WHAT’S NEW IN THE GARDEN?
Our October “OPEN” hours are each Saturday and Sunday from 8 to noon. Visitors and volunteers are welcome. Come walk through the garden, chill out on your own, talk to staff member on duty, volunteer to weed, water, spread woodchips at any time during our open hours. Depending on usage, we may adjust our hours for November to account for visitor preference, so if you are able to stop by, if you would like to see open hours adjusted to a different time, please let us know. We know on Saturdays we are competing with some very well attended events, such as the farmer’s market, so want to make sure we are open when you need us. A group of volunteers today helped us water, weed, and spread woodchips.
During our open hours each weekend, we will have a craft starting at 10AM. Our October craft is building your own Olla (slow-release waterer). Please bring your own supplies from the supply list below or watch us build one.
Supply list:
Clay or terracotta pot (unglazed)
2 saucers (one that covers top of pot and one that covers bottom of pot)
Squeezable waterproof silicone
Acrylic paint of desired colors to paint the lid
Paint brush
Volunteers watering
Volunteer assisting with weeding and harvesting
Tip Top Arborists has sponsored the Ridgecrest Community Garden with woodchip drop-offs. To assist us with raising money to pay our garden expenses, we are offering woodchips for a donation of any amount of $5 or more, per 30-gallon bag.
Simple steps to follow to donate for woodchips:
1.Donate desired amount through the donate button at this link https://www.holisticdivineinnovations.org/donations or scan one of the QR codes to support
2. Send Ridgecrest Community Garden a message on Facebook to designate how many bags are needed
3. Community member will be given instructions and address for pickup in the response to the message. Woodchips are at a separate location from the garden due to shortage of space.
WHAT’S NEW AT THE GARDEN?
Our grand opening and anniversary event, held September 24th, was very well attended. We had a wonderful time. Here are some pictures from that event. Donations and engagement from volunteers and the community were amazing. Some attendees even came from out of town to assist and witness the ribbon cutting.
Everyone was encouraged to sign up for our raffle and either take seeds, herbs, harvested vegetables or wood chips packaged in gift bags. Winners for our gardening kit and watering pail were John D for the garden kit and Shelley Snider for the watering pail. Thank you to all who participated in the raffle.
Mayor Bruen also stopped by to look around and talk to staff and attendees and provide some words of encouragement for the garden’s future. Thank you for your attendance, Mayor. We appreciate your support.
Stay tuned and keep an eye out on Facebook Ridgecrest Community Garden page for future events and weekly weekend craft changes. Planning for a fall festival and special Halloween event is underway and will be published there.
Zen out, Ridgecrest :-)
Scan QR Code of your choice for donations/support and woodchip purchases