How to contact us

Just a reminder, if you're trying to contact everyone by email, send it to sunnyside@lists.riseup.net and it will happen. To reach our garden coordinator, please email joeybray@sympatico.ca

United Way Day of Caring - done!

Hi folks,

The Day of Caring went exceptionally well today. I welcomed a dozen volunteers from local firms Intercall, Moxies, and Lyman & Potts at 9:30am at the garden. Thirty 6-inch by 6-inch by 12-foot timbers had been delivered the day before by Glen Supply, and it took us about an hour to frame the 5 new beds. The delivery of 10 cubic-yards of topsoil took place at 10am, and by 11:30am the entire job was done! Amazing! We had a steady stream of 6 wheelbarrows going at one point.

Please support our local firms: Glen Supply and Pyke Farms

http://www3.sympatico.ca/joeybray/UnitedWay_DayofCaring_2009.htm

Fundraising event

PLANT SALE

Saturday May 30th, 2009
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

at 'the garden'
mostly perennials

Proceeds will go toward purchasing plants for the Martha's Table plot
and/or to the local food distribution network

Volunteers needed

Volunteers needed to build new beds on Friday, June 5^th

Good news! The United Way will be funding a further expansion of the garden, which has been APPROVED by the Utility. We will be part of their ‘Day of Caring’, which will take place on June 5^th. They will supply materials and some volunteers to construct new beds. What an exciting time! Joey needs volunteers to help with the construction. In addition to the satisfaction that comes with building new beds, you’ll also get a free United Way T-shirt! Folks, it just doesn’t get any better than that!!! The expansion plan may be found here:

http://www3.sympatico.ca/joeybray/Plot_map_big_expansion_2009.htm

Send us an email to volunteer on June 5^th: sunnysidegarden@riseup.net

Spring Meeting

The sun is out and it is time to garden! How about getting together on Sunday, May 3rd at 4pm? (Sunday, May 10th was also considered but that is Mother's Day weekend). We will have a BBQ available so bring food as well. We can use the initial part of the gathering to clean up our plots and the yard, paint signs for our plot and perhaps add compost to the plots. There is free compost available at Joyceville Pen and a few of us may go up the day before to bring some to the garden. Hope to see you there. Rupa

Sunnyside Diggers Work Bee

Saturday April 25th at 1pm at the garden
We will be digging-out beds 2 and 7 to control the tree root encroachment. Bring a shovel and your elbow grease. Should be a beautiful day in the garden!

Garden Bed Expansion RAINDATE: Sunday 19th

Three new bed frames were built on Sunday April 19th. I'm in the process of contacting new members on our waiting list. Everyone: feel free to use the wheelbarrow to help me fill these new beds with soil from our piles in the back of the lot! Joey
joeybray@sympatico.ca