Registration is now closed for the 2012 season!

Last Tuesday's work session -  What a great turnout! And an awesome new sign!

We're looking forward to a great season!

Sign-ups Today!!

Sign-up is today from 4:30-7:00PM at the garden.

We will also be working during this time: weeding, laying drip tape, and planting starts (chard, kale and choy).

 Each member must complete a garden registration form and pay the $35 per household membership fee (checks made out to Cameron Place CSA). We will once again be limiting membership to 40.

 Due to feedback from last year we will be sending out fewer emails and relying more on this website to relay detailed info on plants, to do lists, and other fun tidbits. We will not be sending out weekly reminders for Tuesday work sessions. Please assume that the weekly work sessions will be held every Tuesday from 5-7pm (weather permitting). Throughout the season, members will be required to participate in a beginning of the year event and an end of season event (planting and cleanup) as well as 10 hours throughout the season, which can be completed at any time. In order to allow everyone to keep better track of their participation, there will be a sign up sheet located on the side of the tool-shed. Every week there will be a garden leader who will be responsible for helping direct the activities, weeding, planting and harvesting for the evening.

 Keep in mind our garden is all natural and herbicide and pesticide free! (This means more manual weeding and sometimes creative ways to address bugs!) For those of you that are new, we plant the garden together, meet on Tuesdays to care for the garden and harvest once a week. Everyone present on Tuesdays is encouraged to take home a share of veggies. For people that can't make Tuesday evening work sessions you should plan on working and harvesting at a time that works for you.

 Please let us know if you want to be a garden leader or waterer this summer, these are critical to keeping the garden going! Additionally, please let us know if you have any new ideas for the garden or would like to take on a specific role. We always welcome new ideas and more involvement in the garden!

 We're all looking forward to a great season, and we hope to see you at the garden this evening!
 
 
 

GJ Main Street Community Garden Membership Expectations 2012

• Each gardener is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the common garden. Watering, weeding, harvesting and any other garden related maintenance are responsibilities which are shared among the community but expected of each gardener according to the schedule and commitment made at the beginning of the season.
• A limited number of tools and watering equipment (watering cans, shovels, etc.) will be available in the community garden storage shed for use during the regularly scheduled work time each week.
• Regularly scheduled work sessions will be every Tuesday evening from 5:00-7:00pm throughout the season. We will not send out an email every week as we have in the past. Instead, we will post changes and updates on the website.
• There will be a garden work session leader for each Tuesday work session. The leader will list weekly tasks for the session on a white board.
• If you cannot attend a Tuesday work session, you may work at another time that is convenient for you. We ask that each member put in at least 10 hours of work throughout the season and attend the planting day and fall cleanup at the end of the season. There will be a sign-in sheet posted on the side of the garden shed. Please sign in each time you work at the garden.
•  Children are welcome in the garden! Please ensure our young gardeners are accompanied by an adult for their safety.
• Each gardener must complete a registration form.
• Garden times are from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. All gardeners are asked to enjoy and work in the garden during these times.
• The application of herbicides (weed killers) and pesticides to the garden plots is strictly prohibited.
• Membership fees ($35 per household) are due in full by May 22, 2012.
• We will have a group harvest during Tuesday work sessions. Each gardener may take home a portion of the harvest and the surplus produce will be donated to the Grow Another Row charitable outlet which distributes the produce to area food banks and emergency food programs in Mesa County.
• The common garden is an intentional attempt at providing organic food, grown locally for the neighborhood. In this vein, any gardener who harvests and sells produce from the Main Street Community Garden for personal financial gain will have their membership revoked without refund.
• Dogs are not allowed within the garden fence at any time. Dogs may accompany their owners to the garden property but should be restrained outside of the planting area in order to maintain the cleanliness of the produce being grown.

Week of April 16th

We will not be holding an official work session this Tuesday, April 17, however, there is still a lot of work to do! Please stop by the garden if you have some time to finish spreading the compost and continue weeding around the edges of the garden.

Reminder that sign up day will be next Tuesday, April 24!

Spreading Compost

A huge THANK YOU to the members who came out to help at Tuesday night's work session! We got a lot of work done and removed all of the weeds from the garden!

But we still have a lot of work to do. There is a giant pile of compost in the driveway that has to be spread on the garden before we can rototill. If you were not able to make it out to help on Tuesday night but have some time another day this week, please consider heading over to the garden to spread some compost. Compost should be spread along each row about 3-4 in thick.

All Hands on Deck Tonight!

We need all hands on deck tonight at the garden.  All weeds need to be cleared completely and then we have about 20 cubic yards of compost to be spread around the beds.  Thank you so much to Jenn and Alicia for coordinating and a special thanks to MA Concrete for the delivery. 

Bring extra shovels and wheelbarrows if you have them tonight.  Wear sturdy shoes, and be ready to roll up your sleeves and get a little dirty!  Should be fun!

GJMSCG 2012 Perennial beds

As some folks may know, the Cameron Place CSA is not going to continue in 2012 and so they will not be using the 3 rows closest to the alley for their members.  We thought this was a unique opportunity to try something different and have put together a plan to grow some perennial consumables in those rows, including herbs, strawberries, rhubarb, and asparagus! 

GJMSCG 2012 planting plan

Next Garden Work Session: Tuesday, April 10!!

Please join us for the next garden work session:


Tuesday, April 10 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm


We need help preparing the garden for the growing season. Feel free to stop by for the full two hours or for just part of the time.


Tasks for the work session will include:

• spreading compost
• weeding
• cleaning out beds
• laying drip tape for rows already planted
• transplanting starts (chard, kale, choy, etc.)

We look forward to seeing you there!

Free compost is coming!

Mesa County has generously donated 20 cubic feet of compost to our garden! Now we are in need of a dumptruck, or trucks with trailers to haul the compost to our lot. Anybody know of an available dumptruck? We have a garden member with a CDL license who could drive for us!