First Post - April 13, 2014

We have a Raab Park Youth Garden Blog Page!

This is my (Betsi Kurzawski) first try at blogging.  I hope to get better at page format and options as I go.  Any ability I have to get to this point is because of Gerda Oostman, a leader at the Raab Park P-Patch.  Thank you Gerda!  Send ideas for improvement to Betsikurz@yahoo.com.

THANK YOU MASTER GARDENER ROOKIES!

It was amazing the difference between our overly wood-chipped and weed infested Youth Garden at 1:30am on April 11th and the raked out, weeded and newly wood-chipped edges of the Youth Garden at 2:30pm.  It was gorgeous!  As was the yummy lunch created by the Blueberry Park, Raab P-Patch, and Raab Youth Garden leadership teams and volunteers.  Having approximately 40 well nourished gardeners made the work easy and fun.  The sunny day helped too. Check yourselves out!

 

 

 

WEST SOUND MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS PITCH-IN ON EARTH DAY

About a dozen 7th and 8th Graders, lead by their teacher - Jennifer Silvernale -  will use their Earth Day afternoon to prepare and plant in the Youth Garden on April 22nd.  Planting bed #2 will have about 14 mounds of potatoes planted after some minor weeding and earth turning is completed.  Some of the potatoes will be harvested as fingerlings during one of the Children's Programs in the late summer.  The youngsters will enjoy the red, purple, blue, yellow and white potatoes that will be dug up.  The West Sound Students will be back again in the fall to help us clean up the garden before it goes to sleep for the winter.

NEXT RAAB PARK YOUTH GARDEN LEADERSHIP MEETING IS APRIL 21ST

It will be held at the Poulsbo City Hall 2nd Floor Meeting Room from 1 - 3.  We welcome anyone interested in contributing. 

NEXT RAAB PARK YOUTH GARDEN WORK PARTY IS APRIL 24TH

We will be concentrating on planting most of the garden boxes.  A Planting Plan will be available on this blog as soon as possible.  The PARTY will last from 9am - 12noon.  Come one, come all and earn your gardening hours while learning from some pros and having fun in the dirt!  Yes, there will be a "munchy break."

Remember, your Leadership Team is here to serve the garden and our volunteers!

Betsi Kurzawski, betsikurz@yahoo.com
Judy Morgan, gjudym@gmail.com
Kim Kouns, kimkouns1@comcast.net
Cheryl Bosley, ecbosley@gmail.com
Nancy Sirman, nancyleesirman@yahoo.com
Jill Ray, jeray01@embarqmail.com
MJ Tyler, MJTyler2@gmail.com

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