UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday, May 14
We’re almost at the main event now. Meet at the KCIC Greenhouse at 4pm and we’ll either 1) finish the last of the potting on (just one more tray of the Ruby Gold tomatoes and a tray or two of broccoli) or 2) head over to the herb garden and do some soil prep work.
We’ll have to cut an edge to stop the turf from creeping in, start up a compost pile, clean up the perennial herbs that overwintered and use our awesome new broadfork to aerate the soil profile a little bit.
PAST EVENTS
Meeting for Community Gardeners (folks who will have their own plots)
We’ll meet at the garden on Sunday April 26th, at 2 pm, to meet each other, hatch plans for the upcoming season, check out how the cob bench held up over the winter … etc.
Hope to see all 26 of you there!
Starting Seeds at the KCIC Greenhouse
Saturday, March 28, 12:00-2:00
The time has come! We’ll have our first of two (or three) seeding days in the Irving Centre Greenhouse on March 28th. Come help fill trays with parsely, peppers, eggplant, celery, and a few other slow-to-grow crops. We’ll be starting seeds pretty regularly from March until May, so there are plenty of opportunities to get your hands in the dirt. A true sign of spring!
Community Meeting **updated date/time**
Tuesday, March 10th – 7 pm, in the upstairs part of the Wolfville Public Library. Community members, students, everyone welcome!
This is a great chance to get involved in the farm for the first time, or to share thoughts on how to best move forward! It’s time to get ready for SPRING!
Contra-dance Fundraiser!
Man, was this ever great. We raised a substantial amount of money, and had a really amazing time while we were at it. Many thanks to Amy et al. (musicians extraordinary from halifax — some are part of a bluegrass group called the Smokin Contra band). The music was really fantastic. And, thanks to you all for coming out and supporting the community farm!
Wednesday, September 10 – 5PM : harvesting overload!!! tomatoes are too ripe! beans are everywhere! we’ll be building a few compost tumblers to start breaking down some of that green food waste from the cafeteria, then…if there’s time, help us put up our coldframe greenhouse! the folks at the KC Irving Centre have generously given us the materials we need to put a coldframe down at the field so we can grow into the cooler months. we’ve got the frame, we’ve got some tools, we need some hands and some know-how.
Sunday, September 14 – 2PM : (rescheduled from Sept. 7, thanks for nothing Hannah.) we’ll be putting the finishing touches on our cob bench with a layer of plaster. This is your last chance (for the immediate future) to check out cob construction in action – it’s a nearly completely free and thoroughly sustainable building method and the bench is looking mighty fine.
Wednesday, September 17 – 5PM : more coldframe excitement!! we have loads of spinach and lettuce transplants and they need a cozy home.
August 27 – 5PM – Tomato Symposium and Open House
Pick from your choice of repetitive flyers for details! Bring some food and the burning questions you’ve never been able to answer about tomatoes.
June 2nd – 11 AM - LAND PREPARATION HO! Starting at 11, we’ll be clearing the sod off the new site (with nifty machinery this time, save your shovels for the next day), we’ll be spreading delicious composted manure, and we’ll be a-tilling it all in the ground, hopefully with some nice soggy leaves to help break the dykeland clay up a bit. Come down early, come down late, come down whenever, we’ll be there through the evening to make this garden ready for growing. Your hands and minds are more than welcome to join us.
June 7th @ Noon – And finally, it’s gardening time. A mere 7 months after the plans began to unfold, we arrive at a time and (more importantly) a PLACE where we can start some digging and let the earth do its thing. More details as we get our act together, but we’re going to be on the big dykeland site no later than June 7th. Oh yeah, this will be a big one – clear the calendars.
May 16th – We cordially invite you to help us BREAK SOME GROUND. This Friday, May 16th, we’ll be tearing up some sod and preparing a (very) small garden bed next to the cafeteria. This garden will soon be full with delicious sage and rosemary and basil and thyme and several kinds of crazy lettuces like red rage and oak leaf, but before the planting comes the digging. So!
Come out May 16th at 10 AM, right behind Wheelock Hall (on your right going up Highland Ave.) and bring your own shovel! We’ll have a couple of extra tools, but maybe not quite enough to go around.
As always, if you’re interested in helping out in the greenhouse, drop us an email or a phone call and we’ll figure out a time that is convenient.
