The garden is tilled and ready for us to get out there!

We are thrilled to report that the community garden is officially tilled and ready for us to start preparing the space for this year's garden.  We'll begin to bring out tools and lay down lines for the paths and sections in the next week and hope to start bringing in truckloads of compost next weekend.

Regular garden hours will begin next Wednesday (5/4) from 6 pm to dusk and Saturday (5/8) from 8 am to 11 am and everyone is welcome.  If you can't make it out there, no worries: we can't wait to start having some more pictures to post so we can show you what we are up to!

Another exciting item: we are featured in the May issue of Natural Awakenings magazine, a great new local publication highlighting natural, alternative events and practitioners in Central Pa.  You can find copies at most studios, health food stores or anywhere friends gather or you can contact them if you have someplace you'd like this wonderful free resource to be available.  You can also check out some of this month's content on their Facebook page and a digital edition for May should be online soon.

For those who enjoyed our last Fairy Festival in the garden and can't wait for the next one, consider checking out the Fairie Festival at Spoutwood Farm in Glen Rock, Pa this Friday, Saturday and Sunday (4/29-5/1).  Their mission: "to help people come alive to nature as well as our own creative natures and to invite people to nurture a sense of wonder; to respect and befriend all living beings as well as the environment that supports us all".  Beautifully put!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
~Marykaye

Stay tuned!

We heard back from DCNR and they are just waiting to till the garden until after the ground dries up a little from all of this rain!  (We've cancelled this weekend's planned garden opening and classes until we can get out there).  Just wanted to let you know that we are still here!

  Have a great day!
  ~Marykaye

Mechanicsburg Earth Day Festival canceled due to inclement weather

We're sorry to miss the festival this Saturday but it sounds like the funds can be used for other important projects and it may be a pretty thunderstormy day. More refreshment for Mama Earth!

~Take care,
Marykaye

Join us at the Mechanicsburg Earth Festival this weekend!

beautiful image from www.tracysworld.com

We are all chomping at the bit to get back out there for our spring planting but plans are still on hold awaiting tilling of the garden by the township. We have some calls out and are hoping that that may take place sometime in the next week or two!  For now, we're gazing at slender green seedlings and dreaming of abundant harvests... :)

To hold us over, here's some news from around the webisphere that seemed interesting:

We aren't the only ones that think kids and gardening go together well.  It's exciting to hear that the USDA is funding a $1 million dollar initiative to establish vegetable gardens at 70 elementary schools in four states.  The goal of the pilot program is to help educate kids about food production and good nutrition, acknowledging that a garden is one of the best (and most fun!) ways to do that.  You can read more about it here:

 USDA project will fund vegetable gardens at 70 schools

We hope you can join us this weekend for the Mechanicsburg Earth Day Festival from 9 to 3 pm.  It's a great opportunity to enjoy music and fun activities while remembering to honor this beautiful earth, our home!  Our Children's Rainbow Garden members will be hosting a table with kid's activities and helping out at the festival throughout the day.

You can check out: http://www.mechanicsburgearthdayfestival.com for more information.

~Hope your Earth Day (4/23) is wonderful wherever you are! :)