Work Hours Opportunities-Next 3 Saturdays-Call for “All Hands on Deck”!

Hi All –

Thanks for all the work you do to help maintain the garden! We have a busy next three weeks and we need all hands on deck. All of these activities count towards the required monthly work hours (2 hours per month per plot). Please remember to track your hours in the work hours binder in the shed.
• Saturday February 22nd, Project 2014 (UT’s largest day of service): We’ll have 75 volunteers per shift (10 am -1 pm and 1pm -5 pm), your work will be welcoming the volunteers, helping coordinate or oversee activities, answering questions, working alongside them, etc.; the volunteers will be building a new shed, accessible beds, and rain garden, planting new fruit trees and herbs, and improving the paths. If you’re able to help out for any amount of time on the 22nd, then please let Julio and me know so we can plan accordingly.
Katie: Katie.Falgoust@gmail.com Julio: azucar_a1@att.net
• Saturday March 1st, It’s My Park Day (Austin Parks Foundation), 9 am to 1 pm: Please join fellow gardeners and our neighbors in continuing to improve our garden. Sign up here:
http://www.austinparks.org/multi-project-list.html?eventid=754&linkid=346&action=selectproject
You’ll have the opportunity to work on a variety of Spring projects including 1.) weeding and mulching perennial beds 2.) weeding and mulching habitat trees and fruit trees 3.) planting our new rain garden 4.) planting transplants and seeds in communal garden 5.) weeding, mulching, planting a herb garden; and 6.) turning compost. You’ll get free goodies including a T-shirt!
• Saturday March 8th, Monthly Workday and Plant Sale, 9 am to Noon: This will be our regularly scheduled workday (2nd Saturday of the month) coordinated by the Compost Team plus our first ever Plant Sale! Farah is leading the plant sale and would appreciate any assistance you can provide, such as set up/ clean up, promoting the sale via in-person contacts and social media, and signage. If you can help out, then please contact her: farahrivera@yahoo.es
More info will follow.
Thanks and happy gardening!
Katie
Workday Coordinator