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2022 AGM - EVERYONE WELCOME

 

TAHSIS COMMUNITY GARDEN

AGM

6 PM

JUNE 28, 2022

Greetings to all Tahsis Community Garden members! The Annual General Meeting will be held in the garden at 6pm on Tuesday, June 28th, all members need to attend this very important meeting.

In addition to current members, this meeting is open to anyone wishing to join the group and is for all members of the public. Please come and check out all the work that has been happening in the garden and find out what the TCG is all about!

All Members Meeting Notice July 25 @ 4 PM

Hello Members! 

A general meeting will be held at the Garden on 

Sunday, July 25 at 4 pm

Main topic of discussion will be about organizing a fall event.  

Garden Time

A good mow is so satisfying. 👏

 

Pretty in Purple

Lovely Lupin and 

Pat takes a break. 

Many thanks to Kim who is looking into the purchase of a mower for the garden, and to Pat who has lent the use of her mower in the meantime. 💪

 

Notice of AGM

Tahsis Community Garden Society

Notice to All Members:

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Sunday, June 27, 2021

1:00 pm 

at the Garden

VIRL Virtual Gardening Workshops

The Vancouver Island Regional Library is offering a monthly series of gardening workshops, all presented by Vancouver Island Master Gardeners (VIMG). Sessions are via Zoom, and take place between 1 – 2:30 pm on the Saturdays listed below.

Pre-Registration Required. Register by sending an email to NanaimoHarbourfront@virl.bc.ca or register via the VIRL event page. https://virl.bc.ca/calendar

Please call the Tahsis Library at 250-934-6621 if you need assistance. 

VIRL VIMG Virtual Gardening Series

03/27:  Perennial Food Crops & Edible Ornamentals

04/24:  Rhododendrons: More Than Just a Big Green Shrub

05/01:  How to Grow Squash and Pumpkins

06/05:  A Primer on Roses: Varieties, Planting and Care

07/03:  Summer Planting for Storage and Winter Feast

08/14:  Native Plants for the Urban Landscape

09/11:  Late Planted Food Crops for Winter Salads & Stir Fry Feasts

10/09:  Petal Walkers – Planting for Pollinators

11/06:  Spring Bulbs – Low Maintenance Perennials for Sun & Shade

Today Marks 9 Years as a Society

On March 16, 2012 we became a Society, thank you Karli Y, our first SecTreas who was instrumental in making it so.

Garden Renewals & Applications

The Tahsis Community Garden has some garden beds open this year! If you are new to the community or maybe you would like to try your hand at gardening now is the time.

Please contact Kimberley Anderson (250 934 6465) for more information. Check it out we are on “G” road in the trailer park right at the back.

Annual Memberships: 

$20 includes 1 raised garden bed

$10 tabletop garden

$10 add-on: small plot in the greenhouse 

$15 standalone:  small plot in the greenhouse

The garden society is a volunteer organization.  All members are expected to help out with garden maintenance: grass cutting, weed whacking, watering, admin and to join in at the Spring and Fall clean-up parties.  

Tahsis Community Garden Facebook page 

Thank you and Happy Gardening! 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving Gardeners 

Wishing everyone a bountiful harvest!

Webinar: Planning for the Fall/Winter Garden

Planning for the Fall/Winter Garden

with Arzeena Hamir

Thursday, July 23rd, 6 pm 

via Zoom.  

Arzeena is an organic farmer in the Comox Valley and has a vast knowledge of food production.  To register click on the link below (or copy and paste the link into your browser).  Highly recommended, by donation. 

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/planning-for-the-fallwinter-garden-tickets-111879067302

Sunday's Work Party

Lynda was kind enough to take a few pictures at the garden on Sunday.  The weather was perfect, everything was tidied up and the garden is looking really good.  

Thanks to all who came out to lend a hand.  Now if we could have a stretch of warm, sunny weather, our veggies would be much happier. 

Gardening at the Farm to School Corner

Great news!  Senior students from CMESS are back at the community garden every Monday between 11 - 12.  Looks like they got a lot accomplished this week, the beds are nicely cleaned up.  

Speaking of seed..... FAB-Tahsis teacher Brooke has put out a request for extra seed and/or seedlings that folks are able to donate to the students for their garden plots.  

'We had a fantastic turnout with the students this morning!  Does anyone by chance have any spare seeds or plants that they'd be willing to donate to the Farm to School beds? Preferably things that store well or are harvested in the fall. Thank you in advance!'

TCGS president Kim Anderson further provided examples such as kale, beets, carrots, brussel sprouts, turnips, cabbage, parsnips, onion sets etc.  

Donations may be left in the community garden green house, clearly labelled F2S.  Please contact Kim via Facebook or by email so she can coordinate with Brooke, with sincere appreciation.  

April Showers

Rain, showers, sunny breaks, showers, rain, a whip of wind, sunny breaks, liquid sunshine.  Perfect Spring weather for our seeds and seedlings.  I planted some dill and summer savoury today, and brought along the camera just because I was so enamoured with Juanita's bed.  The headboard, the shears.  

Then it was down the garden path, the solo French tulip, the daffs, more tulips so elegant, gorgeous pinks, yellows (way MORE of that to come...).  

The strawberries are tended 💕and responding.  

And, the thyme! there's a healthy plant.  

The yellow shrub is a Kerria japonica (Japanese Rose).  The Jorcan composter is in it's testing phase, things are just starting to cook. 

The Farm to School corner has rhubarb and the asparagus is peeping out from under the mulch.

 

The strawberry bed (top centre) was recently replanted  looking so good beside the garlic bed. 

The bird buffet is now closed. 

and finally, a little happy place in the greenhouse. 

- click on photos to enlarge, and thank you for visiting! 

Project Squash

Not a community garden initiative, but two members are offering to lead Project Squash.  


Basically, if anyone is interested in growing winter squash on their sunny lawns, we will come by, assess the site, dig an 8" hole in your lawn and plant winter squash.  Your job is to water the plants over the season.  Come harvest time, each grower receives a percentage of their crop, and the rest are donated to local food initiatives (eg Good Food Box and/or Community Cupboard). 


If you are interested, please contact Silvie Keen or Cheryl O'Donnell.  We are using a Cumberland initiative as a model, see below for details.  

Cougar @ Riverside Mobile Home Park

Message from Kim:


When speaking with my sister on the phone (March 25 10:00am), a cougar ran across the road in front of her trailer while we were talking. 

Please everyone be safe in the garden.

from our President, Kim Anderson

2020 AGM Election Results

Thank you everyone that came out to the AGM on Sunday. Thank you again to the 2019 executive for your years of service and congratulations to the newly elected executive. Looking forward to another fun filled year in the garden. 

President - Kimberley Anderson

Vice President - Cheryl O'Donnell

Secretary Treasurer - Patricia Gray 

Director - Rita Aedan

Director - Lynn Mohr

Cheers all,

Kim

🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍋🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅

And thank you to Kim for standing for yet 'one more year' of leadership, your dedication is appreciated beyond words.  And for bringing the treats.  Those little danishes were so addictive... 

And finally, thank you Tahsis Seniors Society for the use of your venue, and to our growing community who participated in our first ever Seedy Sunday.  There were so many different seeds from which to choose, and everyone went home with something new.  Cheryl brought in loads of healthy seedlings - tomatoes for all!  and peppers and lemon trees and avocados and eggplants, so great to have such avid gardeners in our midst. 

Happy gardening! 

Seedy AGM

Sunshine in Tahsis, and Spring is around the corner.  Time to go through our saved seed and seed packets for the Community Garden's first ever Seedy Sunday.  Everyone is welcome, come and trade seeds!  

Seedy Sunday & AGM

2 PM - Sunday, March 8, 2020

Tahsis Seniors Centre

299 Alpine View Road

Light Refreshments

Door prize:  Lee Valley self-watering

windowsill seed starter kit