Spring has been wonderful to our gardens! A good amount of rain and plenty of sunshine will make for some healthy plants this summer. Lately, we were able to get lots of seeds into the beds and starting in the greenhouse. We also have been further beautifying the lovely space in the Sonia Sanchez Garden. Some awesome volunteers have been with us lately and did great work. We got a large new bed built, tacked markers onto existing beds, and GUS graduate students helped in the Sonia Sanchez Garden to build a wall and clean up. Thank you everyone!

 

 

Our feast is also coming up this week so don't forget to sign up on the email with what you plan on bringing. It will absolutely be a great time, so please invite your friends to come enjoy it with us this Friday night.

This Week in the Garden

Wow, tomorrow is already the first day of Spring! So in honor of the (soon to be) warmer weather, we'll be getting back to the garden much more often and at more regular times each week.

Please note that garden hours have only their start times listed.  Most garden hours will last for one hour, but depending on the amount of work to do and the weather, lengths will vary. The tentative hours for now are as follows:

Tuesday-- 2 pm with Sarah

Wednesday-- 4 pm with Heather

Friday-- 1 pm with Katy

Saturdays-- 1pm with Tene

If you would like to open the garden at a different time that works for more people, please
email temple.vegetables@gmail.com!




During April, will also have hours to garden with a local youth program. If you think you'd like to garden with us from 3 pm to 5 pm on Fridays in April or you just want more information, don't hesitate to contact temple.vegetables@gmail.com.

We like to keep everyone as best informed about our activity as possible, so we now have an opt-in text program so you can get TCG updates sent right to your phone! You'll never miss when a garden hour is changed or canceled and you'll always stay in the loop. To do this, we are using the program Remind101. You can receive the updates about garden hours and the Penrose after school program.

To receive updates about Garden Hours:  Text @tcghours to (484) 474-5864.
To receive updates about Penrose:  Text @tcgpenrose to (484) 474-5864.

Have a great first day of Spring!!

Upcoming Events! Spring is just about here!

We're doing a lot already this semester!!
- We built a new compost bin.
- We're starting seeds soon.
- We're expanding our garden: more beds, more members.. Individual and communal plots available!!  Email us at temple.vegetables@gmail.com with inquiries.
- The money from our Spring Feast 2013 will fund the Landscape Architecture Design Project, which will beautify our garden spaces, especially the Sonia Sanchez Garden.


Here's some events coming up in the city that you may be interested in checking out:

March

2nd- Park cleaning day volunteer opportunity at Mifflin Square Park 

            for more information, contact Sarah Andrews at

            temple.vegetables@gmail.com

7th- TCG Meeting: Guest Speaker, Marafiki Arts

7th- Soak it up Design Awards event at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

9th- Intensive Gardening Workshop with Philadelphia Master Gardeners 

12th- Sustainability Symposium

         Temple University Performing Arts Center, 7:45am-1:30pm, $10 w/ Student ID

13th- Food Systems and the 21st Century City

          Penn Museum of Archeology and Anthropology 

          University of Pennsylvania, 5:30-7pm, Free, register here.

13th, 14th, 15th- Feeding Cities: Food Security in a Rapidly Urbanizing World

          University of Pennsylvania, Houston Hall, $5, register here.

16th & 17th- Soil Kitchen 2013 at Clark Park noon-5pm

18th- Food Justice Movie Night w/ Mariposa Food Co-op at the Rotunda-- FREE!

21st- Green City, Clean Waters: What’s the future of Philadelphia’s waterways? 

        At the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia- 6:30-8:00pm

22nd- Garden Workshop days- Details TBA

23rd- Sustainable Seas: Vision and Reality

          1pm @ Wagner Free Institute 

          Earth Hour Jam Session         

          8:30-9:30 @ courtyard between J&H and Peabody Res. Halls

29th- Possible Garden decorating day in the main garden 

26th- Potluck with a Purpose: Bird Collisions 

          7pm, Artists Palate Cafe

April

Week of the 1st- National Public Health Week Event- Details TBD

6th- TCG Volunteer Day at the garden 

Week of the 7th- GUS grad. student workday at the garden-- Details TBD

13th- High Tunnels in Philadelphia with Philadelphia Master Gardeners 

19th- The Feast! The tastiest event of the semester.

          Artists Palate Cafe

20th- Alumni Weekend Event in the Main Garden 

         Sustainability Temple Made: Come Grow with Us

         @ 11:15 am

         5K Run for Clean Air! 

22nd- EARTH DAY!

30th- Potluck with a Purpose: Urban Farm & Local Food

          7pm, Artists Palate Cafe 

Thank you for a wonderful season!

This past season was great!  We would like to thank anyone who helped us out throughout the year.

Last General Body Meeting: Thursday December 6th 8pm in 223 Student Center.

We'll be closing down the garden for the winter soon.

There will be no more workdays in the garden for the remainder of 2012.

The garden will be open for harvest days.

First Harvest day: Thursday December 6th 10am-11am.

More harvest days will be announced later.

Change in Monday Garden Hours

Starting Monday, November 12th, the garden will be open from 4:00 to 5:00pm.  This is a change in the normal schedule.  Instead of being open from 5:00 to 6:00pm, the Main Garden will now be open from 4:00 to 5:00pm on Mondays.

Hope to see you there!

Independent Study Opportunity at Penrose Community Center

Temple Community Garden will be offering a stipend of $500 to a student interested in completing research and development for the after school gardening program at Penrose Community Center.  This opportunity will involve the completion of up to 3 credits of independent study with the help of a Temple University staff advisor.

Currently, the once weekly program at Penrose consists of after school tutoring followed by a nutrition or environmental lesson.  A garden on site serves as an educational tool for the program.

Applicants should have an interest in community development, environmental education, or urban gardening. 

Those who are interested should fill out the bottom portion of this application and email it to  the current program coordinator, Gabrielle Taube, at gabrielle.taube@temple.edu.  The deadline for the application is Saturday, October 27th.  Interviews will be held on the Monday the 29th and Tuesday the 30th.  The position will be announced on Wednesday, October 31st.

Name:

Email:

Phone:

Major:

Year:

Please list any applicable experience with gardening, education, community programming, etc:

In a few words (250 each) respond to the following:

Why would you like to take on this independent study opportunity?

How will you utilize past experience and/or current interests to develop the after school program at Penrose?

October 15th Garden Hour

The garden will open today, October 15th, at 5:00pm.  How long it stays open will depend on rain and how many people show up.  Hope to see you there!!

Regular Garden Hours posted

Main Garden will be open at the following times on a weekly basis:
Any deviations from the norm will be specified on a case to case basis. Check back frequently!

Sundays: 12-1pm with Dana
Mondays: 5-6pm with Alison
Tuesdays: 3-4pm with Kalen
Wednesdays: 1-2pm with Katie
Thursdays: 10-11am with Katy 
Fridays: 2:30-3:30pm with Ashley
Saturdays: 1-3pm with Gab

NOTE:  Garden hours are subject to change.  Please refer frequently to our social media to double check garden times. Usually, if it is raining (raining, not drizzling), the gardens will probably not be open. If a keyholder to the garden cannot fulfill their garden hour, it is their responsibility to find a substitute or announce the cancellation. Thanks!

Office Hours:

Cubicle hours (located in the Village, South Side 3rd floor of the Student Center) 

Monday: 9-10am
Tuesday: 4-5pm

Wednesday: 4-5pm 

You can drop your dues off there! Just a reminder dues are $10!