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Saturday & Sunday January 7-8: Reorientation

2 Jan

Saturday Jan. 7, 2-4 p.m. and Sunday Jan. 8, 2-4 p.m.

Come to one of the above scheduled reorientation sessions  - All are invited!

  1. Fill out and sign new contracts for 2012 (required by the Parks Department).
  2.  Pay plot rental fees for 2012 by Jan. 30: $35.00.

You can also:

  • Meet and visit other gardeners.
  • Learn about plans for the coming year.
  • Hear about and get involved in current projects.
  • Enjoy the outdoors!

Some folks are planning to bring food and refreshment.

Attendance is not required, but we hope everyone can come for ONE of the days.

Saturday, October 8: Project Compost

27 Sep

Join us on October 8 for an educational session, featuring a compost demonstration with master gardener Joy Ruth. Joy will also be teaching about vermiculture and will give a demonstration on how to start your own worm bin.

We will be filming Joy’s compost demonstration to help “seed” the community we are creating around the documentary film “What Are You Growing?”

Saturday, October 8, 2011, 10am-12pm at Festival Beach Community Garden. This class is free and open to the public. Please invite your friends and family to join us for an exciting education session!

Saturday, October 1: Fall and Winter Gardening Class!

27 Sep

Greetings Fellow Gardeners & Planners!

Please join us on October 1st for a fall and winter gardening class taught by Rosalie Russell and sponsored by Travis County Master Gardeners Association and the Travis County AgriLife Extension.

Learn about:

  • Garden vegetables which only thrive in the cool temperature of the fall and winter.
  • General gardening principles and guidelines for protecting plants from usually cool temps will be discussed.

This event is outdoors. Please bring a chair if you wish to sit during the lecture portion of the class.

Saturday, October 1, 2011, 10am-12pm at Festival Beach Community Garden. This class is free and open to the public. Please invite your friends and family to join us for an exciting education session!

Saturday, June 4: Garden Anniversary Party!

19 May

The one year anniversary celebration of our garden will be on Saturday, June 4th, 10:00am-1:00pm.

We want to celebrate being the first community garden established on Austin Parks and Recreation Department land through partnership with the Sustainable Food Center and a grant from the Austin Parks Foundation.

The anniversary event is free and will include samples of food and drinks from our local sponsors, activities for children, garden tours, information tables about gardening and sustainable living, music, and lots of laughter.  We will thank our community “partners” with a short ceremony from 11:00-11:30.

We invite gardeners, volunteers, and all Austinites to come help us celebrate our first year of gardening and partnerships.

Note:  Volunteers are needed for one-hour shifts at information, food, and children’s activity booths or to help with set-up or clean-up, so please contact Kaela Champlin at kaela.champlin <at> gmail.com or (512) 567-0740 to let her know what you can do.

Saturday, April 16: United Way Capital Area Spring DAYS of Caring at FBCG

13 Apr

This Saturday, we are excited to welcome volunteers from the United Way Capital Area Spring DAYS of Caring, sponsored by Freescale Semiconductor.

In celebration of National Volunteer week, which honors individuals who dedicate themselves to taking action and solving problems in their communities, UWCA and Hands On Central Texas is sponsoring a work day at Festival Beach Community Garden!

We welcome volunteers to join us from 9:00-12:00. We will be planting perennials, creating our rain gardens, mulching and working on the fence.   You can register for our project on the Hands On Central Texas website.  Please bring: Gloves, water, sunscreen,  hand tools (marked). Shovels and wheelbarrows  are also in great need.

For gardeners, participation in this event will count toward your work hours. See you Saturday!

Saturday, April 9: Workday

2 Apr

9:00 – noon.  We are thrilled to welcome volunteers from UT’s Project Reach Out! The compost committee will be leading the workday with 42 volunteers spreading granite, mulch and compost over the grass to control stickers and around the tool shed area. Thank you!

We need garden members to help coordinate the activity and pitch in and help.

Please bring shovels and other tools! We will be using tools from the kind folks at Keep Austin Beautiful,  but they are limited on tools due to a special project they have that day. If you have any shovels or other tools that may be helpful please bring them to the workday.

Wednesday March 30: Permaculture Presentation with Patricia Michael

23 Mar

Please join us for a special presentation and slide show by Permaculture designer and teacher, Patricia Michael.  Patricia has been an invaluable consultant for Festival Beach Community Garden,  helping us create our initial site plan and assisting with our strategies for surface water management.  In this presentation, she will discuss Permaculture principles that are useful in any design work.

Wednesday, March 30, 6:30 – 8:00 pm — Terrazas Library, 1105 East Cesar Chavez.

Patricia will draw from her many years of experience as a landscape designer and Permaculture teacher to give us some ways to think about designing gardens.  She will emphasize surface water management and soil quality as two major considerations in our design work.  She will also discuss principles of design for both beauty and user-friendly function.

This presentation will be useful for your home gardens as well as our land at Festival Beach.  It is open to the neighborhood and wider community, so feel free to invite guests.

Wednesday, March 23: Garden Planning Meeting

18 Mar

Please join us for our monthly Garden Planning Meeting this Wednesday, February 23, 6:30 – 8:00 pm at Terrazas Library.  The library is at 1105 East Cesar Chavez (just west of Waller Street).

Everyone is welcomed. It’s a good opportunity to find out what’s going on at the garden and to decide if you want to be involved in the organizing, planning, and visioning that is necessary to make our garden successful.

Proposed Meeting Agenda:

  • Committee and work team meetings (6:30-7:00) — team check-ins plus the opportunity for those who are not on a committee to  find one to join
  • Introductions - Use the leader roles from last meeting to introduce yourself (see StarHawk’s spirit tasks in the meeting minutes to determine the “informal” roles you take on in a group)
  • Reports from committees and work teams
  • Calendar of workdays and volunteer group participation
  • Community Garden Tour – May 1
  • Grant possibilities
  • Sign making
  • What else? Please email our admin team if you have something to add!

We have a lot to discuss! A number of exciting work projects are underway and to comply with our Austin Parks Foundation grant, most of these projects need to be completed by the end of May. W’re  going to be enjoying a very busy spring!

See you Wednesday!

Sunday, March 20: Spring Equinox Celebration

15 Mar

Let’s get together to celebrate the coming of Spring, this Sunday, March 20th, the day of the Equinox. Please bring family and friends, a potluck dish, your own plates, cup, and utensils, and any games you’d like to play (bocce, horse shoes, etc.) The potluck will start at 4pm. We will also have a variety of heirloom tomato seedlings for sale, thanks to John and Marian! The money will go towards funding the Grand Opening Celebration in June. Hope to see everyone there!

Saturday, March 12: Workday, Guest Speaker and Picnic!

9 Mar

Festival Beach Community Garden is gearing up for the Spring! This Saturday, in preparation of our upcoming anniversary party, we will be focusing on building a teaching circle in our teaching garden, plus planting perennial flowers, asparagus and artichokes, and continuing to make progress with our fence and compost.

After the work completes, we will have a picnic and a special guest speaker. Patricia Michael, MFA, Landscape Designer and Permaculture Consultant, will speak to us about her experience with the Festival Beach Community Garden and our garden’s history. Patricia is a wonderful speaker and has been instrumental in the site plan for our garden. Read more about Patricia at her company website, Patricia Michael Design.

Please bring family and friends, and a dish to share with the group. Hot dogs, hibiscus tea, and door prizes will be provided! The fun starts at 9:00!


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