They Were Framed!

The garden beds, that is. Yes, they are finally finished!

Tremendous thanks go to the Rodenbergers of Willow Glen for donating dozens of redwood planks from a dismantled backyard fence (if you guys ever miss it, you know where you can come to visit it in its reincarnated form!).

Check them out (nothing in them yet though):









Our next work day will be special because it will be our very first planting party! We are just waiting on the delivery of the compost--the warm-season cover crop seeds (buckwheat and cowpeas) and legume inoculant are all ready to go.

Stay tuned!

Work Day Information for the Week of July 4th

Hi WGHSGOL Crew,

Sorry about the mega-acronym, but I get tired of typing Willow Glen High School Gardens and Outdoor Lab over and over again.

I just wanted to post some information about our next two work days.

Our next work day will be today, Wednesday, July 6th in the evening (starting at 5), followed by Saturday, July 9th in the AM (starting at 8). All of our beds should be set up by the end of this work day and we will need to have a watering schedule set up with volunteers taking shifts for hand watering (at least until we get the irrigation issue worked out).

See you in the garden!


Justin

Two Very Productive Work Days

Thank You WGHSGOL Volunteers for two very productive first work days!

On Sunday, June 26, 2011, the Willow Glen High School Gardens and Outdoor Lab Project quietly broke ground on the main garden site.

We followed that up with a great turnout on Thursday the 30th, which was a makeup day for Tuesday (rained out).

A very big "thank you" goes out to Kim G., Maria F., Lauren C., Dragan D., Jean M., and Vern L., all of whom braved the hot afternoon sun to weed, dig, rake, and sift wood chips.



There are now 3 fully dug beds (and a fourth one that is almost finished) that will be framed in, amended, and prepped for planting next week.



Check back here by Sunday evening for a work party schedule for next week.

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!