1. We have three family picnic/workdays this summer:
Monday June 20 5:30-7:30pm
Monday July 18 5:30-7:30pm
Monday August 15 5:30-7:30pm
BYO picnic dinner, bug spray and work gloves. Get to know other volunteers and our gardener-in-residence Krysta Post, familiarize yourself with the school gardens as we work together to weed and water, and perhaps have a little nibble of whatever is ripe and ready for harvest.
2. We are looking for families to “adopt” the gardens for a week at a time to water (if necessary) and pull weeds. We have sprinklers and drip hoses on timers for most of the gardens, but some areas need to be watered by hand. There are several garden plots on school grounds, so we welcome multiple families on any given week. Depending on whether the gardens need water (which in turn depends on the weather), this is a time commitment of 2-4 hours over the course of one week. If you are interested in signing up for a week, please email our gardener-in-residence, Krysta Post, or send us a message on Facebook (we are CrestwoodOE there).
3. Krysta Post will have weekly hours at the Crestwood gardens every Wednesday 8-10am. Feel free to show up and lend her a hand! This would also be a great opportunity to learn about what the students planted this spring and will harvest when school starts in the fall.
*Please note that you do not have to have special knowledge or experience to help! If you don’t feel confident identifying plants, we’ll make sure to arrange a time to meet with Krysta or one of our regular volunteers to show you around.