Summer Fun. Help us ramp up for major new vegetable plots for the fall. Move dirt, mulch trees, plant papayas! Where: The Fruitful Field Community Garden Provided: Supervised Projects, snacks and light garden lunch, cold water, lemongrass tea and a feeling of accomplishment in the Garden Bring: Work gloves!!!!, sun protector, a hat, closed-toe shoes When: Saturday July 21st …
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Work on all kinds of projects such as remodeling pantry food plots, working on citrus trees, transplanting Indonesian ginger, mulching bananas, weeding fruit trees. Where: The Fruitful Field Community Garden Provided: Supervised Projects, snacks and light garden lunch, cold water, lemongrass tea and a feeling of accomplishment in the Garden Bring: Work gloves!!!!, sun protector, a hat, closed-toe …
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Tea in the Garden 2012 – A Beautiful Community Event! A Big Thank You to everyone who came out and supported Tea in the Garden 2012! We had 112 people attend, 27 table hostesses and 34 other volunteers who greeted and took care of everyone who attended. The event had good weather, wonderful live music, …
Help us get ready for Tea in the Garden! To prepare for our annual ‘afternoon in the spotlight’ there’s lots to do! From weeding, to path straightening, organizing, cleaning up the food pantry plots–plus all the regular things that go with producing over 100 lbs of food per month for the community! Join us! **NOTE** …
Happy New Year!!! Potatoes planted in the straw (see above) are popping out. Our winter vegetables, both in the community plots and food pantry plots, are having a great season. Lots of greens, broccoli, tomatoes and herbs going to community gardeners and local food pantries. So: Get your hands dirty and join us Saturday 1/21/12 …
Lots of great Growing Season projects. Shaping and Planting a new straw bale row for vegetable production. Zai holes for planting velvet beans and sunflowers. Starting seedlings in the plant nursery Starting work on a Moringa grove. Weeding (of course)! When: Saturday December 17th from 9:00am to 12:00pm Where: The Fruitful Field Provided: Supervised Projects, snacks and …
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As promised, we will be having our next workday the third Saturday of the Month-this October 15th Temperatures are cooler, the breeze is refreshing and our vegetables are starting to grow! Come join us for work on some great projects and good snacks: Planned Projects Include More Planting of Vegetables Installing Irrigation lines in the …
Another great Saturday workday at the Fruitful Field. Harvesting, Planting, and Things done. Lots of energy and lots of great things accomplished, thanks to everyone who came out! Here is a slide show from the workday. Our next Garden workday is October 15th. Make plans now to work with us!
Keep Planting for the Fall Veggie Season! So….Saturday September 17th we need your help to plant, weed and mulch. Snacks and light lunch provided. Come ready to work hard as we grow food and build community. It’s a new season and great time to be involved. Always wanted to have your own Garden Plot? Can’t …
Autumn in South Florida means back to school and hurricane season, BUT more importantly for The Fruitful Field it means The start of a new planting season! Help us get things moving so we can plant all kinds of great vegetables and herbs for an abundant fall and winter growing season. We have lots to …
