Visit Manzanita Kid-Friendly Community Gardens at Harvest Fair
September 26, 2009
Visit Manzanita Kid-Friendly Community Gardens at Harvest Fair!
Sunday, September 27 at Johnson Farm.
More info about Harvest Fair at www.trustforworkinglandscapes.org
Some of our kids will be on hand to show off their harvest, and Jessica Star Rockers will bring her guitar. It will be a fun sharing experience, and a great way to promote our gardens! We will be raising funds to purchase a greenhouse for next season.
Harvest Fair is Coming!
September 8, 2009
Sunday, September 27 marks one of our favorite events on Bainbridge Island…Harvest Fair!
Harvest Fair is sponsored by – and benefits – Trust for Working Landscapes – a group of hard working individuals who manage public farmland on Bainbridge Island, and advocate to preserve & protect farms.
For more info, including schedule of events, directions and more,
Manzanita Community Gardens
September 8, 2009
Building Community, Learning to Grow – Together
Sunflowers in the Rain
Learning to Grow - Together
Crops are coming in!
July 10, 2009
The kid friendly gardens are adorned with fresh produce…including the first ripe tomato, sunflowers, peas, potatos…and much more. Open for visits on the weekend of Bainbridge in Bloom. Call (206) 819-3618 to schedule an appointment.
Wanted : Hand Tools, Roto-Tiller, Swing Set and a few more families for Manzanita Community Gardens
May 11, 2009
If you have some unused hand tools, a roto tiller, or a swing set – please consider donating to Manzanita Community Gardens. The field has come to life, with kids playing in the “sand pit” and pond, while parents are busy prepping the soil and planting their crops.
Installation at Island Terrace Community Gardens
May 11, 2009
Trust for Working Landscapes is hosting a Spring Celebration on May 9th at 4 pm at Johnson Farm (home of the Harvest Fair). C’mon down to the farm for a picnic potluck to celebrate the spring and learn about what is happening on your public farmland. Activities will include fruit tree planting in the orchard, guided tours of the farm and a delicious community meal! Rain or shine (although we’ll have tents). Beverages and a grill provided. For directions or questions, please call our message line at 842-5537, email Christy Carr <chcarr@w-link.net>. Johnson Farm is located on the west side of Fletcher Bay Road approximately 1/2 mile south of High School Road.
What are you growing?
May 6, 2009
Hi everybody!
I’m curious what everyone is planting, with some of the updates that Liz has posted it sounds like we’ve got quite a variety.
So far we have planted: Potatoes, Beets, Peas, Carrots, Leeks, Onions (thanks Liz), Parsley (thanks Laurel), Blueberries, Strawberries, Peppers, Tomatoes (hoping they’ll be okay), Sunflowers, and two little Lavender plants. Oh, and hops (transplanted from overwintering in pots in our garden)! I’ve started a bunch of seeds at home too, my kitchen counter has been taken over! We’ve started cantaloupe, cucumbers, green beans, pumpkins, peppers and sunflowers. We’re feeling ambitious for people who haven’t grown much beyond tomatoes and zucchini in the past. How about you?
Karen, David, Duncan and Sophie Rutherford (we’re the one’s at the bottom below the shed) (I’m blogging too, mostly as an archive for our records, with thanks to Liz for starting all this up: bainbridgemom.wordpress.com)
Blog post in the Seattle PI
May 5, 2009
Thank you for posting this in the PI, Kathe Franga! Good luck with your dandelions!
http://blog.seattlepi.com/notesfromanisland/archives/168008.asp
Seeds and start exchange, Saturday May 9 @ 11:00 am, Bottom’s Up Farms
This is a great time to swap your extra seeds, pick up some more seeds (if yours happened to wash away in this last rain storm)!!
Also, Island Terrace Community Gardens is looking for seeds and starts contributions for their low-income housing project…they are growing food for the residents, and also growing for Helpline House.
This very cool painting is by local artist Cynthia Dice.
