By Brad Bloom
It's autumn and that means it's time to get the garden ready for winter. When people think of gardening they think of planting, growing and harvesting. But like our own physical fitness, there's another really important part of the cycle --- REST.
We've had a great season of young children, families and adults 50 and older in our local communities learning the joys of gardening. It's always a great time of interaction with the earth and with each other. And- the harvest is a special time to celebrate the incredible flavors and nutrition of freshly harvested produce.
Earlier this year we installed for the first time ever a drip irrigation system. Volunteers came together to stretch the lines, make the connections and be the first to see this really cool and highly efficient system in use. It's actually a fertigation system, which means that fertilizer can be administered directly through the drip water lines. The results have been bountiful.
Now we're into the season to once again invite volunteers to be part of the learning garden and enjoy the easy activities of putting the light weight irrigation lines into storage. When community members come together to prepare the soil for rest, good things happen.
No special skills necessary, no equipment required. Just bring a smile and a phone to snap a group selfie or two. We'll finish with a time for volunteers to come together, eat fresh watermelon harvested directly from the garden, sipping hot apple cider and enjoy some relaxed fellowship together in the great outdoors.
For more information and to be a part of this volunteer opportunity CONTACT US.
