Monday, July 23, 2012

Update - July 23, 2012

AACRC Faith & Food Friends,
Garden Helpers
We thank The Stephenson family for tending the garden last week.
Marie Shaffer will tend the garden this week.
Garden helpers, please check the compost bin. When it gets full, it needs to be taken to the street on Tuesday for Wed. morning pick-up. Thanks.
Deliveries to Food Gatherers
2 lbs of peas, beans & one tomato were delivered to Food Gatherers last week!
Thanks
We want to thank my husband, Paul Green, for assisting me in fixing the garden gate. It now has a 3rd hinge to help support the its weight and a handle for easy opening. : ) The gate is repaired, for now, but will need replacement at some point in the future.

New News
We have an empty raised bed that will be replanted late Aug./early Sept. with more cool crops. The peas were removed Sat. evening by a new volunteer, Pavan Karthik, and myself. Pavan lives on Broadview and has enjoyed reading under our church trees and watching the garden grow. He contacted me wanting to volunteer. He is a from India and a student at UM. He was the first to volunteer to help repair the gate, but, unfortunately, our timing did not coincide. We welcome our neighbor's help in the garden. He will replace a couple folks who had signed up for multiple weeks.

Also,
De Anna Stephenson has joined the organizers for the Faith and Food Garden. We welcome her help and would like to encourage two more people to volunteer and help with next year's planning and prep. Let me know if you are interested in serving in this way.
Reminder
Please ask for weight receipts when you make a delivery to Food Gatherers and place them in Goddy Okonkwo's church mailbox. Thanks.
Enjoying serving with you. Have a good week,
Cathy Green

Sunday, July 15, 2012

7/14/12 AACRC Faith & Food Friends

AACRC Faith & Food Friends,
Garden Helpers
We thank Veena K. for tending the garden last week.
The Stephenson family will tend the garden this week.

If you are tending the garden and notice something needs fixing, please bring it to my
attention. (734-678-2445) I will put out a call, if I can't do it myself, and we will take care of
the issue. The same goes for insect control. If you notice the plants have pest problems,
then we need to do something. Yesterday, I did notice some holes in the bean leaves -
we had this same problem last year. So, I will pick up an organic spray and it will be in our
garden chest by tomorrow mid-day. If you are tending the garden, please read the label and
use accordingly.
Deliveries to Food Gatherers
? lbs of were delivered to Food Gatherers this
week! (no news sent)
NEEDS
The garden gate is in need of repair, the sooner the better.
  • A handle needs to be installed
  • The edge of the gate needs planing (the wood has expanded & the gate is hard to open)
  • A couple screws need to be put in the upper back piece of wood which has come loose from people pulling on the top of the gate to get it to open
If you are able and willing to do these repairs, please get back to me. I will purchase what we need and help you, if needed. The sooner this is done, the better for our gate. If someone has time this week, that would be great. Just give me a call - 734-678-2445.

Have you noticed?
Yesterday I was at the garden moving some of the squash vines around and noticed a "red" tomato towards the bottom of one of the tomato plants. : ) The squash vines will continue to get longer and wander. Please help them wander towards the inner paths and keep them from growing up into the tomato cages. We also want to keep them "in" the garden and prevent them from passing through the fence. So look around when you are there, and gently move them around to stay in the inner paths to allow for movement of those watering.

I'm not sure how much longer the peas will produce. It has been very hot and they are looking pretty spent. We'll give them another week and then decide if it's time to remove them.
Reminder
Please leave the water turned on at the church spigot. We have a "Y" connection attached to two hoses. Carolyn uses one hose and we use the other. The connector has 2 shut off valves which should be left open for water to flow. This makes it so much easier for those who are watering to just have to go in the garden and turn on the hose.

Also, please don't pull on the wire fencing to open the gate - hopefully, we will get the gate repairs done this week.
Enjoying serving with you. Have a good week,
Cathy Green
734-678-2445

7/8/12 AACRC Faith & Food Friends

AACRC Faith & Food Friends,
Garden Helpers
We thank Kathy G. for tending the garden last week.
Veena K. will tend the garden this week.
The garden tending is covered for the rest of the season!
Deliveries to Food Gatherers
(no news)
Have you noticed?
The garden is growing very well and looks beautiful.

Reminder
If you take to food to Food Gatherers, jot me a note and I'll include the contribution amount in this note. Also, be sure to ask for a receipt and put it in Goddy Okonkwo's mailbox at church.
Enjoying serving with you. Have a good week,
Cathy Green

7/1/12 AACRC Faith & Food‏

AACRC Faith & Food Friends,
Garden Helpers
We thank Muriel Learned for tending the garden this past week.
Kathy Gottschalk will tend the garden next week.
EVERY WEEK NOW HAS SOMEONE TO TEND THE GARDEN!!! THANKS BE TO GOD and those who volunteered!
Deliveries to Food Gatherers
2 lbs of peas were delivered to Food Gatherers this week!
Reminders
  • In this very hot, dry weather, it is a good idea to water the garden heavily every day. Watering earlier or later in the day is best, but water when your schedule allows.
  • The water can remain turned on at the church nozzle for the rest of the season. This makes watering much easier; all you have to do is go to the garden and turn the nozzle by the watering wand and water. No more back & forth and crawling over the railing of the stairs. YEA! : )

Have a great week!

Enjoying serving with you,
Cathy Green 7/1/12