community garden mckinleyville caPierson Park Community Garden: April 2011

Grow. Belong. Educate. Share.

Friday, April 29, 2011

Plant-a-Row for the Hungry

Plant and harvest a little extra this year to donate to your local food pantry
Plant-a-Row for the Hungry, a philantrhopic effort by the Garden Writers' Association

Fundraising Plant Sales on CR Campus April 29th & 30th

College of the Redwoods Plant Sale
Friday April 29th from 10-6
Saturday, April 30th from 10-6
South Entrance, Eureka Campus

Humboldt Botanical Gardens Plant Sale
Saturday, April 30th from 10-2
North Entrance, Eureka Campus

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Community Garden Meeting

Community Garden Meeting Saturday, May 7th at 10:30 a.m. at the Pierson Park Community Garden

A topsoil and compost mix will be available for the raised garden beds. Come and plant together with other community gardeners. We hope to see you there.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Food for People

Donate $40 to Food for People "Locally Delicious Food Fund" and receive a Locally Delicious Cookbook.  Email info@locally-delicious.com for more information. (Source)

Check it out! We are on the map!

We've been added to the North Coast Community Garden Collaborative map and an article about the Pierson Park Community Garden is set to print in the next NCCGC newsletter.

Humboldt Area Foundation Better Together Grassroots Grant

The McKinleyville Community Garden Project secured its first grant.  The Humboldt Area Foundation Better Together Grassroots Grant will provide funds for garden materials and fixtures to support the Pierson Park Community Garden Expansion Project including the following.
  • $60 for 2 - 50' garden hoses and 2 nozzles
  • $170 for 20 fence posts
  • $450 for 800 SF of gopher barrier mesh
  • $585 for 12 Y of a topsoil/compost mix delivered
  • $350 for materials to build information kiosk
Keep up the good work MCGP and thank you Humboldt Area Foundation!

Master Gardener Continuing Education Credits for HBGF Docent Training Program

HBGF DOCENT TRAINING PROGRAM
June 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2011 from 1:00 to 4:00
Humboldt Botanical Gardens Greenhouse
Enter at the North Entrance to the College of the Redwoods

A series of four classes for Docent Training will begin in June following the UC Davis Master Gardener Program. Graduates of the Master Gardener Program will receive continuing education credits for completion of the HBGF Docent Training Program. The cost for this program is $35.00. Some scholarships are available. Please contact the HBGF office at 442-5139 with questions. Class size will be limited to 30. Early enrollment is recommended. Please mail enrollment information and payment to the HBGF office at P.O. Box 6117 Eureka, CA 95502

Volunteers are the Heart and Soul of the Humboldt Botanical Gardens!