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With what seemed like summer in the air, we held our second garden workday of the season on Saturday! The beds had been turned during our last workday, so on Saturday we did just a bit more soil prep and then planted ten berry bushes and a few handfuls of annual flower seeds. Michael BradleeContinue reading “Berry Bush Planting”

Community Garden member Margie Smith has developed a series of booklets to help educate young children about the life cycle of plants, and how to grow and care for plants. These booklets are the property of the Kerry Kohring Park and Summit Neighborhood Community Garden, but community members are welcome to use them at homeContinue reading “Resources to help kids learn about seeds and plants”

April 21 On our first work-day of the year, about a dozen garden members and friends made quick work of spreading a hefty pile of mulch between the garden beds.  Sophie, our new Garden Manager, brought delicious home-made blueberry muffins as a sweet reward.  And it was t-shirt weather (for some of us!).   WeContinue reading “Mulchfest 2018”

April, 2018 Please join us in the garden as we celebrate Earth Day with a work day on Saturday, April 28th from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and welcome Sophie O’Connell as the first Garden Manager for the Summit Neighborhood Community Garden! An environmentalist, communications professional, and bicycle enthusiast, Sophie comes to us with yearsContinue reading “Welcome Sophie, Our Garden Manager!”

How quickly the autumn garden shifts from resiliently hanging on to gothic horror show!  As temperatures dramatically plunged into the teens last week, our plants crisped and plunged as well.  And so, the timing was good to gather for some chai, snacks, conversation, tidying-up, and garlic planting!  There is a vast amount of gratitude toContinue reading “Winterizing – 11/12/2017”

The newly-renovated playground and the garden were celebrated at a drizzly but up-beat ribbon-cutting event on October 25th.  The Summit Neighborhood Association covered the event.

As the golden sunshine and long shadows of autumn arrive, the time is ripe to plant greens for harvest at Halloween!  This afternoon Eliza Sutton gave an informative and interactive talk on a variety of topics, including: crops we can plant right now, extending the growing season, monitoring plants and managing pests, cover crops, andContinue reading “Autumn Gardening Talk – 9/23/2017”

This morning a group of garden members and neighbors arrived at the garden to find a steaming pile of wood chips (already composting!) awaiting distribution.  With shovels, pitch forks, wheelbarrows, and good cheer, the hefty pile was spread throughout the garden by noontime.  In addition to our mulching operation, we gave away flower and vegetableContinue reading “Earth Day 2017”

Garden members and neighbors showed up in force to move seemingly endless piles of dirt into our raised beds this weekend!  Enormous gratitude goes out to everyone who showed up, with shovels, rakes, and wheelbarrows in hand, to make a heavy task lighter for all. And thanks to Kerry Kohring, who got some wonderful actionContinue reading “Earth Moving 4/15/2017”