New garden bed and deer fence.....

Alcoa showed up and gardeners showed up and the new deer fence and new garden bed is ready to go....big thanks to Alcoa for their continued support. And the gardens look great gardeners!!
see more photos here

past Alcoa work days here

Today in the garden

It was a beautiful day in the garden.  There was a sign up, potluck, seeds available  and a great start to the garden.  There are some blueberries (6) I had not seen before and a new area has been tilled and will be planted this year.  It should be a great year!!

today in the garden March 9, 2013

vote for the garden!

The garden has been nominated to received $1,500 from Bob Wallin Insurance!

Bob Wallin Insurance, Securing the way you live.

Voting has started!  The poll will be open from March 1st until March 31st!  The non profit with the most votes will win the $1,500 and will be announced in April, so let the voting begin!



           

vote for the garden here

ALCOA Volunteers at the garden October 12, 2012

A great day at the garden.  We got lucky and the rain waited.  So much work done!!!!  thank you sooo much Alcoa volunteers.  Your contributions over the years have made such a difference.

ALCOA Volunteers at the garden October 12, 2012

here are a couple of other Alcoa work days at the garden that I managed to catch...

Monday,October 15, 2007

Monday,October 3, 2011

Sunday March 18, 2012

Open House at the garden

the invite....

YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR OPEN HOUSE AT THE GARDEN
 DATE: Saturday, September 8th TIME: 10:00am until 2:00 pm
ADDRESS: 5461 Ferndale Rd
The garden is located behind Pioneer Park, next to the baseball fields and in front of the Bergsma House. There is lots of parking available or you can walk down from the Ferndale Public Market Market.
 The Ferndale community has supported the Friendship Community Garden and we would like you to know how much we appreciate that support. Please come to the garden, meet the gardeners, have refreshments and enjoy the beautiful space that the garden has become.

 

Open house in Garden September 8, 2012

 

 bees at work....

Bees September 8, 2012

A great work party!!!

The work party was so well attended and the garden work was done in short order! Thanks to all who participated!
and to quote Gloria....

“Saturday, despite the cold and rain, 40 students, parents and Alcoa employees were at the garden working. The cover crop in ALL beds has been turned under. Wood chips are in place around the perimeters of the deer fence, inside and outside and the remainder spread over the paths, there are peas planted in the Giving Garden, AND, I don't think you could find even one weed! The garden looks great; we are off to a good start for spring planting. Thank you Guy Occhiogrosso for coming by to let the workers know how much we appreciated their work at the garden.”
Gloria J. Perez
FFCG Coordinator

Spring (almost) work party

Fall work party

It was a great day at the garden...thank you to all the volunteers who gave so generously of their time.





















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here are a few photos from Don Rieland.....

fall work party

and more work.....

more fall work party

here are some bees at work...

Bees

and a few of the plants on display...

plants

and a few short scans of the garden showing the great progress!!