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Transylvania students lend a hand…

Tiffany — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:18:12 +0000

We had a great crew of Transylvania students come help out at London Ferrell Community Garden today! Many hands did many hours of hard work. We were able to accomplish things like: planting seeds for the fall, pulling stubborn weeds, watering thirsty plants, removing morning glory vines from the fence, cleaning up our perennial beds, and lots more! Thank you to the students for giving us their time and muscles.

Restart at the Kids Cafe

Ryan — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:52:25 +0000

One of the great things about a garden is that you get a few chances each year to start over. A fall planting is such a chance. We brought in new soil and compost and planted cabbage, carrots, and lettuces at the Kids Cafe garden. We had a number of helpful participants involved. And that tall kid is actually Tiffany Thompson, our Americorps VISTA volunteer. She’ll be serving with us for the next year and we are just thrilled to have her on board.

Volunteer Opportunities This Week

Ryan — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:06:49 +0000

Do join us for any of the following–we are happy to have extra hands, and there is plenty to do these days:

Saturday, August 21 9-12–Garden maintenance, harvesting, watering at the London Ferrell Community Garden (250 E. Third St)
Monday, August 23 10-2:30–Garden maintenance, watering, etc. at the London Ferrell Community Garden
Wednesday, Aguust 25 10:30-12–Garden installation at the Goodloe Garden (Corner of Goodloe and Powell Ave.)
Thursday, August 26th 4-5–Maintenance, watering, harvesting, etc. at the Gainesway Community Garden (3640 Milano Rd.)

Thanks much in advance, and email me at ryan@seedleaf.org if you have questions about any of these dates/times.

Time Again for Soups On – Tuesday, August 17th 6pm

Rebecca — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:42:22 +0000

These cooking events are collaboration between Seedleaf and Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church. Tuesday, August 17th will be the next installment of the Soup’s On Events hosted at their normal time on the Third Tuesday of the month.

These events provide an opportunity for folks to learn to prepare a fresh, seasonal recipe for soup using fresh Kentucky produce, much of which is grown within the urban core of Lexington at Seedleaf partner gardens. Each participant will go home with a quart jar of the day’s fixings. Plus, as an added bonus, Maxwell Street Presbyterian, which offers a free soup meal to those in need, will then utilize the surplus soup.

Please plan to join us for this monthly event and discover new flavors and seasonal delicacies!

This month brings bounty in numerous crops, so to celebrate, we’ll be making a soup surprise depending on what’s harvested that day made with all sorts of fresh veggies. If you garden at home, feel free to bring surplus as well, since anything and everything will make this soup better!

When: Tuesday, August 17th from 6 – 7:30pm

Where: Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church (180 East Maxwell Street)

Menu for August: Soup Surprise featuring InFeed grown veggies, along with those from many other gardens! And we’re hoping for a special celebrity chef to add an international flair!

What to Bring: We’re asking for a $5 minimum donation to help cover the cost of the ingredients. Please also plan to bring a quart sized container to bring home the day’s splendor, along with your family and friends!

Please note, in order to have an accurate count of ingredients to buy, please RSVP to rebecca@seedleaf.org

No Work August 14th at the London Ferrell Community Garden

Ryan — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:12:34 +0000

With the expected heat tomorrow morning (click here to see a forecast), I am a bit concerned about having volunteers out at midday. For this reason I would like to suspend our regular Saturday morning volunteer opportunity at the London Ferrell Community Garden. If you have any questions email me at ryan@seedleaf.org.

Come Help with an Installation

Ryan — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:29:27 +0000

The bricks are ready, the soil is coming. All we need now are a few willing hands. If you want to be a part of a garden installation in an underused lot, please join us Thursday morning, August 12th, between 8 and noon. We’ll begin at the intersection of E. Third Street and Winthrow Way. Bring gloves and a water bottle–it’s probably going to be hot.

Email us or call if you need directions, or if you spot some rain and want to confirm that we’re working:

ryan@seedleaf.org

859-967-8865

Trail-A-Palooza–this Sunday, August 15th

Ryan — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:19:30 +0000

Join us this Sunday as Seedleaf takes the road show out on the trail. We’ll be part of the free fun at the Town Branch Trail’s Trail-A-Palooza! event. Food, bands, fun–what else would you want on a Sunday? See the handsome poster below for details.

Donations from this event will help Town Branch Trail, INC. continue its great work of highlighting some of the loveliest parts of our town.

Millions of peaches! (and blackberries) – TOMORROW Tues. Aug. 10th 1pm

Rebecca — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:35:26 +0000

The folks at Faith Feeds have been working overtime this past week by gleaning at Reeds Valley Orchard, where this has been a bumper crop year for fruit, particularly peaches. Well, their excess will become OUR riches!

While there’s nothing like a taste of a fresh, ripe peach, there’s just too many to eat before they spoil.

So right before school starts, let’s help can and freeze as many as these beauties as possible, so that they’ll still be around to enjoy come winter.

Time’s ticking so we’re going to try and pull this off TOMORROW, Tuesday, August 10th.

We’ll once again meet at The Rock/ La Roca UMC at 1015 North Limestone Street. We’ll start at 1pm and will likely go until about 4pm. Kid’s are welcome too!

Many Thanks to CP!

Ryan — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:20:04 +0000

Each week this summer we have been visited by a different group of campers from Confrontation Point Ministries. They have done a phenomenal job pitching in with weeding, watering, all sorts of work in keeping our gardens healthy and productive. This was our last week having their help, so we finally got around to sharing them. Below are some before and after pics of a lot at the 600 block of North Limestone, a spot where Les and Aumaine Miller hope to make a green space.

We really appreciate each of the groups and their great attitudes and hard work even through the heat of the summer!

A Stylish Way to Tell the Story

Rebecca — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:20:13 +0000

A beauty - made with cedar no less!

This post is embarrassingly overdue, but we’ll stick with the old adage “better late than never.”

Last summer, it became apparent that we needed to get some sort of a sign at the London Ferrell Community Garden to not only explain the space to curious passerbies but also to communicate with the individual gardeners. It was with great happiness that we stumbled upon the elegant kiosk at the Woodland Community Garden, and we were even happier to discover that the maker was none other than a neighbor.

With very little arm twisting, Greg was kind enough to offer to make a similar one for the London Ferrell Community Garden. And he didn’t take a dime for all his hard work!

Never mind that Greg was anxious to put up the sign back in winter where he had to remove his gloves to mix the concrete to stabilize it. And never mind that it took us months to properly fill it with necessary information, all carefully tucked behind plexiglass front to shield it from the elements.

Despite our horrendous negligence, we still wanted to take an opportunity to thank Greg for his kindness and craftsmanship. Next time you’re at the garden, take a moment to appreciate the lovely, handmade kiosk! And don’t forget to check out the information posted on it too!