Willits Head Start Garden

The Willits Head Start Garden has been blossoming and growing this summer. Our children have been enjoying watching the wonder of the garden and eating the wonderful vegetables it has produced.

Plowshares Garden's "Day of Caring" event

Plowshares garden is planning a volunteer workday on Wed, Sept 9th from 9am -noon on United Way's "Day of Caring". We will build a new potting shed with the help of master woodworker John Cunnan from Covelo. John will use "smart sticks", a term he uses for small Douglas fir saplings that he harvests, strips and makes into poles for building, for forest health and for fire safety. His project is to convince folks that fire safety can prove very lucrative and create beautiful structures. If we have enough willing help we will also clear Bermuda grass. To sign up for the "Day of Caring" workday, call 523-4485 x108, or go to http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwsml/volunteer/events/

If you would like to volunteer for any other Plowshares garden projects, contact Julie Drucker, Plowshares Garden Coordinator, at 707-937-3671.

Casparfest

Join the Noyo Food Forest at Casparfest August 29th and 30th and enyoy the all-day entertainment on the outdoor stage, stewardship workshops, children's tent, green films, crafts, food, fun and friends!

The Noyo Food Forest will be selling plants, baked goods, drinks, and our famous pedal powered smoothies all weekend.

Want to volunteer in the Food Forest booth? Call Kim at 357-1529 or email morgankimberlina@gmail.com.

See casparfest.org for more details.

Zucchini!

Today I harvested 12 pounds of zucchini from the Head Start Family Garden! We are picking peas, lettuce and cherry tomatoes and herbs, too.





With the help of community volunteers from the neighborhood, Head Start families and the Noyo Food Forest Youth Interns, the garden is taking shape and producing food. There are carrots, several kinds of beans, more peas, radishes, potatoes and pumpkins on the way...they'll be ready for the Head Start meals this fall.





A neighborhood volunteer built us gates that will be installed this week and a new donated greenhouse is coming soon.




Each time I work in the garden people walk by headed to football practice in the field, working on the building, or cutting through the field...they are all so happy to see the progress and to have another school garden here in Fort Bragg!

Family Garden Days are every Thursday 2-4pm. Everyone is welcome! Come lend a hand and share in the harvest.