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WORK IN YOUR GARDEN, WHETHER IT'S 40 ACRES, OR A PLANTER ON YOUR PORCH, AND --- 
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UPDATE ON THE SUCCESSFUL TREE PRUNING WORKSHOP, AND THE GARDEN'S GARLIC AND PEAS

 

Garlic in the garden. We're not using the irrigation system at this point - there is plenty of water still falling as rain!

   

One of Keith's lovely older pruning tools. He likes these even better than the modern metal ones   available these days - the older wood ones are lighter and work really well! Keith said he found these in Eastern WA.

Here's one of the apples after pruning.

And a couple of the pears a few weeks later, now showing more signs of buds and leaves.

The educational podiums at the garden, school in background

   

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Some of the current info in the podiums.

 

  

In the garden, looking towards the SJ County's Administration building. The garlic is looking great!

Tree Pruning Workshop For Older Trees This Sat. at Land &Sea Garden on Blair Ave! 

Movie, "FLOW', Wed night at Drs Office Cafe!

Trees in late summer

Hi Everyone! 
This Saturday, for anyone interested in learning a bit about pruning older fruit trees - The apple and pear trees located at our Land &Sea Garden site on Blair St. across from the High School and Middle School will be pruned this Saturday, at 10 am. 

This simple workshop will be about an hour long, and will be of help to people who have older fruit trees.
If you're interested in attending, please let us know
by emailing back to slowfoodlandandsea@gmail.com. or call Linda at 317-5890 (leave a message).
We hope to film the pruning - wish us luck!

New - Work Party and Pruning Workshop!!

Fun in Our Garden!!!
Moving Garlic, Planting Favas/Peas (3/5/11), and 
Free Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop (3/12/11)

Garden manager Scott and Land & Sea invite you to come to a work party this Saturday, March 5th at 10 am at the Land & Sea Garden on Blair St. across from the High School/Middle School. 
Scott says "I would like to move one row of garlic plants and put a few rows of favas and peas in the garden this Saturday."

The next Saturday (3/12/11), we'll be sponsoring a workshop on pruning fruit trees, when pruning techniques will be demonstrated on the lovely old apples and pear tree  at our garden site  
(that's Blair St, across from the high school and middle school).  
Saturday March 12, 10 am.

Scott says: "Can we send out a request for volunteers/workshop attendees for both of these?"

If you'd like to come, just show up at 10 am. We'll have some hand tools for the work party, but you can bring your own if you'd like.
Questions? Write slowfoodlandandsea@gmail.com,
or call 317-5890
Thanks!   Linda and Maureen