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Sunday, July 19, 2015

CVG 2015 July 13 - 19 Progress

Thank you!:

Sophia for delivering many pounds of used coffee grounds from the Donut Hutt for our composters!

Collierville Christian Church VBS for decorating and donating many concrete pavers!
(photo by Jan)
 Can you donate:

House shingle partial bundles cluttering up your garage?

1-1.5 Liter sized Plastic Juice Bottles WITH caps?

Upcoming CVG Organized Work Opportunities:

Monday and Thursday mornings 8:00 am - 10:30 am

Tuesday evening 5:30 pm - 7 pm  

This week's Harvest Donation:

    145 lbs of tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers, eggplant, cowpeas, sweet and hot pepper:

to the Collierville Food Pantry on July 16, 2015  = 82 lbs + some garlic
to Ms. Julia and neighbors of Harris Cove on July 16, 2015 = 26 lbs
to the Memphis Union Mission Moriah House on July 18, 2015 = 32 lbs + some garlic
zinnias to Page Robbins on July 13, 2015 (thank you Arlene!)
zinnias and 5 lbs of juliet tomatoes to nurses station in Collierville Baptist Hospital on July 18, 2015 (thank you Val!)

Total YTD harvest donation = 1462 lbs
Work Progress:

On Monday July 13,  Jan, Twila, Margaret, Stephanie. Harvested 57 lbs of cucumber, corn, okra, tomato. Disposed of some of the leaf pile. Ordered Fall seeds from Park Seed.

On Tuesday July 14,  Arlene harvested and delivered zinnia in the morning. Evening work time rained out.
(photo by Arlene)
On Wednesday July 15,  Stephanie harvested 10 lbs of corn, cucumber, okra. Tried to right fallen corn after the storm. Bemoaned the furry nemesis eaten corn in plot 1....
On Thursday July 16,  Arlene, Beth, Jan, Stephanie, Teresa, Lemora. Harvested 39 lbs of tomato, cucumber, cowpea, eggplant, greenbeans. Stephanie delivered to Collierville Food Pantry and Harris Cove. Filled plot 6 raised bed boxes with compost. Planted a few more sweet potato slips.

On Friday July 17, Stephanie harvested 6 lbs tomato and okra. Hand watered archway boxes, new sweet potato slips, comfrey and tomato containers. Found busted hose. Talked with Val about Moriah House. Cleaned garlic.

On Saturday July 18, Beth delivered some juice containers to use as makeshift drip irrigation. Val and Stephanie harvested 18 lbs of tomatoes, okra, eggplant, cucumber. Changed short hose to plot 8 irrigation but tested it and doesn't seem to be leaking. Val harvested zinnia and delivered produce and zinnia arrangements to Memphis Union Mission Moriah House and Collierville Baptist Nurses Station.

On Sunday July 19, Jan transported 10 year old seasoned compost from Indiana.

Beauty in the Garden:

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