SFC’s GROW LOCAL

This fall’s Resource Give-Away Day will take place at the Baha’i Center, located at 2215 E M Franklin Ave, Austin, TX 78723, on Thursday, September 17th. As usual, the event will be divided into two shifts. Shift 1) 1:30-4pm Shift 2) 4:30-7pm Participants will not be able to take materials before or between shifts. Please bring buckets, bags or a truck to transport your compost and a small container for fertilizer. We also recommend bringing cardboard boxes to transport plants as well as a shovel so that you do not have to wait in line to shovel compost. Resource Give-Away Days depend on volunteers for their success. If you are interested in volunteering during the event, please call or email me by Friday, September 11th at 512-220-1083 or at katie@sustainablefoodcenter.org. Kind regards, Katie Pace, Grow Local Education Coordinator

Please keep water hoses rolled up for the safety of fellow gardeners. This will prevent falls and as well, extends the life of the hose, which might otherwise be sliced by a lawn mower. Also, please do not leave water hoses running while you attend to other matters in the garden. Once distracted, this increases the likelihood of wasted water.

It takes a village to protect a garden! Hope you have a great weekend.

Hi FBCG Gardeners,

Work days are central to our garden’s success and critical to the communal areas. Work days are fun and a way to meet other gardeners. Working communal areas is a shared responsibility; when not completing 2 hours of labor for the month, the gardener must pay $20.

Please mark your calendars for the upcoming dates!

• September 12 – Communal Plot
• October  10- Orchard
• November 14 – Accessibility
• December  12 – Tea-ching Garden/ Herb

See you then.

A lot of work was accomplished this past Saturday, August 8. Thanks to everyone who came out. Special thanks to the Grapes and Berry Team for stepping in to lead this workday, due to last minute scheduling problems.

Need work hours for August? The following tasks need attention. Be sure and note your time worked in the binder:

• The front fence line around the grape and berry plants always needs weeding
• There are plants in the swale with pink flags that need weeding and mulching.  Check with Alec to know if she needs them watered
• Clear weeds under trees and mulch the area
• Pull grape vines off trees in section B
• Help Julio in the community garden.  He can probably suggest about two weeks worth of work.

Mary Kleypas

It’s time for our monthly work day tomorrow, Saturday Aug 8 from 8am to 11am.  Lets start early before it gets hot and leave early!  The Grapes and Berries Team will lead this month.

My main focus this Saturday is to prune the blackberries.  Anyone who would like to help needs to wear long sleeves and pants, have leather gloves and a hat to cover long hair.  I have a pair of loppers and three pairs of gloves, but another pair of loppers would be helpful.  

 Anyone who wants to bring snacks can.  I will provide ice water.  I’m not sure if there are any paper cups so bring yours!

 See you in the cool bright and early!

Mary Kleypas

We’re nearing the end of July .  If you need work hours, here are a few opportunities:   1) Bring a bag (or bags) and remove trash from the trash can near the shed.  Please take it away from the garden.  Remember our Leave No Trace policy!   2) Pull morning glory plants from perennial beds.  They’re lovely, but they’re choking our native plants!   3) Pull weeds from the granite around accessible beds.   Don’t forget to sign the work hours sheet!   Thank you!
Kathleen McWhorter, LCSW 1711 Willow Street, Austin, Texas 78702 (512)478-9478

The Communal Garden needs help from 10 gardeners to eradicate the weeds that have grown due to the heavy rains, and also to mulch. If you can help, please contact Julio Perez –  azucar_a1@att.net