by Admin
May 19, 2012 in Administrative
Hopefully everything here will look the way it did before, but never get as buggy as it did on the previous host. If you notice any problems or have suggestions for things that should be updated now that the site is working correctly, please let me know in the comments on this post or by e-mailing me at webmaster@merchantparkcommunitygarden.org
by Emily Barney
Mark your calendars for our event this Saturday, May 12! From 11am-2pm,
we’ll have a Garden Open House, with gardeners on hand to show off all our hard work:
by Emily Barney
April 19, 2012 in News, Photos
Our first building day, April 14th, was a big success – ground cleared, new beds built, and woodchips added to the paths.
Our next workday will be April 21st and we’ll be adding more woodchips and filling in soil along with other work projects.
We’d love to have you join us at 9:30 out at the garden. We’re looking forward to more homemade treats and a good time working together!
by Emily Barney
October 22, 2011 in News
Spread the news! It’s almost time for our second neighborhood outreach event, one we plan to repeat about this time every year. We hope to spread awareness about the garden first of all, and raise some money through our great raffle as well. We want our neighbors to come, so please tell people you know!
Find the event on Facebook here, if that makes it more convenient to share: Merchant Park Facebook Event
photo by Steven Depolo
Ron and Sara will be preparing their famous tuscan tomato soup and pulled-pork sandwiches, and we’ll also have hot mulled cider and Goose Island root beer available for purchase – we’re asking $1-2 for each item to help cover costs.
Garden members, if you’d like to bring food to share you’re welcome to do so but we won’t be doing a bake sale because we don’t have the staff for it for this event.
We have lots of great activities planned, and a lot of it will be really fun for families, so kids are definitely welcome at the garden!
Susan Taylor from the Good Food Project will be bringing her “Apple Slinky” presentation to the garden and talking about healthy foods for families. This is normally a program she does in schools so we’re lucky to have the chance to share this with anyone who comes.
photo by Adam Gerard
We’ll have live jazz music playing from 2pm on from Justin Collins.
Costume Contest - come out in a costume and join the fun! We’ll have prizes for adults and kids.
Composting Demonstration – one of our new garden members is helping us set up an experimental composting system at the garden and has tips for home composting as well.
Other activities we have planned – Face Painting for kids,a Mummy Race, and lots more
We’re raising money for next year’s garden at this event by selling raffle tickets for a number of great prizes – we’re going to be selling tickets for $1 each or $5 for a pack of six tickets. If you know of a local business that would be willing to donate a prize for the raffle, let us know!
Current list of raffle prizes, it may expand!:
(winners need not be present at the raffle drawing)
by Emily Barney
October 18, 2011 in Administrative, News
Our next meeting will be at All Saints Church (4129 West Newport Avenue) at 8pm on Thursday, October 20. Head down to the basement when you get there!
Our elections are over and the growing year is almost done. We’ll have reports on progress with NeighborSpace and the IIT Landscape Architecture students’ visit on Saturday. The elected committee heads will present on upcoming projects as well.
We will also be discussing policies for plot cleanup, our harvest festival on October 29, and plans for next year’s plot applications. Read the rest of this entry →
by Admin
October 5, 2011 in News
When & Where:
It’s been rescheduled from our last announcement: Â Saturday, October 15 at 1:30pm
At the garden!
We were very lucky this last year to have Bruce Yeager to manage the layout and background construction planning that helped us get off to such an efficient start. Work commitments are taking most of his time now, so he suggested we talk to some local student architects to get more help.
by Emily Barney
September 30, 2011 in Photos
Many of us have been busy keeping everything watered and keeping up with the harvesting – let’s stop and take a look back at all the progress we’ve made this year!
Can’t view the gallery below? Click here to view it on our flickr account:
Other sets available on our Flickr page:
by Emily Barney
September 6, 2011 in Administrative
photo from the Library of Congress
We had one nomination per Executive Committee position, so voting is simple: for each position, you’ll vote to either approve, disapprove or write in a candidate.
If you’re a garden member, you should have received the link via e-mail. If not, contact Ann at Ann@merchantparkcommunitygarden.org and she’ll send it to you.
Voting is open until September 15th. Please vote early but not often ; )
You can find a full list of our candidates here on the website: 2011 Nominees
You can find descriptions of the positions here: Executive Committee Nominations
by Emily Barney
August 24, 2011 in Administrative
We’re moving into the first election season for our Executive Committee and we need candidates! (Note: Carriage & Parades not included this season)
If you’re a member in good standing and interested in taking a role in the garden leadership, please review our nomination form and submit your name for one of the positions we have open:
http://www.merchantparkcommunitygarden.org/about/nomination-form/
You can also download a pdf on that page to print and submit to Ann Kauth in person.
by Sonya Booth
July 1, 2011 in Local Resources, News
Is this a weed or an herb? Should I thin out my lettuce? How do I keep my tomatoes from taking over?
Get on-site answers from experienced fellow gardeners at two sessions:
- Saturday, July 2, 2 p.m., Deb Kraemer (rsvp to debkraemer@ameritech.net)
- Sat., July 9, 9 a.m., Bobbi Marstellar and Greg Lakota (rsvp to Bobbi: bobbi.marstellar@gmail.com)
Please email to let them know you’re coming!
