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Volunteers at the Garden Watering the Zucchini This Saturday, a group of volunteers from Hancock Church, Lexington Catholic Community and our local boy scout troop met at the Interfaith Garden on a beautiful spring morning to do some planting, weeding and harvesting in the garden. We . . . → Read More: May 7th Garden Report by Barbara Munkres There were about ten helpers at the Garden Tuesday, a pleasant day for working….not too hot, cold or windy. Temple Emunah provided most of the workers, with Pilgrim Church providing three. There was plenty to do: Eli, who is working on a Boy Scout badge in gardening, has been at . . . → Read More: May 3rd Garden Report by Amy Swanson Volunteers from: Hancock and First Parish Digging Potato Furrows Planting Potatoes Main task of the day: Plant 3 varieties of potatoes including Red Norlands, Golden Yukon and Katahdins
Harriet volunteered to prep the seed potatoes. They look like baby potatoes with a lot of eyes. . . . → Read More: April 19th Garden Report by Barbara Munkres Kelly Suber and daughter Joanna from Sacred Heart, Lexington Catholic Community, and Christina Sym, Sandy Gardiner, Duncan Todd and Barbara Munkres from Pilgrim Church tended the garden on Saturday morning, April 17. It was a cold day: 41 degrees with a stiff wind. The first work: Duncan Todd hung up the . . . → Read More: Garden Report – April 17 by Amy Swanson Our crew came from Follen and Hancock: Carla, Mark, Harriet, Susan, Keith, Lu, Roger, Marie, Amy • Looks like we are running about one week behind vs. last year…both in terms of what we are planting as well as signs of growth on returning plants . . . → Read More: April 9th – Garden Report by Amy Swanson Rich Composted Manure This early in the life of the garden, it’s all about the prep work to ensure wonderful, colorful, healthy food later. So today was all about the manure, the composted manure. As promised, a big truckful was delivered from Great Brook Farm. If you are . . . → Read More: March 26th Garden Report by Amy Swanson Welcome! Getting ready The Red Sox have their opening day, and so does the Interfaith Garden! Our opening day was scheduled for Tues, March 22nd. However, on Monday afternoon, the 21st, I sat at my desk looking out the window and saw my backyard disappearing under . . . → Read More: Opening Day – March 22nd Historically, faith communities have fed the less fortunate by organizing food pantries, soup kitchens, and other programs to combat hunger. Recently, we have broadened that work by planting our interfaith garden and donating the food we grow to the Lexington Food Pantry. Many people are just beginning to realize that growing food in this . . . → Read More: Nourish Life Now’s the time of year when prudent green thumbs curl up with their favorite seed catalogs and plan their springtime gardens, selecting from a huge variety of vegetable seeds for sale from an equally large number of seed companies. Many companies commonly offer heirloom and organic seeds, but what sets these varieties apart from the . . . → Read More: Heirloom versus Hybrids by Amy Swanson The Interfaith Garden’s first harvest closed on Saturday, Nov 6thand there were 4 of us there to witness. While MaryAnn and I cut the last of the broccoli, Carla and Tom sorted through donated apples to pick out the best of them for the Lexington Food Pantry. The last harvest . . . → Read More: Last call |
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