Reminder: WGHS Gardens Work Day #2 is tomorrow, June 28, from 4pm to 8pm

Hi WGHS Gardens Supporters,

Just a quick note to remind everyone that work day #2 is tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday, June 28) from 4pm to 8pm. This time around there is no sign up sheet on VolunteerSpot, so just come on down whenever you can, stay as long as you want, and have fun getting dirty, making new friends, and bringing new life to WGHS soils. We've got plenty to do so there will be something for everyone.

Water and snacks will be provided, but please bring your own mugs/cups to hold water.

Also, if you have a gardening item to donate (tool, hose, etc.) please bring it with you.

Finally, if anyone has a mid-size to heavy duty truck and would be willing to do some driving in the next couple of weeks please let us know--several community members have offered lumber for raised beds (very cool!) if we can go pick it up.

And if you can't make it tomorrow, don't sweat it--there will be plenty more days next month for you to sweat for WGHS Gardens! ;-)

Stay tuned.

WGHS Gardens First Official Work Day (June 26)

Hello eager volunteers!

Please follow the link below to see the details of our first official work day (June 26 starting at 10:00 am) and to sign up for specific jobs/tasks:

http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/982345635098926018

Planting and sign creation will take place on Tuesday, June 28, and will be scheduled as a separate event.

I look forward to seeing you in the garden.


Thanks,

Justin Bursch

Garden Work Days

OK, here's the scoop: from the survey it looks like Sunday (June 26) and Tuesday (June 28) are the preferred work days for the majority of our volunteers.

Tomorrow I will email AND post a link to an online sign-up sheet that will have some specific jobs and responsibilities. Signing up for a specific job is not necessary and drop-ins are welcome, but signing up in advance will help all of us to make the best use of our time and resources.

I am also asking folks to bring the following pieces of gardening equipment for use during the workday and/or for donation to the project:

- gloves
- heavy-duty rubber garden hoses
- digging forks
- digging spades (shovel)
- metal rakes
- push broom and regular broom
- wheelbarrows and/or carts

Please send any questions or suggestions to jsbursch@gmail.com.

Work Days Preferences Survey for Volunteers

OK folks, it's the survey you've all been waiting for...OK, you can stop holding your breath now.

If you are planning on volunteering to help with the WGHS Gardens and Outdoor Lab project and have not yet completed our work days preferences survey, please click on the link below to take the survey. We'll try our best to be as accommodating as possible for all who would like to participate in the construction of the garden, but we need your input first:

Take the Work Days Preferences Survey for WGHS Gardens Volunteers

Thanks!

Thank You WGHS Parent Club!

Many thanks to the WGHS Parent Club for its generous donation to the WGHS Gardens and Outdoor Classroom Project. This "seed" money will go a long way toward building a resource that will inspire students to learn more about topics in ecology, agriculture, food systems, and health as well as foster in them a more profound appreciation for the natural systems that sustain all life.

To all of you eagerly awaiting developments (and photos), remember to check this blog regularly. If you are wanting to visit the main garden in person (which anyone is welcome to do), please realize that we have not yet officially broken ground--that should be happening in late June (look for a survey on gardens workday preferences here in the next 24 hours).

Again, many thanks to the WGHS Parent Club--the work they (and all employees and volunteers at our school) do is so critical to providing the richest educational experience possible for our children.

Calling All (Gardening) Hands

Folks, we really need to make a big push this summer to establish the gardens. The initial garden will consist of a mere two beds (and some explanatory signage), but it will still take effort and materials to put it together, and that is why I am appealing to any readers of this site: if you can donate time, materials, or both during this week (June 7 through June 10), please contact Justin Bursch as soon as possible. THANK YOU!

For a list of needed materials, please see the "What We Need" page.

Justin Bursch
jsbursch@gmail.com