Garden Opening Celebration!

We're up and running again! R V Lawn Care is set to rototill tomorrow evening.

Our GARDEN OPENING CELEBRATION will be Sunday, May 23nd from 12:00-2:00pm! Stop by with your family and friends to celebrate the Community Crops garden.

As previously posted, here is a picture (from the Geneseo Community Garden website) of the garden open-house celebration in Geneseo. Over 80 people stopped by throughout the day.



And here is a picture of the Geneseo Community Garden in spring 2008, getting ready for the summer growing season:



Hope you're getting excited to start! Hope to see you on Sunday May 23nd for our Garden Opening Celebration!

Garden Opening

Important information has changed, so listen up!

In the previous (deleted) post, I announced that The Community Crops garden would have an opening celebration on Saturday, May 8th from 2:00-4:00pm. Unfortunately, we'll have to postone this event.

RV Lawn Care was scheduled to rototill the land today. However, the ground is far too saturated with water. We will have to wait until the rain ends to schedule a new rototilling date.

Once this date is established, we can reschedule the celebration event. Thanks to everyone for your patience!

Tilling the land, and other good news!

Good news:

1. After endless calls, we finally found someone to rototill the plot! Thank you to RV Lawncare - out of Hemlock, NY - for donating equipment and labor! They are scheduled to break ground on Monday, April 26th.

2. Nunda Lumber and Hardware Inc. is donating a wheelbarrow!

3. "Skeeter" at the Arc of Livingston-Wymoming is ready to begin our construction projects! He is building tables for either bag gardens or container gardens. These table top gardens will be ideal for gardeners with limited mobility.

In addition, Wood donated by Geneseo Lumber will be transformed into raised beds.

Do you know of anyone who could donate supplies? We are still seeking donations of garden tools, deer netting, and anything else related to gardening. Give Molly a call at (585) 658-4466 x/24.

At this rate, we should have everything set up and ready to go by May 1st. Look forward to information on a garden opening celebration!

A Brief Update

Thank you to Amanda Lonsberry, for writing an excellent article in the Livingston County News. Check it out: http://thelcn.com/blog/2010/04/grow-your-own-food-in-mount-morris/


In other news, our soil test results are in! It appears that the soil is nutrient-rich and does not require amending. Even better, lead levels are low. When taking the soil sample, I was pleased to see plenty of worms -- another good sign!

I'll be meeting with the Arc next week, to talk about the construction of raised beds and/or compost bins. I'll also be checking in with a community member next week to confirm whether or not he can break up our soil.

I'll post again next week, as soon as I find out more information.