Shed builder wanted

GAGA needs a storage shed (nominally 10×10) to be designed and constructed, complete with a gravel base, at the Anderson gardens. Gardeners (or family members) who are accomplished carpenters or contractors, and who are available and willing to build during this spring, are invited to contact Mark Eldridge through the general GAGA email address gaga@ncf.ca. There is funding available to compensate for both labour and materials. Alternatively, if anyone knows where we can procure a “short” sea-container (not longer than 10 ft) which is weather-tight, suitable for use as a storage shed, and available at a modest cost, they are…

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Gardens are open!

The gardens are open, but … we don’t have any compost yet.  We didn’t want to make you wait for another week until it arrives, especially since this is the traditional weekend for the gardens to open.  Until the compost arrives, scheduled for next week, please make sure that you leave at least ten feet at the front of your plot so that we don’t damage any of your precious seedlings. If you have changed your mind about having compost, please let us know by Monday, May 24 at gaga@ncf.ca.

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Membership package update

All community garden plots are now assigned and membership packages are en route to you! Packages include: your membership card a plot map highlighting the location of your plot the rules governing the community gardens. Please take a moment to confirm your name and assigned plot(s). If you feel there is an error – please reach out to the registrar at gaga@ncf.ca Please note that the gardens are not officially open to members until they are plowed, staked and you have your membership card. It is our expectation to have the gardens open before the May long weekend. An announcement regarding an…

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