NAGA Grows a row for the Debra Dynes Family House

Nepean Allotment Gardens are participating in Plant a Row, Grow a Row benefiting the Debra Dynes Family House!

We are having a kick off celebration Monday June 4 at 7pm. Festivities will include:

• Light refreshments
• Free seeds to participating gardeners, donated by McKenzie Seeds
• A look at Plant a Row's growing guide
• A visit from special guests Keith Egli, our ward 9 councillor and Barbara Carroll, the coordinator of Debra Dynes Family House and Jason Gray, coordinator for the Ottawa Food Bank's Community Harvest program.

If you are not a member of the garden, but still want to contribute, please contact Amanda at a.lncstr@gmail.com.

We hope to see you there!

The Gardens are ready!

All this past week several gardeners have been busy staking out the plots so that everyone can get in the dirt. The staking was completed Thursday night. 

Get growing guys.

Spring Clean Up 2012

Wow! What a great turnout we had this year. Around 20 gardeners came to the garden on Sunday April 22 to clean up the gardens. Thanks to everyone who came out to help! We all appreciate your efforts. I forgot to bring my camera, but here are some pictures I took the next day!

We empttied the small composts...

...into the large compost pile. Whoa! That pile is higher than the shed!

We picked up rocks.

We picked up garbage.

We weeded the front flower beds.

We tidied the shed and painted tools.

See you next time!

Amanda

2012 AGM

Thanks to all the gardeners who joined us at the 2012 Annual General Meeting. The meeting was held at the Tanglewood Community Centre (30 Woodmount Dr.) at 7pm on April 11.

Many items were discussed, including our upcomming expansion.


The Board of Directors would like to welcome two new members, Linda and Criag.

More details coming soon. The minutes of the 2012 AGM will be posted in the downloads section of the website as soon as they are availale.

Seedy Saturday

Seedy Saturday is coming to Ottawa

Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre, 105 Greenview Av

Saturday March 3, 2012 from 10-3. Come celebrate local food, farming, and gardening at the annual Seedy Saturday in Ottawa. It's free and all are welcome!

Join in the annual seed exchange and sale, featuring an organic mini-market, garden talks, and workshops, a swap table, and organic snacks. Workshop seating is limited, and here's the line-up:

10:30 - Gardening on Small Plots: tips, tricks, and recommended vegetables - this workshop will be hosted by USC Canada's Genevieve Grossenbacher, who also helps run the nearby Our Little Farm with her husband.

11:30 - Garlic Pests: A look at how to control nematodes, hosted by Paul Pospisil

12:30 - Grow your Own Dry Beans: This workshop will be hosted by USC Canada Board Member and organic farmer Daniel Brisebois from Tourne-Sol Cooperative Farm.

13:30 - How to Plant for Seed: A beginners workshop on how to plant for successful backyard seed saving in the coming season. This one will be hosted by Kate Green of USC Canada and shared with a local seed saver extraordinaire from theJust Food Community.

Come early to make sure youget space! And the schedule is subject to change, so be sure to check it when you arrive. Contact: greta@seeds-organic.com Tel: 613-521-8648

Our AGM

Hi there gardeners!

I hope everyone has had a great winter. As you know our Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on Wednesday April 13. It was a rainy night, and attendance was a liitle sparse, but lots of important work was done. Here are some highlights from the meeting.

Meghann Darroch has stepped up to be our Vice Chair on the Board of Directors. Thanks so much Meghann! You will do a fantastic job in this position.

There are openings on the Board of Directors for Directors at large and for a Maintenance Director.
We will have a porta pottie again this year.

We have decided not to contract out the grass cutting and will be taking care of it internally. A huge thank you to Kaz, who will be cutting the grass for us all summer long.
A big thank you to Bill Nye (not the science guy) who is taking care of the compost again.

I look forward to seeing you on one of our spring clean up days, Saturday April 30 from 9-1 or Sunday May 1 from 1-3. Happy gardening!