Community Gardening Webinar

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Jenny

mp0906cover A webinar (on line teleconference) will be held on Thursday, April 23, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm, to introduce a new University of Missouri Extension publication titled “Community Gardening Toolkit.” The toolkit provides tips, steps, resources, and tools for starting and managing a community garden. A PDF of the toolkit can be downloaded at http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/miscpubs/mp0906.htm.

To register, contact Casi Lock at LockC@missouri.edu or 573-884-3794. Once registered, you’ll receive information about how to to tune in and take part from your home or office computer. The webinar is sponsored by University of Missouri Extension Healthy Lifestyle Initiative. Bill McKelvey will be the presenter.

Composting Workshop Saturday

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Jenny

This Saturday, April 11, come to a free workshop on composting starting at 10 a.m. at the St. Joseph garden.
The Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture will show you how to manage backyard compost piles for your home and garden. Come see some tricks of the trade, and learn how to optimize your efforts to yield high quality soil amendments!

Freeze Expected Sunday & Monday Nights

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Jenny

Gardeners are advised to cover up plants in the ground and take potted plants and seedlings inside Sunday night through Monday night. Frost and possibly even a hard freeze are in the forecast! http://www.kmiz.com/weather

Farmer's Market Community Round Up

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Jenny

Spinach is already for sale at the Farmers' Markets.

The Columbia Farmer’s Market and MU Extension are hosting an afternoon of free presentations about local food production this Saturday, April 4, 1-4 pm at the Unity Center. Get more information and read about all the great speakers and sessions.

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Gardeners: Order Cool Season Plants Now

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Jenny

A limited quantity of cool season transplants (broccoli, red and green cabbage, lettuce and parsley) will be available to community gardeners this weekend. You have until this Friday, March 27 to tell your garden leader how many you could use!
(Thanks so much to Jenny Grabner and Heartland Family Nursery for growing seedlings this year!)

Broadway Christian Organizing Meeting

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Jenny

Broadway Christian Church gardeners will meet this Saturday, March 28 at 11 am in the church’s fellowship hall. Contact Don Day if you want to garden there, but cannot attend.

Benton-Stephens Up and Running

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Jenny

The Benton-Stephens garden reports on it’s new web site that they have had good success so far getting things planted.

We now have the following vegetables and seeds in the ground:
Peas, Lettuce, Spinach, Carrots, Radish, Beets, Onions, Swiss Chard

They have work days currently scheduled every Thursday from 3:30-6:30 pm and every Saturday from 12-4 pm

Gardening Classes

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Jenny

The Circus Lyon garden has arranged the following two workshops. All community gardeners are welcome to attend.

Alice Havard will talk on Saturday March 28 at 10 am at the Circus Lyon Garden for about a half hour on Succession Planting and Companion Planting. The Circus Lyon Garden is located 1 block south of the cross walk at Jefferson Jr. High School.

On Saturday April 11, Adam Saunders will talk at 10 am at the St. Joseph garden on Composting. The St. Joseph garden is located 2 blocks north of Broadway and 1 block west of College Ave.