MGGNO Field Trip

Who are the MGGNO, and why would we travel all the way to Uptown to meet them? They are the Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans, and they have a wealth of knowledge about gardening. They were so polite and patient as Clarissa, Rebecca, and I asked question after question. Now we are armed with knowledge about composting and gardening in this unique climate.

Composting is easy as 1, 2, 3! 

Master Gardener, Bendy, is explaining the details about composting.
We hope to create a system similar to this one for our community garden. 

The beginning stages of the compost pile.

A compost pile in the later stages.
Creating what gardeners call, Black Gold!

In the greenhouse, getting pointers
about starting from seed or cuttings.

Beautiful and healthy seedings!

Touring the organic vegetable and flower gardens.

Field Trip

What a great opportunity for us to meet Master Gardeners! 

I hope you can make it. 

Please RSVP on the Facebook Event Page, 

so if need be we can pass on information. 

Garden Prep Party

Thank you to our garden members who helped prep the garden for spring planting. We created new raised beds, set up our compost area, and added a water source! Your help is very much appreciated.

Great work gardeners! Thank you for spending your Saturday morning in the garden.
(left to right) Rebecca, Clarissa, Kelly, Angel, Michelle, Holland (kneeling).
Missing from the photo are Paula and her son. 

Helping direct the placement of blocks for the new garden beds.

Reusing paper bags underneath the blocks makes for a great (and free) weed barrier.

Clarissa, you are one strong woman! How many wheelbarrow loads did you move?

Adding "greens" to our compost system.

WE HAVE WATER!
It's time to get serious about gardening!

Garden Work Party!

The weather looks perfect for a garden prep party this weekend; 72 degrees, party cloudy, 8 mph wind, only 10% chance of rain! (Well, that's what it looked like at the time of this post.) We encourgae everyone to join in on the fun, whether you're a member of the Community Garden or not. Please RSVP on our Facebook event page, click here for the link.

Let the Creativity Flow

True to their word, Painting With A Twist was a fun night out! You could feel the creative energy flow  from each artist as they transformed their blank canvas into a colorful, floral abstract. We also shared laughs by renaming colors (baby poop yellow), adding a little too much paint, and "accidentally" painting the "wrong" color.

The Community Garden members would like to thank each participant for attending our Painting With A Twist fundraiser. Not only did we raise desperately needed funds, but awareness about the community garden.

Blank Canvases

Getting a few pointers 

Time to mingle before the painting begins

Setting the tone with the background

Having a blast!

Carefully blending the colors

An intermission while the background dries

A thank you to the ladies who donated refreshments.
We needed the extra energy
for all the brushstrokes. 

A BIG THANK YOU to those who donated items to our raffle.
A few lucky ladies went home with wonderful prizes.

Time to add the flowers

Waiting for the final instructions

Masterpieces 

Different interpretations of the same painting. Beautiful work ladies!

It's That Easy

If you're eager to join us for our Painting With A Twist fundraiser but don't have time to drop off a check, just click here to pay online! It's that easy!

Painting With A Twist

Join us for an evening of fun and creativity on February 22nd. We hope to see you there!