GARDEN SHAPE UP

    As promised, I went to the Bistro to find out the plans for the Community Garden.  
   It was very pleasant and had a good atmosphere. I met Susan and Bob ( # 31 woodlands). They had a Community Garden at Honeymoon Bay and described it to us.  There was a general time of introductions and then to business.  Jane Whyte laid out the plan for this year, as there had been a meeting with decisions that I missed and I wasn't sure about the facts.  
  As of today the Garden Club is closed to new members. Most the work done on the beds has been by volunteers, though many of them will not be working at the garden until such time as individual plots are made.  It was made clear that the decision to have a Communal ( shared crops) and not a true Community Garden 
( individual plots and crops)  garden was more sensible at this time, as the dirt provided does not by any means cover the ground provided. Also there are novice gardeners who want to have a "hands on" summer and feel it would be beneficial to have those who know how to garden help them the first year.
 I must say that Gil and Dorothy Newton did a huge job along with Karen MacDougal, Trevor Breeze, Brian Aaberg, Gerry  and some I've probably missed in moving that pile of dirt into raised beds for use of the gardeners.
 Jane Whyte is donating seed for the first year and some plants she has started.  A fence was discussed and then into the nitty gritty of figureing out how many rows of which vegetable will be needed to get a crop for each of the families represented.
 Out of the 12 in attendance 9 remain for the summer.  I will try to give updates and photos as I can.
 Plans for planting and finishing the beds were laid out also.

  So that's how it stands for this year at least.  Looks like a wonderful weekend is ahead so I anticipate  the happy atmosphere that pervades the Community with such weather!  Ciao