Next General Meeting in April

The 25th of March falls on a Saturday and smack dab in the middle of Spring Break.   

The next General Meeting will take place in April, date tbd.  

Happy Gardening and Happy Spring! 

TCGS Choreboard

Last year, members provided input on how to ensure participation in the maintenance and care of our community garden.  It was pretty much a balance on whether to have more frequent work parties, or for members to take on specific, ongoing garden chores.  The society decided on a hybrid plan.  We came up with 18 general chores, and our work parties will be project focussed.  Here's our chore board, a modge-podge of photos clipped from West Coast Seeds' 2016 catalogue, with hooks and cards in place making it easy-peezy for members to select a chore.  

2017 Community Garden Society Executive

Thanks to everybody who attended, we had an excellent and amiable turn out at our AGM event.  This sets a really positive tone for the gardening year ahead.  Election results are as follows:

Kim Anderson, President

Terry Fassbender, Vice President

Silvie Keen, Secretary Treasurer

Maureen Roth, Director

Rita Dawson, Director

Patricia Rice, Director

Catherine Gordon, Director

"I would like to extend a special thank you to last year's executive, Janet, Danielle and Jason for their time and hard work they devoted to the executive and TCG this past year, your support will be missed.  Also to Silvie for taking over the secretary and treasurer position last year.  I look forward to working alongside the new executive and 

welcome to all the new garden members."

- Kim Anderson, President

AGM and Community Meet & Greet

Everyone Welcome!

Please join us at the Tahsis Seniors' Centre

Sunday, March 5th from 1 til 3 pm 

Community Meet & Greet 

and

Annual General Meeting  

Snacks & refreshments provided.  
We are getting ready for a 
great growing season in 2017! 
Come out and meet like minded folk, chat about growing your own food and ask about our Community Garden initiatives.  There are a limited number of plots available, reserve yours on March 5th or call 7979 for more info.

AGM & Community Meet & Greet, Sunday March 5, 1-3 pm

Free! 100,000,000 Seeds

Bring Back the Bees!  Honey Nut Cheerios continues its work on creating a bee friendly world by offering free Vesey's wildflower seeds to Canadians.  Get a packet of free wildflower seeds in the mail, click on the link to learn more.  

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

The Farm to School garden plot needs to be prepared for Spring planting for the school’s soup and salad program. 

This will involve moving soil with shovels and a wheelbarrow, and some simple carpentry. Raised beds will be oriented for optimum sun exposure and one bed will be dedicated as a perennial Asparagus Patch.  Forty five asparagus crowns are coming sometime in March, so we could really use some help. 

Community members, older students or parents who are able to pitch in and help for a half day, please call Terry Fassbender at 6460. A strong back is helpful. Terry will coordinate a (sunny) day that works for everyone. 

And, a heartfelt thanks to Karli Yanchus, Tahsis Farm to School Coordinator, for providing funds for the F2S asparagus crowns.