Friends, I forward this message from Phoenixville, PA as an example of a mass e-mail to gardeners and garden friends and supporters.
Regards, Adam Honigman Hell's Kitchen, NYC Hi, Folks! St. Johnbs United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden opened for the 2006 growing season yesterday, April 1. ALL plots are taken and we actually have a waiting list! Many of our new gardeners noticed the garden because they have been coming to the site to use the labyrinth. We welcome everyone for the new growing season and remind everyone to join the Perennial Garden Volunteers on Tuesday nights from 5:30 pm to dark for weeding and conversation. With this many people, we may actually reach Tinabs goal of looking at the garden, realizing that everything has been done and everyone going to Steel City for caffeine and conversation instead! This year, we have 35 people gardening on 16 plots. We have 3 b active senior adultsb , 25 adults, 7 children and 5 dogs. Nine (over half) of the plots are held by low-income families and/or a disabled person. Most folks are gardening with their families across two or three generations. One of our youth is learning to garden as his bar mitzvah community service project. As Simon the Plowman plowed the garden last Monday, folks are planning to plant potatoes and peas this week. William Woys Weaver donated some Vietnamese Yellow Shallots which folks can plant on Tuesday. Once the Mitchell Program of St. Gabrielbs Hall completes the wood chip paths, webll take down the rope lines and make sure each plot has a composter to improve the soil. Peg Hine, St. Johnbs church secretary, donated two books (A Light For My Path and A Life of Purpose) for folks to use at the labyrinth. The books, along with basic information on how to use the labyrinth, are in the Labyrinth Information Mailbox next to the labyrinth. Feel free to use them to guide your own meditation and problem solving. We also placed a blank b Reflectionsb book in the mailbox so that folks can share their thoughts about the labyrinth with other walkersb webve appreciated the b thank youb notes that folks have left in the mailbox, but thought that a hard-cover book would be easier for everyone to share. Before the plow came through, St. Gabrielbs went through the garden and dug up the volunteer larkspur seedlings, then replanted them in the back area (where the fenced area was until Dan took it down last summer) around the American Serviceberry tree. By May, we should have long spikes of pink, purple and white flowers all over the back of the garden. Starting on April 3, the Mitchell Program will come to the garden three times a week b Monday, Wednesday and Friday. As planting season has begun, we have plenty to do and we appreciate their help in getting it done! Here is the schedule for the next two weeks: Monday 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Mitchell Program of St. Gabriel bs Hall Tuesday 5:30 pm to dark Perennial Garden Volunteers (Great Conversation; Necessary, but Low-Impact Weeding!) Wednesday 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Mitchell Program of St. Gabrielbs Hall Friday 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Mitchell Program of St. Gabrielbs Hall Saturday, April 15 2 pm Easter Egg Hunt b free to all children 10 years and younger The weather looks wonderful for the week b come join us on Tuesday night! Dorene Dorene Pasekoff, Coordinator St. John's United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden and Labyrinth A mission of St. John's United Church of Christ, 315 Gay Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460 ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
