What’s Happinin’?
We’re Officially Official! How so? The city has issued a proclamation observing the Ridgecrest Community Garden’s Anniversary of September 19th! That’s right Ridgecrest, we’ve been at it for a WHOLE YEAR! Sadly our BBQ and celebration of our anniversary were postponed due to the extreme air hazard from wildfires. Please be sure to join us this month as we continue to celebrate the growth of our garden. We will be hosting an anniversary celebration and fall planting this month. Please keep an eye out on Facebook for events. We cleared a total of nine garden beds in preparation for fall planting. In the process we were able to give away 55 pounds of produce including swiss chard, kale, collards, cucumbers, watermelon, sweet potatoes, and fresh herbs. We will be planting many vegetables that love our fall and winter weather. Now is a great time to be planting onions, garlic, shallots, broccoli, cauliflower, swiss chard, beets, radishes, bok choy, lettuce, kale, spinach, carrots, celery, mustards, collards, Brussel sprouts and cabbage.
New Boards Members
As we are approaching a new season, we are in search of community members who would like to be a part of our team. We are looking to bring on new board members to add to our very vibrant team. We are looking for gardeners, herbalist, herbal enthusiast and individuals who are interested in learning how to garden to help us build our wonder community garden and herbal zen garden. If you are interested in more information, you can email us at communitygarden.ridgecrest@gmail.com.
Get Crackin’
Do you love to bake? Do you love eggs sunny side up? Our volunteer coordinator, Lindsey Trulock, has been raising ducks for eggs and she has a surplus that she wants to share with the community. Duck eggs are rich and creamy, perfect for baking, and are high in Omega fatty acids. Please reach out to her @ (719) 352-1944 if interested in FREE EGGS!