We had a great time with the children from the Pottstown Athletic Club today. Kids who participate in the club’s Karate, CrossFit Kids and Jr. Guardian Angels programs got a lesson in worm composting, how to plant flowers, when to harvest tomatoes and spent time observing our honey bee family! They also created amazing artwork … Read more
How it all began: In the summer of 2012, Dick Heylmun, the owner of Pine Tree Hill Farm, contacted Mosaic Community Land Trust, after learning about their work in the Community garden on Chestnut Street. Mr Heylmun, an avid gardener himself, conceived of the idea to offer prize money to people living in the Beech … Read more
Your MOSAIC Community Garden has been chosen as a finalist for the 2013 Montgomery County awards! Please help us ‘bring home the gold’ by taking extra time to tend to the gardens! The judges plan to take a tour of our wonderful garden this week and make their final decision. Let’s all do our part to … Read more
Demolition at 615 Chestnut Street is a wrap! We are set to begin the development of the MOSAIC’s second community garden! If you happen to be in the area, stop by to see what true PROGRESS looks like! A fresh set of garden plots will be available for fall planting. For this season only, the … Read more
The Adult Gardening Series invites you to participate in another exciting workshop: When: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM (rain date Thursday, July 18, 2013) What: Adult Workshop 2 – Preserving Your Harvest Our lovely garden assistant (Tina) will present our second workshop titled Preserving Your Harvest. She will also provide instruction on … Read more
Well, we are so sorry the Garden Work and Play Day was canceled today due to rain that never really showed up! 🙁 But have NO fear, tomorrow will soon be here and we are set to hang out in the garden for a Sunday afternoon Work and Play Day! Please join us as there is … Read more
Hi Gardeners, Though it rained a bit, the skies cleared up quite nicely around 5:30 so we made the decision to move forward with the first adult gardening workshop of the season! Our garden assistant, Tina, discussed why organic gardening is so beneficial! Then, Tina showed the group how to turn old t-shirts and jeans into … Read more
There are great things going on at the garden this week…this month…this year…YOU should get involved! You’ll be happy that you did! Happy Gardening! 🙂 When: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM What: Adult Workshop 1 – Organic vs. Conventional Gardening Project: Hanging … Read more
Hi everyone! I am pleased to announce that a series of Adult Gardener Workshops will begin this Tuesday at the garden! Tina Anderson, our awesome garden assistant, will facilitate a workshop/group discussion on Organic vs. Conventional Gardening. She will also provide instruction on how to make a hanging plant bag using recycled fabric! Please plan … Read more
My friend, Pat, is one of the luckiest girls I know because she lives on an old family farm AND she has a giant greenhouse, (and a giant green thumb to go with it). Early, each year, she pours over garden catalogues and carefully selects flower and vegetable seeds to start in thousands of tiny … Read more
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