Please note, the food preservation workshop, scheduled for Thursday, has been canceled. Not enough people registered. We’ll post anything we hear about future classes.
Preservation Workshop Canceled
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Organic Pest Control Workshop
Jim Quinn, our local horticulture extension agent, will host a FREE organic pest control workshop Monday, May 21 at the Health Department. We’ll start inside at 6 p.m. then head out to the garden for demonstration and questions.
The Health Department is located at 1005 W. Worley St.
Learn to Preserve Your Harvest
Preserving freshly harvested foods provides an opportunity to enjoy the tasty vegetables you’re growing throughout the year. You can learn all about how to freeze, dry and can your garden-grown vegetables at this free workshop. Register by May 10.
Thursday, May 17
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Columbia/Boone County Health Department, Community Room,
1005 W. Worley St., Columbia
To sign up, use this form or email the instructor, Vera Massey, from University Extension.
Transplants Available This Weekend
This weekend, May 5 & 6, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday and Noon-4 p.m. on Sunday, the CGC will have some warm season plants available for those gardening at our member gardens. Plants will be distributed at the Claudell Garden, 711 Claudell Lane.
We’ll have tomatoes, peppers, a few eggplants starts and sweet potato slips.
We are requesting a donation of 25-50¢ per plant to offset our costs of buying and transporting them. We ask that you give what you can, but you will not be refused for lack of funds. We hope many gardeners can take advantage of this opportunity.
Please note: we can only offer this service to those gardening in our member gardens, not the public at large.
MU Children’s Learning Garden
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Read about the new MU Children’s Learning Garden in this Missourian article. CGC board member Chris Murakami has been working on starting community gardens on the MU campus and this will be the first one to break ground.
Cole Crops Available This Weekend
This weekend, March 24 & 25, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday and 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, the CGC will have some cauliflower, broccoli and cabbage plants available for those gardening at our member gardens. Plants will be distributed at the Claudell Garden, 711 Claudell Lane.
We are requesting a donation of at least 25-50¢ per plant to offset our costs of buying and transporting them. We ask that you give what you can, but you will not be refused for lack of funds. These are good quality plants and the weather is fantastic right now for growing brassicas, so we hope many gardeners can take advantage of this opportunity.
Please note: we can only offer this service to those gardening in our member gardens, not the public at large.
South Side Garden Welcomes Newcomers
South side Columbians take note, Bethel Church garden (on Old Plank Road), would welcome new gardeners to participate. They don’t have individual plots but anyone is welcome to come and help with the garden in exchange for produce when it is available.
If you’re interested, contact Linda by email and put “garden” in the subject line. If you live nearby and are a beginner, this would be a good way to learn about gardening without the full responsibility of having your own garden.
