The seeds have been organized, so growers please be kind and keep the seeds tidy for the next person.
Enjoy!
March 11, 2012
Donated Seeds for 2012!
The seeds have been organized, so growers please be kind and keep the seeds tidy for the next person.
Enjoy!
March 5, 2012
2012 March Build Day!
In February we managed to get all of D-row dressed with compost and four beds constructed in A-row. Let's finish our work, top-dress the beds and construct four more A-row beds!
Who: Intel DuPont Community Garden
What: Construction of raised vegetable beds, cleaning out of winter-weeds in current beds, top-dress soil from compost piles.
When: Saturday, March 24th 2012 – from 1300 to 1600.
Where: 2800 Center Drive, DuPont WA 98327
Why: IDCG supports local food banks by growing and donating organic produce. In 2011 we harvested 4,700 pounds of produce, which 4,200 was donated to food banks in Lakewood, Steilacoom, and Olympia.
For the service members: Last year one JBLM service member earned their Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal by working in the garden on build days, weeding and growing produce for the community. Your hours of service can be recorded and submitted to your chain of command for the same purpose.
For teenagers who need community service hours for graduation, this is a great opportunity to earn some hours. There will be more opportunities in the future for weeding and building. Contact the email below for details.
For attendance please bring: your tools such as wheelbarrows, shovels, rakes, and battery-powered driver-drills.
RSVP here or to IDCG.volunteercoordinator@live.com. More volunteer opportunities in the future!
You too can help feed the community. Join our blogspot!
Who: Intel DuPont Community Garden
What: Construction of raised vegetable beds, cleaning out of winter-weeds in current beds, top-dress soil from compost piles.
When: Saturday, March 24th 2012 – from 1300 to 1600.
Where: 2800 Center Drive, DuPont WA 98327
Why: IDCG supports local food banks by growing and donating organic produce. In 2011 we harvested 4,700 pounds of produce, which 4,200 was donated to food banks in Lakewood, Steilacoom, and Olympia.
For the service members: Last year one JBLM service member earned their Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal by working in the garden on build days, weeding and growing produce for the community. Your hours of service can be recorded and submitted to your chain of command for the same purpose.
For teenagers who need community service hours for graduation, this is a great opportunity to earn some hours. There will be more opportunities in the future for weeding and building. Contact the email below for details.
For attendance please bring: your tools such as wheelbarrows, shovels, rakes, and battery-powered driver-drills.
RSVP here or to IDCG.volunteercoordinator@live.com. More volunteer opportunities in the future!
You too can help feed the community. Join our blogspot!
February 28, 2012
Garden Contacts
If you need to contact someone from the garden's organizing team about any topic, we'd like to provide you with a list of names and way to get email to them. If you don't see a topic you're interested in, just send to the General link, and we'll get you an answer.
Operations: Bill Fishburn
Composting Manager: Bernie Short
Volunteer Coordinator: Carmen Pease
Blogspot and Newsletter Coordinator: Carmen Pease
Food Bank Deliveries: Stu Vannerson (Thurston County), Avery Enderby (Pierce County)
Communications: Cara Mitchell
New Member Recruitment/Orientation: TBD (We need a volunteer for this)
Maintenance and Construction: Gurbir Singh
Planting and Harvest Tracking: Stu Vannerson
February 21, 2012
Garden Beds Available for 2012
We are now taking request for 2012 open beds! We added four new beds this year and we are adding four more soon.
Please click here to send an email. Include what type of bed you are interested in. Remember our mission is to grow organic produce, and we donate half of everything we grow to our food bank partners. When we harvest we have a convenient location on site for your produce; we make the drop off trip for you! Available beds are first-come-first-served, so send in your request today before they are all gone!
Full Outdoor Bed | 5 ft x 24 ft | $50.00 |
Full Greenhouse Bed | 4 ft x 14 ft | $50.00 |
Half Outdoor Bed | 5 ft x 12 ft | $25.00 |
Half Greenhouse Bed | 4 ft x 7 ft | $25.00 |
Child's Garden Box | 3 ft x 3 ft | Free - One per family |
Please click here to send an email. Include what type of bed you are interested in. Remember our mission is to grow organic produce, and we donate half of everything we grow to our food bank partners. When we harvest we have a convenient location on site for your produce; we make the drop off trip for you! Available beds are first-come-first-served, so send in your request today before they are all gone!
Gardening in the PNW
The heart of the Intel DuPont Community Garden members never cease to amaze me. Last Saturday morning was almost as bad as it could get with the weather. It poured rain, the wind was blowing, and it was cold! Nevertheless almost 30 people showed up to put together garden beds, clear debris, top-dress beds with compost and various other chores. We worked hard and made jokes to keep it light while the rain came down.
That morning we were able to get four new beds constructed and ready for spring. One student helping in the construction, from Lakes High Schools Earth Club, braved the weather in hopes to be educated in constructing a raised-bed-garden. The Garden Club intends on using this education to create a proposal for their own raised-bed-garden located on school grounds. It feels great to inspire young minds!
Despite the weather it was a great time with friends. Thank you to all who came out. Let's do it again soon. ;)
Despite the weather it was a great time with friends. Thank you to all who came out. Let's do it again soon. ;)
January 25, 2012
2012 February Build Day!
Who: Intel DuPont Community GardenWhat: Construction of raised vegetable beds, cleaning out of winter-weeds in current beds, top-dress soil from compost piles.
When: Saturday, February 18th 2012 – from 0900 to 1200.
Where: 2800 Center Drive, DuPont WA 98327
Why: IDCG supports local foodbanks by growing organic healthy food. In 2011 we harvested 4,700 pounds of produce, which 4,200 was donated to foodbanks in Lakewood, Steilacoom and Olympia.
For the service members: Last year one JBLM service member earned their Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal by working in the garden on build days, weeding and growing produce for the community. Your hours of service can be recorded and submitted to your chain of command for the same purpose.
For teenagers who need community service hours for graduation, this is a great opportunity to earn some hours. There will be more opportunities in the future for weeding and building. Contact the email below for details.
For attendance please bring: your tools such as wheelbarrows, shovels, rakes, and battery-powered driver-drills.
RSVP to IDCG.volunteercoordinator@
You too can help feed the community!
January 24, 2012
Feedback From the Foodbank
Focus on the Goal
Feedback From the Food Bank
Do More:
Feedback From the Food BankWhen growing food for others, consider the following when planning your 2012 crops.
Very Popular:
- Tomatoes - will take all that can be grown.
- Cabbage - good but smaller is better.
- Potatoes - reds only
- Carrots - very popular
- Peppers - bells are especially popular
- Onion - both yellow and red
- Broccoli - do more, popular and continuous
- Corn - very popular
Do More:
- Cilantro
- Shallots
- Basil
- Chives
- Raspberries
- Cucumber
- Cauliflower
- Sugar Snap Peas
- Strawberries
- Spinach
Feedback Foods:
- Kale - do all Italian variety, not Russian
- Greenbeans - do less, the food bank gets plenty from other sources
- Zucchini - harvest smaller, do less
- Squash - pick small
Unpopular - Do less:
- Okra - not popular
- Rutabaga - not popular
- Beets - not popular
- Turnips - not popular
- Dry Beans - NO
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