Topsoil

Over the last couple of weeks, we have managed to get some topsoil donated. United Concrete was so generous as to doante 5 loads of topsoil and Cariboo Peat and Gravel donated 2 loads. 
We got someone with a backhoe in to come and spread the soil for us and right now almost the entire garden is covered with topsoil about 6 inches deep. It looks great!!

There is also a meeting coming up for the garden to decide on how we can improve the garden for next year. We would like as many people to be able to come as possible.

New Cedar Beds

On October 19, the garden received a couple of beautiful cedar beds. Ellen, Jodi, Yvonne, and Angela went down to the garden and built them. After a little bit of brain storming, we figured out how we wanted them done and got right to work.
The beds are 8 feet long by 4 feet wide, and one of them is 4 feet deep and the other one is 2 feet deep. This will make it easier for anyone with back problems to garden. We are also hoping to put up more of these beds and we do still have enough lumber at the garden to build more.

Harvest BBQ

On September 25, we held a harvest BBQ, a garlic workshop and a work bee down at the garden. They were both a great success. Most of the garden was taken out to prepare for the winter.
The work bee was followed by a very informative workshop on how to grow your own garlic. Where Rob Bersato explained the ins and outs of growing garlic successfully.
To end the day, we had a BBQ to feed our hardworking volunteers. The delicious menu consisted of curried squash soup, Alaskan baked salmon, burgers, smokies, baked potatoes and all the fixings, potato salad, coleslaw, biscuits and buns of every size and content, beets, pickle tray, zucchini chocolate cake, carrot cake, hot apple spice drink, coffee and water.

Thanks to all the volunteers, you did a great job.

Shaw 10 interview

We had a Shaw 10 interview at the Garden today at 11 am. Stephen Bernard came down to interview Yvonne and me. All in all, I think it went rather well. For anyone who wants to see it, it will be on on Thursday and Friday evening. Whoho!!

Take Back The Night

On September 17, the Quesnel Women's Resource Centre is hosting "Take Back The Night". It will be a great event where the Women's Memorial Monument will be unveiled. There will be a ceremony to honour all th missing and murdered women held down at the Monument, which is located along the River Front Walk at the end of Bowron Avenue in North Quesnel. Following the ceremony is a walk to the Women's Centre, where there will be snacks. The ceremony will start at 6:30 pm. Everyone is welcome!

Harvest BBQ

On September 25, we are planning a harvest BBQ and a garlic workshop. It is time to get the garden ready for the winter, so come on down and volunteer some time and have a little BBQ treat.

Fall is coming

It's that time of year again where gardening is slowly coming to an end. The garden has produced a great variety of many things this year. We are planning on soon having a little harvest get-together.

On September 8th morning Elizabeth and her 12 students will go to the community garden and do a few tests, soil sample, air flow and sun placement.
In the afternoon workshop/meeting with CNC instructors and the horticultural students; we will start out with a brainstorming session from 12-1 pm
1-3:00 we will break into small groups a have a group discussions our visions of the community garden space. This will be put down on paper.
3-3:30 each group will do a presentation on their results of their discussions.
At the end of the day we will have a combination of all groups input and end up with one vision.
The room number for the meeting will be posted at the entrance of the CNC campus.


Anyone interested is welcome to join us.