The Community Garden opens officially on Mother's Day!

Notwithstanding the deluge we received last night and this morning, the community garden will be ready for  gardening on Sunday! The official start moment is Sunday, May 11  at  8 am.

Before you riot in the streets, keep the following in mind:

If you have not yet given me a signed copy of the rules, YOU MUST DO THIS BEFORE YOU ENTER THE GARDEN. I have left blank copies of the rules at the front desk of the Heritage Center, which is open 9am-5pm on weekdays & Saturday, and 9am-3pm on Sundays.

1. The circle drive on the north side of the Heritage Center is for drop-off only, even during opening day. Unload any supplies, park in the lot across the street, and then bring your supplies to your plot. Please don’t park along Wagner Road.
2. It may be handy to bring your own wagon. I have one wagon at the farm, and I will offer it up for use, but that’s one wagon v. 106 of you.
    
3. Please do not plan on starting earlier than the time mentioned above. There are still tasks that we need to do before the garden is ready for you guys.
    
4. I plan to be in the community garden on Sunday from 8am-3pm, but you are welcome to come later, of course. And there’s no need to start tomorrow if it’s too wet or you have other plans. Sunday is simply the first day to get digging.

 Other items:

Volunteers: I’m looking for 6 volunteers to pound in corner stakes Saturday at 2pm. It shouldn’t take very long -- maybe an hour or so. Please email me ASAP if you can offer up time.

T-Shirts: The new WFCG t-shirts are in and ready for purchase. I will have them out at the garden on Sunday. They are $8 each, and you can give me cash or a check made out to Wagner Farm. Please try to bring exact change!

Straw: There are bales of straw in the garden right now. They are $9.50 each, sold whole only. If you are interested in a half bale, ask Andres, our assistant farmer – his hours are 9am-6pm Wed-Sun. If you want to purchase one of the 8 bales, either put it in your plot and then leave $9.50 at the front desk in an envelope with your name, or track me down first. If the bales run out, let me know or again track down Andres for a full or half bale. Straw will be available all through the season, but keep in mind, it’s not free this year (as it was last year, due to a shipment that had some bales not suitable for animals but fine for a garden).

Mud: We got a heavy rain last night, and although the day turned warm and windy, it’s still very muddy out there. By Sunday, it should be drier, but it may not be.

If you have any questions, feel free to call me at 847-414-1412 or send me an email. So happy to start our gardening this weekend!