Pepper record and first delivery from the Isidore and Maria gardens.
We are growing fresh food for our neighbors for distribution at the St. Joseph’s food pantry in response to Jesus’s command to love our neighbors.
Our pepper harvest last week was a record for 2021 and 2022, 37 lbs.
We delivered our first butternut squashes from the Isidore and Maria gardens to the St. Joseph’s food pantry this week, 15 squashes. You can read more about the Isidore and Maria garden in our previous post.
Next Work Day, Labor Day, 9/5/2022 ~6PM
Most people don’t work on Labor day, but the food is still coming and our neighbors still need it! Please consider helping in the garden. Jason plans to get there as early as possible. There is a community concert happening at Bissell Park from 7-8:30PM. Maybe we can finish early if we start working early.
To do:
harvest okra, peppers, green beans
weed beds and pathways
Weed the western edge of the garden, remove weeds into Jason’s truck for composting
Be careful if you decide to weed beds #1 and #2. We have very small collards and kale coming up in those beds. Make sure that you know the difference between the weeds and the food.
This week we had a record for the year of green beans of 20.75 lbs. By winter we expect the winter squash value to rival the spring lettuce value. Then again, we expect to start harvesting greens again. It is possible that greens will be our most valuable crop of 2022. Stay tuned to find out!
Walter Dykas harvested and delivered 15 squashes from the Isidore and Maria garden. He estimates at least 200 squashes resting peacefully in the field. We will attempt to deliver squashed each week until we run out. This was the first delivery from the Isidore and Maria garden!
Fall Meeting Planning Notice #3
We hope to have a group meeting at a gardener’s house on Saturday, 9/17 or 9/24. We are still waiting to hear back from a couple of gardeners.
Here’s a link to the agenda for the St. Mary’s Fall Garden Meeting 2022.
Please email me if you want to add something to the agenda.
New Leadership Notice #3
If you want to try your hand at managing a production style community garden, the St. Mary’s garden and the Isidore and Maria gardens will give you valuable experience. If you are interested in this leadership opportunity, please let Jason know so that we can add your name to the agenda.
