News

We've been tracking our progress. Check some of the links to see what we've been up to. 

"GROW! Food Security with a Community Garden"
by Jennifer Jensen  in Rural Connections, November 2009

Riverside School Earth Day Project" in the Bonners Ferry Herald, by Kim Charland, April 29, 2009

Preparing the Lutheran Church Garden Site, by the members of GROW! (.doc)

Work Day May 2, 2009 slide show, Windows Media Viewer (.wmv) format
Work Day May 4, 2009 slide show, Windows Media Viewer (.wmv) format

For people with fast connections, this is a higher quality Movie with Music.  Click here. (14.8 MB)

Part of Our Education Commitment

Upcoming Classes:

No classes are on schedule at this time. More topics will be scheduled next spring, 2010.

Class Notes:

Update your knowledge and methods on
Mulching and Weed Control  -  Jenifer Jensen, U of ID Extension Service. 

Learn more about Root Cellaring: Storing Your Garden Harvest - Jennifer Jensen, U of ID Extension Service.

Events

Upcoming Events:

GROW! Spring Celebration

Memorial Hall April 17, 2010

Barry Aiken and Northpoint

Accomplished Tasks
Three garden plots are identified.

Utilities are marked.

Field soil tests sampled.

Lutheran Church property line identified.

Richardson Tree Service tree and stump removal.

Dave Ronniger till site.

Info Board and Garden Sign designed

PowerPoint Presentation to City Council at City Hall; Information Sharing with Rotary Club

Apr. 15, Gardening Class 6-8 p.m.

Apr. 22 Earth Day - Diana Tombleson hosts Riverside School students at garden site by her residence.  Early crops planted.

City water hook-up

KG&T Port-a-Potty delivered

Fred H. Compost

Info Board Built

Fencing purchased, gate width.

Picnic tables.

Garden sign finished.

Dave Ronniger till 4 ft. beds.

Fence installed.

Farmers Market contract initiated for 2009

PVC pipe design & install.

Saw dust for paths, Fred.

Staking 30 plots.

Plots assigned to gardeners.

May 13, U of I Extension Class, Edible Container Gardening, $5 fee.

Compost Bin built.

Hoses-Breakers-Wands

Tool shed.

May 27, U of I Extension Class, Building a Compost Bin, $5 fee.

June 17, U of I Extension Class, Weed Control and Mulching Your Vegetable Garden, $5 fee.

July 30, 2009 from 10:00 to 12:00 "Healthy Recipes Using Garden Vegetables"  Instructor Linda Wiley, U of Idaho Extension Nutrition Program.  Location: GROW! Community Garden Site on Buchanan Street.

GROW!
P.O. Box 1433
Bonners Ferry,  ID  83805
http://growboundarycounty.org