Happy Victoria Day!

Today over 25 of us met in the garden for a society meeting, then a lovely outdoor concert by the local "Twang Gang" followed by a delicious pot luck and weiner roast.  Thank you to all who have made out garden such a great place this spring, it looks beautiful and full of promise for the growing season!

Twang Gang Songs

Twang Gang songs

Pretty chives

Enjoying the music

A great meal, as always

All kinds of gorgeous food including local salmon and salad greens picked fresh

Gaia and Jeannie

Karma

Cookie

Darrell

Mo and Jean

Perfect weather

Juanita and Jean checking out Silvie's kale forest

 

Victoria Day Celebration

On Monday, May 18, Victoria Day gardeners and their families will meet in the garden. The schedule is:

11:30 am A short general meeting. Please bring a lawn chair.

12:00 A Six-Song-Set by the Twang Gang

Following there will be a hot dog roast and a potluck. All are asked to bring a dish to share. 

Reminder: The Tahsis Community Garden is a TRASH FREE ZONE so everyone has to bring their own plate, glass and cutlery. No disposables will be provided.

After lunch people can work on their garden and we will have our first annual bocce ball tournament. An easy game for all ages.

May 11 in the Garden

Jess, Aubrey and Stephanie worked on the strawberries, they are thinned out and filling 2 beds now instead of 1.

overwintering chives

overwintering lemon thyme, sage and garlic chives

David Suzuki's May Nature Challenge post by Gail Vaz-Oxlade

A perfect challenge for gardeners.

May is just around the corner and you’ll want to sign up for the 30 x 30 Nature Challenge. Over the last decade, researchers have realized what most of us know intuitively: nature is good for us! It is well documented that being regularly immersed in a natural setting, like a park, field or forest, can lower blood pressure, anxiety and stress levels, and boost immunity. ‘Green time’ has also been shown to reduce feelings of anger and depression, while increasing energy, creativity and even generosity.

Living in the digital age, most of us spend too much time in front of screens and little time outdoors. It’s time for us all to get outside. During the month of May, the David Suziki foundation is asking Canadians to pledge to spend 30 minutes in nature every day for 30 days.

The 30×30 Nature Challenge begins on May 1. You can sign up online at www.davidsuzuki.org and registration will stay open throughout the challenge so it’s never too late to join!

Food Swap at TCG?

Sarah shared this link and I love the idea. Getting rid of excess produce by trading it at a food swap.

http://foodswapnetwork.com/what-is-a-food-swap/

Think about this idea. We can discuss it at the May meeting.

Great Clean Up Day in the Garden

Thanks to so many garden members and their families who came out in the beautiful sunshine to work in the garden for a spring clean up day.  There were 20 of us altogether! 

Many chores got tackled, and an enormous pile of blackberry vines were cut out and chopped.  The sheds are tidied and decluttered, the chairs are scrubbed, the cold frame is fixed and cleared out, the tarps and tent dried out, the scrap wood moved, the unusable debris gathered, the portapotty is spotless, the compost piles are expanded, the herb garden is replanted, the fundraising garlic bed is clear and ready to go.  Countless other jobs were done too, everyone pulled together and worked really hard.     

The potluck meal was amazing!  After working for a couple of hours, we were ready to stop and have a beautiful bowl of curried lentil soup and some homemade buns and biscuits, iced tea, fruit, apple crumble, salad, pate, and lots of other treats.

A brief meeting followed, sitting in the shade.  All in all, a great day! 

Tomorrow is Spring Clean-Up Day 10:00 am