Sunset Fridays and Other Garden News!

Happy Thursday!!!! 🙂

GARDEN DAYS

Sunset Fridays! Mosaic is looking to try something new!  We are hosting a set of Open Garden Days each Friday evening from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM. We are super-excited about spending time at each location on Friday evenings.  Plan to chat with your neighbor about gardening and other cool things, work in the garden, listen to music and enjoy a light snack while visiting.  Here’s the line-up:
Friday, July 15 6-730 PM at the 423 Garden location 

 

Friday, July 22 6-730 PM at the 615 Garden location

 

Friday, July 29 6-730 PM at the Barth Garden located at 467 West Walnut Street (West side of Pottstown)

 

MOSAIC has Weekly Office Hours

Weekly office hours will begin Monday, July 11 from 1 – 4 PM.  A Mosaic representative will be in the office each week to answer any questions and provide information on our garden projects and housing initiatives.

GARDEN CONTEST

The home garden contest in Pottstown received 31 ENTRIES this year!  Astounding news! Garden judging and the awards ceremony for our entrants and their guest takes place this month!  Stay tuned for the official announcement of our winners in next month’s newsletter!

 

Mosaic Community Gardens CANNOT GROW WITHOUT YOU!

The Mosaic Gardens are buzzing with activity this year!  That said, please be sure to visit your garden regularly in order to weed, water and care for your plants in order to reap the best harvest this year.  Your garden needs to be watered at least 3-4 per week in order to survive in this heat!  Remember to water before 10:00 AM or after 3:00 PM to avoid “cooking” your plants (not good).  Also, the perimeter beds need care too!  Each gardener is responsible for weeding their own plot but also ensuring that the area around their plot is weeded too.  Many areas of the garden, at each location need TLC…please keep that in mind each time you visit.

Calling all public speakers, facilitators, organizers and other creative people!!!  Your help is needed for information sessions, workshops and summer activities.  Mosaic is flexible and will work around your schedule.  Come share your talents with the rest of the world (or at least share it with the folks at the gardens)!  Workshops can be held anytime during the year!

 

Mosaic continues its quest to recruit garden committee members and volunteers!  Our next garden committee meeting date for July is in the works – we hope you will attend!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to assist with the following tasks at the gardens:
423 Chestnut Street Gardens

One bench and two picnic tables/benches need a handy person to show them some love.  Mosaic will provide all of the supplies in order to make the gardens furniture beautiful again once we know what’s needed!

 

Purslane everywhere!  The gardens need additional weeding around bed borders and in common areas.  Please visit the gardens to help weed.  Purslane is hardy, edible “weed” but it is infamous for choking out other plants!  Please keep that in mind.  EVERYONE has to help in order to avoid a garden takeover!
615 Chestnut Street Gardens

Same goes for this location.  The gardens need additional weeding around bed borders and in common areas.  Please visit the gardens to help pull weeds. EVERYONE has to help in order to avoid a garden takeover!
Mosaic plans to sell surplus produce from each of the gardens to benefit our programs! We are looking for a few good volunteers to run with our produce cart this summer!  Join this fun activity happening several days throughout the growing season! The produce cart allows us to sell any surplus vegetables donated back to the gardens, to teach youth members how to build a business selling produce on a small scale and gives the garden an opportunity to provide area residents with information regarding their health and wellness.

There are plenty of great opportunities available for all skill-sets and areas of interest!  Our need for additional committee members and volunteers has never been greater, the benefits and rewards have never been better!

Please sign up to support the “growth” of the Mosaic Community Land Trust Community Gardens today!

It’s EASY!  Simply reply to this email or visit our Facebook or website to sign up or to receive detailed information regarding all of the opportunities to support Mosaic Community Land Trust and Mosaic Community Gardens!

We also want to take the time to thank XL Insurance, Allegheny East Conference Seventh-Day Adventist Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Hope Community Church, The Hill School, Cub Scout Pack 263, Colonial Gardens, Genesis Housing, National Penn Bank, Pottstown Area Health and Wellenss Foundation, Pine Hill Tree Farm, First Presbyterian Church and a boat-load of neighbors, families and friends for your support of and work in the gardens!

See Ya’ at the Gardens,

MOSAIC CLT