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FBCG Workday This Saturday, October 8, 2016 8am-11am
Reminder: Workday Saturday October 8th, 8 am – 11 am
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Hi garden members-
We have our monthly workday this Saturday October 8th from 8 am to 11 am. We have a bunch of tasks to work on in our communal areas. This is a great opportunity to meet fellow gardeners and volunteers, complete your work hours for the month, and support the garden by buying veggie transplants and perennials at the plant sale.
Thanks and hope to see you Saturday!
Katie
Workday Coordinator
Festival Beach Community Garden
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FBCG Plant Sale this Saturday 9am-noon
Hey Fellow Gardeners, can’t miss our veggie plant sale this Saturday, October 8th at the garden! Tell your friends and neighbors to come along.
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Festival Beach Workday: Saturday, July 9, 8-11am
The next workday is this Saturday with the Outreach/Education Team. Tasks include:
- mowing around habitat areas (prior to the workday)
- weeding
- pruning
- mulching
Work will be done in the perennial and asparagus beds. Please bring paper yard bags to help dispose of stickers and nut grass.
All volunteers need to wear long sleeves (thin/breatheable), closed toe shoes and a hat and bring a water bottle.
A word from the Compost Team: All weeds, EXCEPT STICKERS AND NUT GRASS, go on the weed compost pile north of the shed. Please put weeds on top of the pile, rather than on the outside edges. This helps keep the pile from sprawling outwards. Thanks.
City of Austin PARD and FBCG Make the Garden Accessible, for All-May 2016
With labor provided by the City of Austin PARD, and funding by FBCG, we were able to pave and improve the accessibility to a gardening bed in section A. A special thank you to all and also to Felix Padron, the construction chief for PARD.
Remaining Festival Beach Workdays 2016
Mark your calendars for the following fun, fun workdays!
June 11 -Habitat
July 9 – Outreach/ Education
August 13 – Site Management
September 10- Rain Garden/ Swale & Perennial Beds
October 8 -Grape and Berries
November 12 -Accessibility
December 10 – Orientation
Reminder: Green Teens and their Cameras-Photography Showcase Thursday, May 19, 2016 5-7pm
The Green Teens have had a wonderful year exploring the outdoors. While hiking, fishing, rock climbing, and gardening at Festival Beach Community Garden, students captured the moments with digital cameras. By placing a camera in the hands of students, a beautiful surprise emerged – their natural photographic eyes were awakened. We now have a large collection of compelling nature photographs. The photos will be exhibited at our Keep Austin Beautiful office.
To commemorate the exhibit, we are hosting a reception at our Keep Austin Beautiful office. I would like to personally invite you to join us, Green Teens, and their families to view first-hand the nature-inspired and technology-powered exhibit.
I am extremely proud of the Martin Green Teens in particular and their work with the cameras. A large part of the exhibit will be photos taken by Martin Middle School Green Teens and many of their photos were taken at Festival Beach Community Garden! I know they will be so excited to share their work with you.
Green Teens Photography Showcase
Thursday, May 19th – 5:00 – 7:00PM
Keep Austin Beautiful office – 55 North I-35, Suite 215, 78702
Alecia Casper
Education Programs Coordinator
Keep Austin Beautiful
55 N I-35, #215
Austin, TX 78702
512.391.0617 x709 – Office
512.627.0732 – Cell
Festival Beach Gardening with Children
FBCG May Workday 5/14/16 A Success!
Reminder: Festival Beach Workday and General Membership meeting is Saturday, May 14, 2016 8am
Hello Gardeners! We will be having our regularly scheduled workday this coming Saturday, May 14 from 8am until 10am. At 10am we will begin our All Gardeners Meeting. Gardeners will receive 1 hour work credit for attending the 10am meeting, in addition to any credits earned before 10am.
At the 10am meeting there will be music, poetry by Thom World Poet, food and fellowship, as well as the election of a brand new FBCG Steering Council and approval of new bilaws (festivalbeachgarden.org > Rules & Regs >Bi-Laws dated 2/2016).
The current nominations include:
Facilitator: Regina Mitchell
Treasurer: Will Dibrell
Secretary: Shannon Montgomery
Site Manager: Julio Perez
Outreach/Education: Esteban Olave
Communication/Technology: Frank Burns
Membership/Orientation: Alexandra Castenada
Fundraising/Grants: Katie Falgoust
Stewardship Team Liaisons (3 positions) Sylvia Marroquin, Farah Rivera, David Duhon , Joy Ruth
Bring your family and lawn chairs. See you Saturday morning. To RSVP or ask for more information, contact Glenn Scott at glenns1048@yahoo.com or by phone 512-657-0184.
