Newsletter
Week of:
June 22, 2015
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Workdays
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Wednesdays, 6-7pm
Saturdays, 4-6pm
* Work days will be cancelled on days of inclement weather. |
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Earn Time Credits
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| The garden participates in the DC Time Bank. To learn more and get started, ask! |
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Happy first day of summer!
Yesterday, June 21st, was the summer solstice -- the day when the sun sits in the sky for the longest period of time. From this point forward, the sun will begin appearing in the sky for an increasingly shorter period of time, until its climax, the winter solstice in December.
"As above, so below"
Back down here on Earth, the garden is still doing great: The crops are growing well (we harvested 9 pounds of beets at our #BeetTheHeat event), we have finished compost available, and more neighbors are interacting with each other, and the garden.
Yes, you read that correctly, we have compost available! The compost pile we've been managing for the last couple of months is now ready to be used. There are still some pieces of larger, more durable items, such as sticks and pieces of egg shells, so it is recommended that you use the black milk crate to sift through it. The compost is located next to the tool shed, on the right side of our two-chamber compost shed.
We've already begun working on the left side of the compost shed with the hope of having more compost available by the fall. Last Wednesday, the temperature was checked at a little under 110 degrees, so it's off to a great start!
Don't forget, we've got blackberries, kale, lettuce, collard greens, some carrots, and tons of herbs ready for harvesting!
Also, if you ordered a SW Gardens T-shirt, don't forget to send in your payments, and let us know how you'd like to pick them up.
That's it for now,
see you in the garden!
Putting into your mouth what the Earth has grown is perhaps your most direct connection to [it].
- Frances Moore Lappe
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