Project Harvest Vegetable Garden Tour is happening Sunday, August 29 from 10am-4pm, and our Hill St. Community garden is going to be part of the tour (along with 5 other gardens)! Everyone is invited to come out that Sunday sometime during the garden tour (10-4) to show off their garden and answer questions. Emma will also be there during that time to complete the wood garden sculpture and would love help if anyone is able. We will have refreshments and look forward to a festive atmosphere.
Community Garden in Gore Park?
On July 29th the garden invited City Councilors and staff to check out the garden. We had a great group of gardeners and friends and decadent treats, and Ward 3 Cllr. Bernie Morelli came out for over an hour to check out the garden and talk about his hopes for a garden in Gage Park. He is looking for folks in the Gage Park area interested in helping start a community garden. Interested? email him at bmorelli@hamilton.ca.
Harvesting Squash and Pumpkin
These are ripe when:
- you see a colour change
- they have a hard skin (can't puncture with fingernail)
- they sound jollow when knocked
- the stem is hard and dry
To harvest, cut off the vine leaving as much stem as possible. Wash them to remove bacteria that might cause them to rot (spray with peroxide if you don't want to use bleach). Store in a cool, dry area out of sun. If they are not quite ripe, but you have to pick them, you can let them cure / ripen in a dry, warm place (80F / 27C).
Permaculture
Chat about Permaculture? We are leading a workshop on how permaculture principles are being creatively expressed in Hamilton, and we would love to chat with others interested in permaculture for inspiration and ideas. Email emmacubitt@gmail.com if you'd like to get together some time in the next week or so. From Wikipedia: Permaculture is an approach to designing human settlements and agricultural systems that mimic the relationships found in natural ecologies.
Where are gardeners from?
Below is a map with marks for where gardeners come from in the city - so many close by and some from a little further away.
Hill St. Community Garden in H Magazine!
The May edition of H magazine has an interview with Emma (and Graham) on the foundation and vision for the Hill St. Community Garden. Download the scanned article: PDF
Hill Street Community Garden takes root with strong local support
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April 19, 2010
The Hill Street Community Garden was officially created this weekend. Almost 100 local residents came together to build raised beds in this new citizen-led community garden. Local businesses were exceptionally generous, donating more than $6,500 worth of materials towards the project.