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Work Party at the Garden
On a very warm muggy late August day, we harvested tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, squash, green beans, cabbage, basil, chives, & parsley.
The vegetables of the day were tied with the yard long Armenian cucumber & Trombocino zucchini, both shared among volunteers.
Seeds planted were Daikon radish and Swiss Chard.
Seeds planted were Daikon radish and Swiss Chard.
Many plants start to look ‘tired’ this time of year and some develop powdery mildew, this is normal and does not require any intervention, other than cut off some of the dried up leaves. A lot of weeding was done, they are all still thriving!
The Broad Bean plot is now ready for a planting later this fall.
The ice cream sandwiches for our snack was a welcome treat!
Zucchini, cucumber, squash, & tomatoes are in the Fieldhouse fridge for Food Distribution on Friday.
We are all looking forward to the forecasted rain later this week, and have turned the irrigation system off for now. Moisture level was checked in the veggie beds and there is ample moisture.
A group met to discuss opportunities for generating renewable energy at Riley Park, fingers crossed we get a NMF grant come fall!!
Growing Great Garlic
Come out and learn about growing great garlic with Master Gardener Selina Pope. Seed garlic available for workshop participants.
Date: Sept 26th (Sun)
Time: 2 PM - 3:30 PM
Gleaning Project
Join our LMNH Gleaning Team to learn about community engagement and gleaning techniques!
The Little Mountain Neighbourhood House Gleaning Project helps to feed those in our community who are food insecure and need extra food support at this time. Fruit (and produce) gleaned is donated to the Food Distribution program at the Neighbourhood House as we aim to increase the amount and variety of fresh, local produce for our residents. Tree fruit and yard garden owners can get involved in the Gleaning Project by emailing lmnhgleaningbuds@gmail.com
LMNH is pleased to work in partnership with the Vancouver Fruit Tree Project.
Salsa Making in the Garden
We made salsa in the garden. We all chopped tomatoes, peppers and onions from One Love Farm and went home with a jar of salsa.
Alice Mac of Canoe Creek Community Kitchen led us through the steps, and we shared our recipes, tips and how we can use salsa in many different ways.
Let us know what you would like to cook together in the garden. We are putting food by of our bountiful harvest.
