Gala in the Garden
Harvest season has arrived and it is time to come together to celebrate the Public Produce Project’s garden, at 121 Victoria Street.
At 11 am, the gala will commence with a brief introduction to the project. Following this, our Master Gardeners will lead an informative garden tour. At 11:30, our Mayor and City Council have been invited to lead an official ribbon cutting. We will then serve homemade refreshments and invite our community to taste the bounty that our garden has produced. The gala will wrap up between 12 and 12:30 pm. No RSVP is necessary and everyone is welcome.
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This public garden project was initially funded by a grant from Interior Health Authority and is a partnership between the Kamloops Food Policy Council and the Thompson-Shuswap Master Gardeners Association.
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Come out and show your support for a great community-building initiative. See you in the garden!
Email us for more information or if you would like to help out!! publicproduceproject@gmail.com
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Looking Great in the Garden
A few recent additions to the garden have
transformed the lovely garden into a true masterpiece.
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None of this could have happened without
the sustained effort of so many volunteers.
Thank You.
Signs ! And Shale!
Benches!
Self-Watering Containers!
A Second Trellis!
Mural!! (Biodegradable, to Boot!)
Squash Blossoms (galore) !
Monday, August 8, 2011
Royalty in the Garden
The Miss Kamloops Ladies stopped by during Hot Night in the City to cool the plants down.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Dear Public Produce,
This is a letter that we received from a community member who uses the garden on a regular basis:
I would like to thank you very much for producing amazing green vegetables and allow the public for free picking. I think the people like me who don't have own land to grow green vegetable would be really getting benefited.
Thank you so much again and I am enjoying picking the vegetables and making my meal green and healthy.
Thank You to Our Volunteers
Many a thank you must go out to the incredible volunteers that have been watering and maintaining the garden throughout the summer months. Big thank yous to those who have created signs for the garden, brought suggestion boxes on site, built benches and trellises, posted information about the plants, arranged for shale to be brought in and raked. These touches have transformed the garden into an absolutely beautiful space - a welcoming space for the community and visitors alike.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Portland, Oregon - A Very Edible City
Portland is a city to feast in and on.
And a city to look towards in terms of its sustainable practices,
food security, and local initiatives...
There are delectable food carts (organized into pods of carts!!) all over the city, that sell locally grown, weird, and delicious snacks.
There are raised beds (filled with edibles) decorating almost every residential meridian and sidewalk.
...Edible Landscaping Galore:
Mini produce markets can be found, housed with delicious goods and local specialty items...
There seems to be signs pointing towards farmers markets on every city block!
And to top it all off (at the end of the meal): they have CURBSIDE COMPOST.
Amazing.
Oh ya...The Local Micro Breweries: Also very good...
Food Art.
We should definitely look toward Portland for some
ingenious ideas and initiatives for our own community.
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