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Category Archives: Volunteer Work
Great Progress in Divide
Our May 19, 2013 “Hands-on” workshop was successful in that we had fun, learned a lot and we were productive. A windy, but beautiful day made it enjoyable to be outdoors with Pikes Peak in the distance. This crew of … Continue reading
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Planning & Working Together
We Harvest Center volunteers have learned to work together quite effectively. Our major planning session occurs monthly when the Projects Committee meets on the first Tuesday. Our work is done most days of the month. Our May 7, 2013 PC … Continue reading
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Work Is Fun in the Dome
Laura, Jill, Kathy, and Lee enjoyed watering, transplanting lettuce, planting potatoes in pots, planting Early Wonder Tall Top Beets, tidying the worm bin, thinning seedlings, digging out a couple of clover clumps with 14″ roots, and tossing out out some … Continue reading
Posted in Greenhouses, Nutrition, Sustainability, Volunteer Work
Tagged dome, greenhouse, veggies, Volunteer
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Planting in November
We wouldn’t be planting in November a few miles from Pikes Peak at 8500 ft altitude were it not for great volunteers and an awesome dome greenhouse from Growing Spaces. Today we planted Shanghai pac choi, Bloomsdale spinach, rainbow chard, … Continue reading
Harvesting and Planting before the Hard Freeze
Jill, Sam and Lee harvested Jerusalem Artichokes, amended the soil, and planted Pueblo Early Garlic. We took the “Sunchokes” and tomatoes from the dome to the Community Cupboard. Jill explained cooking methods to the pantry volunteers. We then went to … Continue reading
Meeting in the Yurt
Ron, Jim, Paula, Jill, Grace, Sam and Lee (behind camera) held the Projects Committee in the yurt at Aspen Valley Ranch. We reviewed projects at local schools and food pantries. We discussed the successful indoor Farmers Market and showing of … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Farmers Market, Gardens, Nutrition, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Volunteer Work
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Brainstorming during work break
Laura, Ron, Sam and Lee (taking photo) discussed ideas for Earth Day 2013 during a work break at The Harvest Center dome greenhouse. Laura also suggested we ask and artist to spearhead a Harvest Center version of “Plein Air Art” … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Greenhouses, Projects Committee, Volunteer Work
Tagged Dome Greenhouse, events
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Adding hoops to the raised beds in Divide
Anne, Jill, Ron, Bryan and Lee (taking the photo) continued the effort to build ten raised beds for the Little Chapel Food Pantry in Divide, CO. We added the “ribs”, a.k.a. hoops, to eight of the ten raised beds while … Continue reading
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Building the garden at Food Pantry in Divide, CO
Our Harvest Center volunteers continue building the garden in Divide, CO for clients of the Food Pantry at The Little Chapel in Divide, CO Six of us (Jim, Anne, Ron, Kathy, Anne, and Lee) moved the soil to eight of … Continue reading
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Awesome Plant Sale
Our thanks to Jim and Paula for organizing the very successful 4th Annual Harvest Center Plant Sale at the Woodland Park Farmers Market. Thanks also to the many people who grew the seedlings and who helped during the sale. Thanks … Continue reading
Posted in Farmers Market, Gardens, Sustainability, Volunteer Work
Tagged gardening, seedlings
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