHdkxtunfBkr25GSKRDd-nrfFHR63YNngOvhwzsXTSG5iK3fB6jBZmrEuiqTrVniuidbIaul-pDy71uKRRXyJqxXAaAapZ3Ynzp2LiT_EsWM7YNbVA/s320/5-19-08peppers.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202423930625025842" border="0" /></a>Our first jalapeno.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8UBtWwuv_xnK8SmgJF6vv3-RII-1VlL2mFmTSsKwVhGQRUxc81W2hsLo5DJydrIzr3JCFeaEK7hmFcV8OQYsnlp_diD_0jVsjJ_0mKFWTQOCzFD1HRAuA-z7jty4DH9Syp28H8MbJl8/s1600-h/5-19-08slate_lisa.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8UBtWwuv_xnK8SmgJF6vv3-RII-1VlL2mFmTSsKwVhGQRUxc81W2hsLo5DJydrIzr3JCFeaEK7hmFcV8OQYsnlp_diD_0jVsjJ_0mKFWTQOCzFD1HRAuA-z7jty4DH9Syp28H8MbJl8/s320/5-19-08slate_lisa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202423934919993154" border="0" /></a>A rare shot - Slate not talking and Lisa leaning. They must be tired.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtA3igIMfJKwl7Pta4rXDZm25EANEMr_9EFuAIFTcO7Y5wLGBJLuV04qSv6FtVlxFQimRPDOA6UJuaxMO86expdZgx_eyM0B1mcrxZN71bM60HAb_8HbuaSJJuUFcT4ZXlOR-xmmjPAM/s1600-h/5-19-08tomatoes.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtA3igIMfJKwl7Pta4rXDZm25EANEMr_9EFuAIFTcO7Y5wLGBJLuV04qSv6FtVlxFQimRPDOA6UJuaxMO86expdZgx_eyM0B1mcrxZN71bM60HAb_8HbuaSJJuUFcT4ZXlOR-xmmjPAM/s320/5-19-08tomatoes.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202423934919993170" border="0" /></a>The Romas are looking good.</div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-75124589800117167852008-05-10T09:25:00.000-07:002008-05-10T09:38:02.035-07:00Weeding, thinning, planning and first tomato.....<div style="text-align: center;">With all the rain we've had this past week, interspersed with plenty of sunshine, our garden is really taking off! So are the weeds. We spent some time in a planning session, trying to chart a more defined course for our next few workdays, and some time thinning out the carrots too. Even though our numbers were few, we got quite a bit accomplished. Hmmmmmhhh, chopping weeds while conversing with both new and old friends is a pretty good way to spend a Saturday morning. Oh yeah, the last image is of our first tomato. Yippee!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyg4jdpSHz0sfeGEICo1wCpDzjmpDagYygVij1hviQsRTxrq0ZOCyhPo51yXVt2dvdGWP29VEpL0dtejObIyJgR1rbNjnPmI6zwqzFlOeaVmlwKx02ylCXkwh59c7PkKZojbEJ-Ajiy3g/s1600-h/5-10-08thinningcarrots.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyg4jdpSHz0sfeGEICo1wCpDzjmpDagYygVij1hviQsRTxrq0ZOCyhPo51yXVt2dvdGWP29VEpL0dtejObIyJgR1rbNjnPmI6zwqzFlOeaVmlwKx02ylCXkwh59c7PkKZojbEJ-Ajiy3g/s320/5-10-08thinningcarrots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198786731484205762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3h-4T7xMXK2Yd9ZK3C3YisFRgX2r21-d-TXpfTcJm666YIv8U_40qki8065bdBf3Kvt1Xyq9YH_cFAWyiwqvmEeqQZekACmdNTnM3xkh2jQTfGoP5vYHlTOVKE0TbeyM3c4y7JnUfoig/s1600-h/5-10-08jefferyweeding.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3h-4T7xMXK2Yd9ZK3C3YisFRgX2r21-d-TXpfTcJm666YIv8U_40qki8065bdBf3Kvt1Xyq9YH_cFAWyiwqvmEeqQZekACmdNTnM3xkh2jQTfGoP5vYHlTOVKE0TbeyM3c4y7JnUfoig/s320/5-10-08jefferyweeding.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198786735779173074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7MI9tMMEyyERKLPsKB1NHCFKwLlrJ1s6Qf6XSnoHdcTLcMxGetsAYme8vdsUGpHgcEK-A9LLoyf1GjuRB0-jghkPHiAguoVpS05VqMcmYr3O6j5OuEelNctRS_rjWGiohpCUeXrQkQo/s1600-h/5-10-08bobbyjefferytom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7MI9tMMEyyERKLPsKB1NHCFKwLlrJ1s6Qf6XSnoHdcTLcMxGetsAYme8vdsUGpHgcEK-A9LLoyf1GjuRB0-jghkPHiAguoVpS05VqMcmYr3O6j5OuEelNctRS_rjWGiohpCUeXrQkQo/s320/5-10-08bobbyjefferytom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198786740074140386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw11RPiHgVwdKDnhtvIqads8gpHBtIgLbSiwrGQl_PHZAhlzOza0SFTSgHUZqEL2naRuekwYwT5qZKxA30VVcH1gJcD1RZdh67kU7x9A418dC18uEZ-9Mtz3hbUhA-hp_JUc1YDOyPuaI/s1600-h/5-10-08first_tomato.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw11RPiHgVwdKDnhtvIqads8gpHBtIgLbSiwrGQl_PHZAhlzOza0SFTSgHUZqEL2naRuekwYwT5qZKxA30VVcH1gJcD1RZdh67kU7x9A418dC18uEZ-9Mtz3hbUhA-hp_JUc1YDOyPuaI/s320/5-10-08first_tomato.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198786744369107698" border="0" /></a>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-78460287188351816192008-05-03T13:55:00.000-07:002008-05-07T06:25:23.714-07:00Garden images.....<div style="text-align: center;">The following are random images taken from our 3rd. workday, Saturday, April 19.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_dQ63k1S_ppQuy45a_2lv6icAGA__FSnZOWzvtIXZUuGzbjs4npL0BQA5-mRPXVf8e5h1-axd19lMYiPJVEHbahm2_V8d_MHiEh1D2302wUetXZ8LfEILUUqTQUuKsOaY38r2R3-iZQ/s1600-h/4-26-08-tony_beth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_dQ63k1S_ppQuy45a_2lv6icAGA__FSnZOWzvtIXZUuGzbjs4npL0BQA5-mRPXVf8e5h1-axd19lMYiPJVEHbahm2_V8d_MHiEh1D2302wUetXZ8LfEILUUqTQUuKsOaY38r2R3-iZQ/s320/4-26-08-tony_beth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196258474367540882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nWiKR-O5jKM1w4d9naEMOhbwegZkRUgQdcU2WWoSQw2t2hMRqLy8uMNLKM4LGIyrwVfIhLaTu5CoW-j46VU0ha5t4QWN-yn6_duQx43Pc_X5of_PrAkGSbAki5OJ7yIKAaglfJgDjUY/s1600-h/4-26-08-debbie_chives.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nWiKR-O5jKM1w4d9naEMOhbwegZkRUgQdcU2WWoSQw2t2hMRqLy8uMNLKM4LGIyrwVfIhLaTu5CoW-j46VU0ha5t4QWN-yn6_duQx43Pc_X5of_PrAkGSbAki5OJ7yIKAaglfJgDjUY/s320/4-26-08-debbie_chives.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196258667641069298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV4ygHe_JZgs0NVZJ-xrBbsxX8EoQZgP5w4Gjl8FrEIourJUCAIF7c8VLQsgU_ArHMzS93gs2-KvMXZMl6-b_HZICz1MzE22_9pzgihZezS6EDiZtVnyABFmdKAaKJWqD-AucQi9G98I/s1600-h/4-26-08-lettuce.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV4ygHe_JZgs0NVZJ-xrBbsxX8EoQZgP5w4Gjl8FrEIourJUCAIF7c8VLQsgU_ArHMzS93gs2-KvMXZMl6-b_HZICz1MzE22_9pzgihZezS6EDiZtVnyABFmdKAaKJWqD-AucQi9G98I/s320/4-26-08-lettuce.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196258482957475506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlk0BQ9a-tN5TsBQGHFPXRvMg7oegxd4cQp9zTzRfXypvTfaJLbLAYQO0v7QL6iFbLs7PsExE2a4Df-N1FSbuKVMpuO1oo0PFVY5LWd8WdUeuMow8Pc17RU-Rtxcgy8lRQJpWqIrMr4dQ/s1600-h/4-26-08-garden_overview.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlk0BQ9a-tN5TsBQGHFPXRvMg7oegxd4cQp9zTzRfXypvTfaJLbLAYQO0v7QL6iFbLs7PsExE2a4Df-N1FSbuKVMpuO1oo0PFVY5LWd8WdUeuMow8Pc17RU-Rtxcgy8lRQJpWqIrMr4dQ/s320/4-26-08-garden_overview.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196258487252442818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBrYqpHs3okU5dJb1EKrW1EEokPzGH287-hvSwQlmnxAls9uUItEEfjWeY5pYw9RrQb9fhclgLn15EenEgwNh5Vbr234VGfqPG4zmojAwArb3W7byEotmNeNudx4u5P3zypXO_WSV924/s1600-h/4-26-08-debbie_donna.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBrYqpHs3okU5dJb1EKrW1EEokPzGH287-hvSwQlmnxAls9uUItEEfjWeY5pYw9RrQb9fhclgLn15EenEgwNh5Vbr234VGfqPG4zmojAwArb3W7byEotmNeNudx4u5P3zypXO_WSV924/s320/4-26-08-debbie_donna.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196258487252442834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDocVLzZZA-aUp8cEjz9naFEvgCOwCGEKxIwL8zexg2hSCdl5vN5wUzAaFWea33XtHk2tWH_9ODGYgIVct90GlvTnPIRmCADdZOUyN85ZqcVEjy1vdgSHcEPKCbdWiDl8y4MNLRqtjkY/s1600-h/4-26-08-beth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDocVLzZZA-aUp8cEjz9naFEvgCOwCGEKxIwL8zexg2hSCdl5vN5wUzAaFWea33XtHk2tWH_9ODGYgIVct90GlvTnPIRmCADdZOUyN85ZqcVEjy1vdgSHcEPKCbdWiDl8y4MNLRqtjkY/s320/4-26-08-beth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196258663346101986" border="0" /></a></div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-79837415260118307912008-04-19T14:16:00.001-07:002008-04-21T10:57:07.914-07:002nd. workday.....<div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >Another three rows planted Saturday by faithful Seagrove Community Gardeners - </span><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >Pat VonCannon, Donna Brown, Pat Callicutt, Venetia Smith, </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Tom Gray, Linda Bohn, Jim Bohn, Bobby Shelton, Tim, Susan and Jeffery Greene</span><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >. We welcomed four new family members this week. Hooray!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfKz_yE6t48PK60waJDvkCU51Bb_D4bpKXFNhQ4kvFhtnL8VZWXB-jWC7rfwQRlsKnmfNlUlG7wFG2h4I0eyG4sYomNI2eXtVB1JGRjDr78yA1GVlN_VlsSg9NnfXFta3p6vXeekMXNs/s1600-h/4-19-08gardenhq.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfKz_yE6t48PK60waJDvkCU51Bb_D4bpKXFNhQ4kvFhtnL8VZWXB-jWC7rfwQRlsKnmfNlUlG7wFG2h4I0eyG4sYomNI2eXtVB1JGRjDr78yA1GVlN_VlsSg9NnfXFta3p6vXeekMXNs/s320/4-19-08gardenhq.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191069070701541714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Garden HQ</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_LExJ3NF9rnbI5BQUvq73bTpLJMzpEW09EBTVX9t9_LUdn8ZcvvzsCzjAnaqzJfrl7qSq8GbWdCiZEGdImZsROyHS9_U8sLXqkJDec8NEGkmOtBaei-BZbxrxWcOunIkHVafvoEH5XI/s1600-h/4-19-08bustingdirtclods.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_LExJ3NF9rnbI5BQUvq73bTpLJMzpEW09EBTVX9t9_LUdn8ZcvvzsCzjAnaqzJfrl7qSq8GbWdCiZEGdImZsROyHS9_U8sLXqkJDec8NEGkmOtBaei-BZbxrxWcOunIkHVafvoEH5XI/s320/4-19-08bustingdirtclods.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191069087881410962" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >We started the morning preparing beds by clod busting with rakes and hoes. This was the weekend for tomatoes and bush beans, squashes, melons and corn. One group planted row four with alternating 4’ squares of German Johnson (eating tomatoes) then a square of Heritage Bountiful bush beans, Roqq Paste (roma) tomatoes, more BB beans, cherry tomatoes, BB beans, Mt. Spring (supposed to be a good eating tomato!), BB beans, more German Johnsons, more BB beans. We plan on erecting a trellis system over the tomatoes to train them up and not out. A little later (warmer) we’ll companion plant plenty of basil in the tomato squares. Yum, fresh spaghetti sauce and pesto! Now if we could just find a local source for parmigiana reggiano…Row five got planted with alternating squares of Heritage green squash, more German Johnsons, Heritage golden hubbard squash, Botanical yellow crookneck squash, muskmelon (cantaloupe) and Heritage Star and Moon Watermelon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHaPtJCSjljB4n4YXRuxtv19aO53I4UltPKc2-8QOEIu9KtH5pI0cK_o6FwqzYuUk-ImH07nTz-pXAJxC8bFKlAbGW7fD7nubbcQzwo660RwvRghOyxHe7U8DDlGkUb230AL2B5tJK1Y/s1600-h/4-19-08timgreenecorn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHaPtJCSjljB4n4YXRuxtv19aO53I4UltPKc2-8QOEIu9KtH5pI0cK_o6FwqzYuUk-ImH07nTz-pXAJxC8bFKlAbGW7fD7nubbcQzwo660RwvRghOyxHe7U8DDlGkUb230AL2B5tJK1Y/s320/4-19-08timgreenecorn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191069079291476322" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >Other members stayed busy repotting the Heritage Amish paste tomato and marigold seedlings that we started on April 5<sup>th</sup>. Another week or two in their individual pots and they’ll be ready to go into the ground. Still other members grabbed various hacking and cutting tools and whacked away at the brush and vines that threaten to merge with our deer fence in the near future. Lastly we planted a final row of yellow sweet corn, next weekend we plan on planting more…is there such a thing as too much sweet corn?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmE5sf6lWKCIy1OLsJ_XHDZgxsx552-HoWLkg5IVrxdeOg5UfSISVzMDgv3kWG58swg3B2EzhDDWBm2ucf5-pPTHZ4wYpONBB5ZS8a55N5uwawhiJQPk3d6FUgJEJdmsJKB5dz8nH7yWA/s1600-h/4-19-08patvoncannon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmE5sf6lWKCIy1OLsJ_XHDZgxsx552-HoWLkg5IVrxdeOg5UfSISVzMDgv3kWG58swg3B2EzhDDWBm2ucf5-pPTHZ4wYpONBB5ZS8a55N5uwawhiJQPk3d6FUgJEJdmsJKB5dz8nH7yWA/s320/4-19-08patvoncannon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191069083586443634" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >We also made headway this week on our drip irrigation system, purchasing the majority of the hoses and parts that we need. We are SO thankful to the folks at Fiskar for giving us an $800 gift certificate to Home Depot as part of our winning grant; it is enabling us to make great strides converting our community garden vision into a very real entity. We are also grateful for Heifer International giving us such a wide variety of heritage seeds. It is immensely satisfying to be planting and raising vegetables that come with their own unique and individual histories and stories…just like our families.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nhkuCS-sjwiNFIt6sRb7mUkO1xtxzTRpxj27x3oiecAeLbGNVBlkspynvPdqIsKV0FcC6svfL7lzoEVzFVqhTgcQ-HndqKPac7it6twWfs-2hG-X3gGOYSaJxd9GuH0D1GSIv4dMflk/s1600-h/4-19-08jeffreygreene.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nhkuCS-sjwiNFIt6sRb7mUkO1xtxzTRpxj27x3oiecAeLbGNVBlkspynvPdqIsKV0FcC6svfL7lzoEVzFVqhTgcQ-HndqKPac7it6twWfs-2hG-X3gGOYSaJxd9GuH0D1GSIv4dMflk/s320/4-19-08jeffreygreene.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191069083586443650" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >Oh, and Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon God showered us with rain once again with perfectly divine timing. We are so very blessed!</span></div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-19030693099806422202008-04-14T17:27:00.000-07:002008-04-14T18:01:58.946-07:00First planting day.....<div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">Saturday morning 4/12 started off cloudy & warm, not hot - perfect for sowing seeds and planting seedlings, onions and potatoes. Fifteen eager community gardeners clad in orange Fiskar's Project Orange Thumb tee shirts gathered around, ready to dive in to the tasks at hand at the first “official” workday of the Seagrove Community Garden. We all posed for commemorative group photos with our clean shirts and tools - all shiny and new! After the pictures we formed a circle and held hands as the Rev. Bob Dowling led us in a prayer and blessing. We went around the circle and introduced ourselves. Susan gave a brief introduction to the group of our organic gardening methods and the square-foot garden idea, demonstrating visually with a square foot grid made from wood strips. She explained the intensive planting design that discourages weed growth and promotes plant health through diversity and companion planting that discourages pests.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXmxiMnLMaM2pcg5IhhhKBdvvXhM9ovLHQ9rPDQfm7YJUOQs0mQLC0f4E1dstxFNHTXR57pHNbOSGQxFypJNfQl5YTSqcUfZwfjSiD9umzO6mzb3jS8P1fj42hEUftNsHm_m11rPNwqB4/s1600-h/4-12-08group-with-fiskars-award.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXmxiMnLMaM2pcg5IhhhKBdvvXhM9ovLHQ9rPDQfm7YJUOQs0mQLC0f4E1dstxFNHTXR57pHNbOSGQxFypJNfQl5YTSqcUfZwfjSiD9umzO6mzb3jS8P1fj42hEUftNsHm_m11rPNwqB4/s320/4-12-08group-with-fiskars-award.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189262874439394722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuUKbqJDuMXtblXunHDhbE1VgD9-WrdtQfecS8U0Bdzyr42p4_8qcFqJfyBwb91Nj8o1Eqfz33IcIC0V5yInG9BHtEE7csFLE8uneoeFeLX19EWblG7PQ8ML_qsCa-pRwm_oFioRlo24/s1600-h/4-12-08susan-teaching.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuUKbqJDuMXtblXunHDhbE1VgD9-WrdtQfecS8U0Bdzyr42p4_8qcFqJfyBwb91Nj8o1Eqfz33IcIC0V5yInG9BHtEE7csFLE8uneoeFeLX19EWblG7PQ8ML_qsCa-pRwm_oFioRlo24/s320/4-12-08susan-teaching.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189262878734362066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0GsT0NqXaROTC0gi7l-Wy26IO4w_NQAAg4A-ra3DYQ0d3rO3l_b7QkX1FZIX3jUCmm2B7fwU9AeuaBkrWnoTYiEWJLkKf17mn4wH9tFBih9GtWzVFZfnWlL_hmJr3koOyK_LTenbdkw/s1600-h/4-12-08cultivating.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0GsT0NqXaROTC0gi7l-Wy26IO4w_NQAAg4A-ra3DYQ0d3rO3l_b7QkX1FZIX3jUCmm2B7fwU9AeuaBkrWnoTYiEWJLkKf17mn4wH9tFBih9GtWzVFZfnWlL_hmJr3koOyK_LTenbdkw/s320/4-12-08cultivating.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189262870144427410" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">The first task at hand was to grab a rake or hoe and break up some of the larger dirt clods in the three beds we planned on sowing. The gardeners broke into smaller groups to accomplish a number of goals. In the next few hours, we planted 8 - 4’ beds of Kennebec, Cobbler and Yukon potatoes that should be ready to harvest mid-July. 128 lettuce seedlings and 144 spinach seedlings were transplanted to begin our salad days. One flat of marigolds was evenly distributed among the 3 rows. We planted a bed of beets, a bed of carrots and lots of radishes. We hope to get at least one picking from 4 - 20’ rows of sugar snap peas by mid-June and we put in over 300 each of yellow and white onions. We should have our first salads in about 7 weeks! Several members took on the job of planting new seed trays for successive planting and seeded 5 trays of nasturtiums, marigolds and romaine lettuce.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqchNqHGacubr0yDb7q7ls-P7v2R_upe9ijvoy3d0eT9cafhJ9g_1rTuWMEfrzNj-gE9EvABlGbqQsjYEAQmfQ3BSCrlPmG8WHCDZIRpv318aXpFoxDrVHzgAUjBtnaQQ7RFTTg7t8FA/s1600-h/4-12-08seed-cups.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqchNqHGacubr0yDb7q7ls-P7v2R_upe9ijvoy3d0eT9cafhJ9g_1rTuWMEfrzNj-gE9EvABlGbqQsjYEAQmfQ3BSCrlPmG8WHCDZIRpv318aXpFoxDrVHzgAUjBtnaQQ7RFTTg7t8FA/s320/4-12-08seed-cups.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189262878734362034" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">Three hours later we began to call it a day as we finished filling the majority of the intended three 50’ x 4’ rows. Hot, dirty and tired but full of satisfaction from a job well done we parted ways after high fives, hugs and a sense of camaraderie. As soon as we left, God in his infinite wisdom gifted us with a perfect shower of gentle rain.</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherqO8waO1LIbB1vbznzDj8JXazklvALWFFX116Zr1vyM4hMg5sVAwsLm3SDh_d6cysNbZuYQsBaeTic3Jlb5ZQyfLuhEzPz99BOhvyS3f2mtKMFTnyRKzb8vhlx299aJX6G4tcpJybB4/s1600-h/4-12-08small_group_garden.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherqO8waO1LIbB1vbznzDj8JXazklvALWFFX116Zr1vyM4hMg5sVAwsLm3SDh_d6cysNbZuYQsBaeTic3Jlb5ZQyfLuhEzPz99BOhvyS3f2mtKMFTnyRKzb8vhlx299aJX6G4tcpJybB4/s320/4-12-08small_group_garden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189262878734362050" border="0" /></a></div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-64717697334619637472008-04-08T15:11:00.001-07:002008-04-15T07:45:24.298-07:00Deer fence, day one.....<div style="text-align: center;">As a result of our sharing a <a href="http://www.heifer.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Heifer International</span></a> planning grant with 2 other faith-based gardens, we have started work on our deer fence. As we began planning on how to spend available grant monies we were advised to do 2 things first - build a fence to keep deer out, and build an irrigation system. It will probably take us another week to finish installing the fence, and by then our lettuce and spinach seedlings should be ready to plant. This Saturday, God willing and weather permitting, our gardeners will be planting potatoes and onions.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELJcE3h2QMUrW9f4OsSpEQVifR3Gjiqo-NuqPmE-EhJuh7KGzh7q5dpdauZ8XTzfHtocwFYhj8fqMh7cGJrgGZKo6PKG-my5ZVoS3nq-jr-hFAN_jxIOqsZab840uhfmeDUtZUbOjOzk/s1600-h/4-8-08bobcat_dorisjean.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELJcE3h2QMUrW9f4OsSpEQVifR3Gjiqo-NuqPmE-EhJuh7KGzh7q5dpdauZ8XTzfHtocwFYhj8fqMh7cGJrgGZKo6PKG-my5ZVoS3nq-jr-hFAN_jxIOqsZab840uhfmeDUtZUbOjOzk/s320/4-8-08bobcat_dorisjean.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187000970740590274" border="0" /></a>Doris Jean Barrett, the lady who graciously loaned the land for the garden. James Davis is running the Bobcat with the auger, making quick work of post hole digging.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8YtqntpFYahq8l72tClxqauSA-MfiCt6NpK6Ynhp_0P1rn7pIFQJbcrdmVFjahRkOvwK6ytObWGOp8YHAWBL8voyAF8EpTUU0xLpuxoE0wXCeyQyuUhFkXrDAVgpXVixP2slmxobfBE/s1600-h/jamesandmarydavis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8YtqntpFYahq8l72tClxqauSA-MfiCt6NpK6Ynhp_0P1rn7pIFQJbcrdmVFjahRkOvwK6ytObWGOp8YHAWBL8voyAF8EpTUU0xLpuxoE0wXCeyQyuUhFkXrDAVgpXVixP2slmxobfBE/s320/jamesandmarydavis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189482265663841778" border="0" /></a>James and Mary Davis, the folks that did most of the work.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpFlNLC-BdfYEJHHKtceDjnJFVZjSVOoEfIoY7sPQIHtmQy6MI8vYFSobJH9pa9KIr_5lVqK0hieFtaImDzBABn481RGKyqPRkBbNcCSkmzCvOgOH8ZlLU7hpFcHEkQSAs51x10riVjs/s1600-h/4-8-08bill_mary.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpFlNLC-BdfYEJHHKtceDjnJFVZjSVOoEfIoY7sPQIHtmQy6MI8vYFSobJH9pa9KIr_5lVqK0hieFtaImDzBABn481RGKyqPRkBbNcCSkmzCvOgOH8ZlLU7hpFcHEkQSAs51x10riVjs/s320/4-8-08bill_mary.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187000975035557586" border="0" /></a>Bill Spencer and Mary Davis, pruning brush to make room for the deer fence.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv14rLWfQyJ8zRz48vuBiwAcq7o-3l3535KyKXcTSpWe3sNmuFvunU5BRFXNB6uxTurgQEGSKLzynREEeTU21Ktt2IGa38AxBTeQs5_QxoflZ782Ewg6-Lpf6F-XBqYYM8EeDr9yXZluk/s1600-h/mixingmortar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv14rLWfQyJ8zRz48vuBiwAcq7o-3l3535KyKXcTSpWe3sNmuFvunU5BRFXNB6uxTurgQEGSKLzynREEeTU21Ktt2IGa38AxBTeQs5_QxoflZ782Ewg6-Lpf6F-XBqYYM8EeDr9yXZluk/s320/mixingmortar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189482257073907170" border="0" /></a>Tom, Bob, James and Mary, mixing quik-crete.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFZfbUexFSE8FVVVcX9Krh3Ysh9KcweiBIXr99WapVIOX6mNt0DtSYo8O_vgW3PBU6D5iLZ4RfZMjAzqIJHmm0qtxX9RUf-pH53A_4wljXJBGKLmqevQbG5J2DL4TQGoERs70i8s6vqk/s1600-h/4-8-08posts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFZfbUexFSE8FVVVcX9Krh3Ysh9KcweiBIXr99WapVIOX6mNt0DtSYo8O_vgW3PBU6D5iLZ4RfZMjAzqIJHmm0qtxX9RUf-pH53A_4wljXJBGKLmqevQbG5J2DL4TQGoERs70i8s6vqk/s320/4-8-08posts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187000979330524898" border="0" /></a>James Emery, Bob Dowling and James Davis setting one of the white oak posts for the deer fence.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4IZ4dM6-e5HFIl9Qd0dObKQrHSSVmeAEU5kfmU8Ah_EvmxtpmOlM955GFQaepKw6kemPH0Kewo2HWSnK43K074DPcPkyZ6AH65JW8Nyf-mLBSGJ3W9Sn4vR59IxaTNQZYW6cbNB_1W8/s1600-h/bobhaulingpost.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4IZ4dM6-e5HFIl9Qd0dObKQrHSSVmeAEU5kfmU8Ah_EvmxtpmOlM955GFQaepKw6kemPH0Kewo2HWSnK43K074DPcPkyZ6AH65JW8Nyf-mLBSGJ3W9Sn4vR59IxaTNQZYW6cbNB_1W8/s320/bobhaulingpost.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189482269958809090" border="0" /></a>Tom Gray, James Emery and Bob Dowling setting another post.<br /></div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-48159594639110559132008-04-06T10:13:00.000-07:002008-04-06T13:54:23.266-07:00Odds and ends.....<div style="text-align: center;">Here are some more images from our <a href="http://www.cometothetablenc.org/ping.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">PING</span></a> workshops here at Seagrove and Anathoth.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3UqYdXiHy7tHtZJL37FUyA3QryjXSclcH2aXDqpnef2plYdlIDM61ziJ1iZnizmuupi2ypsdiV8cTiqmVI5qbDasIxRK_IqDyCKCF152z8T_BnU5vE8CSI1ttyKg7FzGnlPat4zN0BY/s1600-h/garden_committee_meeting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3UqYdXiHy7tHtZJL37FUyA3QryjXSclcH2aXDqpnef2plYdlIDM61ziJ1iZnizmuupi2ypsdiV8cTiqmVI5qbDasIxRK_IqDyCKCF152z8T_BnU5vE8CSI1ttyKg7FzGnlPat4zN0BY/s320/garden_committee_meeting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186182199650117202" border="0" /></a>Our steering committee.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzt5ww-LqljnRfk7kK2yrE_Rp4cALbvIof1gguAddXVWxN88v-XIae-q8wzwV2jozpxlD51a9FQa6beuWBId5ZgDKEV9lICyn5yXNS2Nbb2HoUCSdlgyNVU1D8ALlxJKVnX65qgxEDf0/s1600-h/beth_tom_susan_seagrove_garden.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzt5ww-LqljnRfk7kK2yrE_Rp4cALbvIof1gguAddXVWxN88v-XIae-q8wzwV2jozpxlD51a9FQa6beuWBId5ZgDKEV9lICyn5yXNS2Nbb2HoUCSdlgyNVU1D8ALlxJKVnX65qgxEDf0/s320/beth_tom_susan_seagrove_garden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186182203945084514" border="0" /></a>3 of our garden members.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kBN6fFfG9eINUJQXxyEgYsc-4AHTSkiMQCeBu05Ifkvu67-sNIqOZGQtxGeq7zZVH18L8U1bZAW5pRndXT1FmFJppDVsi2uG982_NM1cp4RWUOpsTEWAMdLuG2HVn7pZZCPUtlweJiQ/s1600-h/tom_seagrove.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kBN6fFfG9eINUJQXxyEgYsc-4AHTSkiMQCeBu05Ifkvu67-sNIqOZGQtxGeq7zZVH18L8U1bZAW5pRndXT1FmFJppDVsi2uG982_NM1cp4RWUOpsTEWAMdLuG2HVn7pZZCPUtlweJiQ/s320/tom_seagrove.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186182216829986434" border="0" /></a>Working on the raised beds in Seagrove.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7cbzvrqgcayDCipWOwVmkS3i1_xKsApI8a7Zms3U9FqRGTAlVwNKPEBzLvAj_P_3XEaBSxGHFArJv-3uM1Hvol8yo92UTdGXbljXecja-e2OeGPeXVcgDbBeuv65m4MSrBzhiFb0IbM/s1600-h/transplanting_anathoth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7cbzvrqgcayDCipWOwVmkS3i1_xKsApI8a7Zms3U9FqRGTAlVwNKPEBzLvAj_P_3XEaBSxGHFArJv-3uM1Hvol8yo92UTdGXbljXecja-e2OeGPeXVcgDbBeuv65m4MSrBzhiFb0IbM/s320/transplanting_anathoth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186182624851879570" border="0" /></a>Workshop on transplanting seedlings at Anathoth.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzK00tODBmlzz2vHGD9eA5unClp8QyABSCvVVhonN2ifk3nSrr9ZF4-BHs4gDz6a3QT1g4lxsZuDUNIs0chzORdLhQ38iG3dwYpGrc6rh2sxfnpOP4BbKEH9oqEl4ZPk1lsth0fR_olg/s1600-h/lettuce_anathoth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzK00tODBmlzz2vHGD9eA5unClp8QyABSCvVVhonN2ifk3nSrr9ZF4-BHs4gDz6a3QT1g4lxsZuDUNIs0chzORdLhQ38iG3dwYpGrc6rh2sxfnpOP4BbKEH9oqEl4ZPk1lsth0fR_olg/s320/lettuce_anathoth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186182629146846882" border="0" /></a>Hoophouse greens.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQVRMandBV3YZPBjWNrKIILSuX_4_Slom3DPkGOGQBHDGrCzTKejEqOXt9Eo8qGkb2o_Ue1iR3lJKHAmyIvh6dw3tHTLfxDWYlDDVyn0coZoA0KJ25dOvVSMH6pA4QHoywnB-kzJQsEA/s1600-h/tom_anathoth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQVRMandBV3YZPBjWNrKIILSuX_4_Slom3DPkGOGQBHDGrCzTKejEqOXt9Eo8qGkb2o_Ue1iR3lJKHAmyIvh6dw3tHTLfxDWYlDDVyn0coZoA0KJ25dOvVSMH6pA4QHoywnB-kzJQsEA/s320/tom_anathoth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186182633441814194" border="0" /></a>Mixing compost at the workshop at Anathoth.</div>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-20731276035138992772008-04-02T16:37:00.000-07:002008-04-02T16:43:51.913-07:00In the news.....Today's edition of the local newspaper, the Courier-Tribune, ran an <a href="http://www.courier-tribune.com/articles/2008/04/02/news/dn4.txt"><span style="font-weight: bold;">article about our garden</span></a>. The article was in reference to a grant we received from <a href="http://www.fiskars.com"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fiskar's</span></a>, and a presentation to the Seagrove town council by garden committee member Venetia Smith. Images and more about the Fiskars grant coming soon.T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384342613775032716.post-35257399651091450702008-04-01T18:19:00.001-07:002008-04-01T18:30:06.091-07:00Storing compost starter.....<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="yiv128994864"> <span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" ></span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" >Because this particular starter is time sensitive it must be stored in a cool dark environment. Spragnum peat moss is dampened and spread in the bottom of the box made of untreated lumber. The lid is also filled with the dampened moss and sealed. The starter is stored in small amounts in clean baby food jars, small holes in the lids allow the starter to breathe. The jars are nestled into the moss, set 3 inches apart on all sides and held in place with boards that have holes cut in them. The lid is set and the whole unit is stored in a cool, dark, dry place. </span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" >Why so much attention to storage? Biodynamic gardening views the soil (and the whole earth) as a living organism. I viewed this starter as an entire civilization. If not handled properly it will be rendered useless. The civilization will die. In a homeopathic sense the starter we have is a healing agent. What we have here will balance and heal the soil in our garden. At least that is my understanding of it. One of our hopes for this garden is that it be healing ground. </span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" >Surrender to surprise. </span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" ><em>God is good, all the time, God is good.</em></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" >Beth</span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs-MGCCD_hwYzH1-eX5Nw0WBeZC4sZfctqQwbGAjuj1xQv13x7-4Asvs-xukm_2JQo797NpyyTeqWhAjC3oxD-kG6BG_fsOSrNhGI62Pu2O3oQaUc0arq2bimPA8oxqLSTZhXqgin6bU/s1600-h/starter01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs-MGCCD_hwYzH1-eX5Nw0WBeZC4sZfctqQwbGAjuj1xQv13x7-4Asvs-xukm_2JQo797NpyyTeqWhAjC3oxD-kG6BG_fsOSrNhGI62Pu2O3oQaUc0arq2bimPA8oxqLSTZhXqgin6bU/s320/starter01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184453084471453202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TaKuI4NDITwusLAQ_UblQNZl4aEsv0w9p8TvbgP5cb7RCCbrq4am2JAnlz4XzcHm1lCCX9JhEgwKfdZ1vlxbjj54S1d3csjMPGiBnZ6j0wMCF-HcPSMiNzqKYXOdOv7oy5l0VSXDqPE/s1600-h/starter03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TaKuI4NDITwusLAQ_UblQNZl4aEsv0w9p8TvbgP5cb7RCCbrq4am2JAnlz4XzcHm1lCCX9JhEgwKfdZ1vlxbjj54S1d3csjMPGiBnZ6j0wMCF-HcPSMiNzqKYXOdOv7oy5l0VSXDqPE/s320/starter03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184453080176485890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJVS66wPWf0GIva7I6GRXXpCirEmLytx2GoQ9fjjROebhaGszck41OUkn9V2DNysk0-hC494obO3BewHx3KlaXK7uCVLrfK7HekAGUpnmecRSuzjHos-LKCUxdVE5DjUxv98YvEojBxo/s1600-h/starter04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJVS66wPWf0GIva7I6GRXXpCirEmLytx2GoQ9fjjROebhaGszck41OUkn9V2DNysk0-hC494obO3BewHx3KlaXK7uCVLrfK7HekAGUpnmecRSuzjHos-LKCUxdVE5DjUxv98YvEojBxo/s320/starter04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184451787391329778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZgQ-7_igzC8ZgQRPG45jc-TCddfjAM5kBBX7PeOtWmLwYKkEZBbGicGM6izzJQIMOCgwXCC7e5uat0ZlLScxAxEIm9SdFRXr1x9_iOrrS9iN4brZ4jBCepdfVH_z8GYiEH-qc5i1KJw/s1600-h/starter05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZgQ-7_igzC8ZgQRPG45jc-TCddfjAM5kBBX7PeOtWmLwYKkEZBbGicGM6izzJQIMOCgwXCC7e5uat0ZlLScxAxEIm9SdFRXr1x9_iOrrS9iN4brZ4jBCepdfVH_z8GYiEH-qc5i1KJw/s320/starter05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184451787391329762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTjCdL_aN-CvXMkqmSlcm0UrJdStAkommWBMZBhSQx_2ltVqUXidvkH8S7J66hPu_wkZswsqhjR8OAp3QO6vdbctY47ucKyEJUzUP5HBibaPaRWI3T_yoc4fpPlFch_XlQ6YETIedK9I/s1600-h/starter06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTjCdL_aN-CvXMkqmSlcm0UrJdStAkommWBMZBhSQx_2ltVqUXidvkH8S7J66hPu_wkZswsqhjR8OAp3QO6vdbctY47ucKyEJUzUP5HBibaPaRWI3T_yoc4fpPlFch_XlQ6YETIedK9I/s320/starter06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184451778801395154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6fuhdJrv4Fkx6tD7mHAvfh-XjJgylCOQMPaSabL1FN53iOyLDk65Stvokckbin1khHvaTNalTatTjt9-e9wX6v-qD5QBBNZcjmDZrXCdHM2bWvHSNz-RoC1PnYoOUuLcuO2hPgJg-yo/s1600-h/starter07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6fuhdJrv4Fkx6tD7mHAvfh-XjJgylCOQMPaSabL1FN53iOyLDk65Stvokckbin1khHvaTNalTatTjt9-e9wX6v-qD5QBBNZcjmDZrXCdHM2bWvHSNz-RoC1PnYoOUuLcuO2hPgJg-yo/s320/starter07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184451778801395138" border="0" /></a>T.Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00874744232032011018noreply@blogger.com0