It’s that time! We have our bulk seeds ready to divide into individual packets. Sunday, September 9 2 til 4 pm 13097 Nitida St We are using the community meeting room of the HPD substation at 13097 Nitida St, Houston, TX 77045, for Sunday, September 9, from 2 til 4 pm. We put labels on […]
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June 2018 Community Service Day
The project for the June Community Service Day was preparing the aisles for new weedblock (cardboard) and mulch. The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority / Mu Kappa Omega chapter, based in Missouri City, Disciples of Christ Church (The Woodlands) and AmeriCorps came out to volunteer their time and labor on Saturday morning at Westbury Community Garden. […]
Orchards Get Some TLC on Community Service Day
The both orchards received some much needed TLC at the May Community Service Day at the garden. Fifteen members came out to join the crew and earn some volunteer hours. Some worked in the Butterfly Gardens while another group focused on the citrus trees that haven’t been adopted yet.
WCG Participates in Sharpstown High School Health Fair
On April 18, WCG was invited to bring our nutrition displays (Veg Out teaching materials) over to the Sharpstown High School Health Fair. During the month of March (National Nutrition Month) the Sharpstown National Honor Society scholars were so very helpful in helping WCG set up, execute and clean up for our Veg Out events […]
Hot Weather Vegetables For Houston
The goal: plants that can thrive and produce in the heat without constant attention. Urban Harvest guides Spring planting (PDF) https://bit.ly/2INIYjm Summer planting http://urbanharvest.org/summer-planting-guide. Best choices Sweet potatoes When: May, when it’s warm but not blazing. How: Mound up the soil in the center your bed into a nice tall ridge. Plant rooted “slips” 12 […]
Veg Out Recipes 2018
Oodles of Zoodles GuiltFree Garlic Parmesan Zucchini Noodles Creamy Avocado Lime Sweet Potato Noodles Fig and Golden Beet Arugula Salad with Sunflower Seeds Mango-Almond Jicama and Cabbage Salad Veggies Round The World Nopales With Caramelized Onion (in tacos) Gobi Paratha (Indian Flatbread Stuffed With Spicy Cauliflower) Nori Rolls African Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup Pico de Gallo […]
Veg Out, Westbury! 2018
For four Saturday afternoons in March (National Nutrition Month), Westbury Community Garden hosted a nutrition education expo and celebration of growing, cooking and eating more vegetables in the June Holly Outdoor Learning Pavilion at the garden. Members, neighbors and friends of WCG were encouraged to get the Recipe 4 Success Foundation’s phone app to keep track of […]
Many Thanks To Our March Community Service Crew!
March 24 was our monthly Community Service Day. Our volunteer groups included PAIR Houston High School, Windsor Village Girl Scouts and UPS Stafford. Several WCG members worked on their community service requirement as well. It was a beautiful day to work outdoors. Thanks to all who participated!
Mormon Missionaries at the Pocket Prairie
On Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018 the Westbury Pocket Prairie got a big boost to its development when a planting team of Mormon Missionaries, college students spending a year off to do community service and evangelization, met up to plant a large collection of plants they had dug the day before. These plants came to […]
Emery Weiner School at the Pocket Prairie
Nine 8th graders from Emery Weiner School and their Dean came to work on the Westbury Pocket Prairie on February 1, 2018. The students planted native grasses dug from the Kolter School Prairie. Ahlene Shong was instrumental in sharing her prairie plants with us. They included switch grass, big blue stem and little blue […]