All the food grown here is served in the Soup Kitchen!
On Halloween it was a day all about garlic at the soup kitchen garden. Mary discussed the history of garlic, when to plant, and planting techniques. We learned elephant garlic isn't really garlic but a leek. Also 6 different kinds of garlic was planted: Chesnok Red, Montana Zeus, German White, Polish Softneck, Romanian Red, and Music.
Fall bulbs of daffodils, tulips, and giant allium were planted near the garden shed.
Vegetable raised beds have been cleaned out and covered with straw. Current fall crops remaining: swiss chard, collards and kale.
The beets planted in the converted water tank bed located outside fence are growing great. Frost covering has been added and beets should be ready for harvest around Thanksgiving.
A fig tree has been donated and will be planted in the spring.
Fall bulbs of daffodils, tulips, and giant allium were planted near the garden shed.
Vegetable raised beds have been cleaned out and covered with straw. Current fall crops remaining: swiss chard, collards and kale.
The beets planted in the converted water tank bed located outside fence are growing great. Frost covering has been added and beets should be ready for harvest around Thanksgiving.
A fig tree has been donated and will be planted in the spring.
The Soup Kitchen Project Team posing after a long day of hard work prepping the gardens for new plantings.
L-R: Phyllis Conner, Lois Blanks, Jeanie jackson, Randi Nott, George Blanks
Kneeling: Teresa Uhls
MG's at work in the Soup Kitchen Garden
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Photos from June 2013 Soup Kitchen garden installation.
Twenty seven middle-school children and their adult leaders from Bethlehem, PA spent the week with Randi installing an alternative-technique vegetable garden behind Tabernacle Presbyterian Church. They utilized wood pallets, straw bales, and tires, as well as a rain gutter grow system to grow a variety of fruits, vegetables and herbs. They also added rain barrels with soaker hoses or float valves to minimize the need to hand water the planters. Using recycled cinder blocks, they built a 3 section compost bin. To top it all off, the kids made bird houses and signs as garden art. Their art complemented the recycled metal tools that were welded together to make "scare crows" for a bird bath and bird feeder. For additional information, contact the BSMGA Soup Kitchen Project Leader: Terri Taylor
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