Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Ready to plant!

This weekend was another great work weekend for the Foothills Learning Garden. With lots of help from Don (of Don's Garden Shop) and some dedicated cadets from the Air Force Academy, we managed to place and fill all 40 garden beds and lay 55 tons of crushed gravel in the aisles.

Thanks to all who worked hard to get our garden up and running!

Stay tuned for information about bed leases -- I promise it's coming soon!

Saturday, March 9, 2013

First build day a huge success!

Thanks to all who came out today to help build the Foothills Learning Garden! Despite the cold, soggy, snowy weather, we accomplished a LOT and are ready for the final push next weekend. Check out all the fun we had today building a garden to nourish future generations of Foothills families.

Safety talk first, by Nico Dellacroce.
And then we measure the reclaimed lumber. Yes, even the principal gets in on the fun!
And then cutting...yep, that's yours truly with a circular saw.



And hauling wood. Mrs. Lapham and Mrs. Dellacroce, two of our favorite teachers, were there to help!


Two happy fourth graders organizing 4 footers. Appropriate, right?
Don't tell Callie that you can't work hard AND be fashionable.

Foothills moms are the best! Hard working and dedicated. Thanks for your help, friends!
Here's a peak at what we accomplished today. These are upside-down community beds.
A view of the garden from the community side. Next Saturday we'll finish building and then get all the beds filled.

Thanks to Mrs. Kraus for organizing, measuring, hauling AND taking photos today! We'll keep you posted on what's in store for next Saturday. Plan to come out and help if you can.

Work day is ON!

We're on for garden building today, but we'll probably shut down early. Expect to finish up around 11am so that all can get home safely.

Thanks for supporting the garden!

Friday, March 8, 2013

Work day tomorrow!

Snow is in the forecast for tomorrow, but unless it's heavy snow and the temperature is below 30 degrees, we'll be out there working on the garden! The plan for tomorrow is to cut all of the wood into appropriate lengths and put together as many garden beds as we can.

We'll have hot coffee and hot chocolate on hand so bring your empty tumbler, and if we make it to lunch time there will be hot dogs for our volunteers. If you've signed up on the Sign Up Genius page, you'll get an email tomorrow morning around 7:30 to let you know for sure whether or not we'll be working.

The blog will also get an update around the same time, so check back early tomorrow!

Thanks for your continued interest in the Foothills Learning Garden.