(Editor’s note: These are excerpts from an article in an astronomy related magazine. See full story link below.) Astronomers are well aware of the adverse effects of light pollution. Less well known, though being increasingly studied, are the possible adverse ecological effects of nighttime lighting on flora and fauna. A case in point is the […]
Archive | 2017
Urban Harvest’s Autumn Harvest Celebration Hosted at WCG
On November 11, Urban Harvest held their annual Autumn Harvest Celebration on the WCG grounds. It was a time for community gardens across Houston to come together to share a meal and enjoy each other’s company. Urban Harvest Community Gardens Coordinator, Dawn Newcomer, spoke about Urban Harvest’s mission and goals reached through the year. Did you […]
Tomato Road T-Shirt Fundraiser
Westbury Community Garden will begin a capital campaign in 2018 to raise funds for infrastructure improvements at the garden (new roadways, parking areas and drainage). Help us get a jump start on fund-raising by ordering a “I support WCG” t-shirt for $25 at the link below. Place your pre-order from Nov. 15 – Dec. 5. […]
Donate Your Excess Produce To ECHOS
We all hate to see beautiful, healthy, organic produce go to waste! There are thousands of children and hundreds of families who could benefit from but can’t afford the nutrition that rots in our gardens. Here’s an idea about how to address the issue: The Epiphany Church Health Outreach Services (ECHOS) runs a food pantry. They are […]
Watch For Hawaiian Beet Webworm
Retired Texas A&M professor and advisor to Plant-It-Forward-Farms, Joe Novak, alerted us to an infestation of garden plantings of the Hawaiian Beet Webworm moth larvae. This pest has also sadly begun attacking the new beet seedlings in adjacent plots. The Hawaiian Beet Webworm will attack Beets, Chard and Spinach plants. It devastated PIFF crops last year. Joe suggests that plants in the […]
Garden Open House and Tours
This will be the debut of our QR-code enabled signs project. We’ll have a sort of scavenger hunt game where folks look for the veggie ID signs and then scan the QR code with their phone or iPad to get to expanded info about the veggie, how to grow it, how to cook it, etc. […]
Sweet Potatoes
I cannot think of a more rewarding vegetable. The tubers (roots) and leaves can be prepared in a variety of ways for delicious and nutritious side dishes and who can resist a sweet potato pie. However, the culinary value is just one of the rewards for growing them in your garden. Sweet potatoes are easy to grow […]
The Most Neglected Season
When we all signed our gardeners agreement, we agreed to plant in each of three seasons with the option of having a fallow season (with WCG approval). Are you prepared for the summer season? It is here! Preparing For the Hot Summer Season Remove all plants that are not producing, including diseased and sick or dead plants. When […]
Workday July 22, 2017
Happy, hardworking Volunteers in the Westbury Community Garden Butterfly Beds at the end of the long summer workday. ( L-R: back row, Amelia Goldberg, Becky Stemper; front row: Kat Elder. Steve Goldberg, Wayne Slaikeu) Virginia Livingston ( not pictured) was working in vacant beds.
Weeding for Meditation
Steve Hartman of CBS says “Weeding can induce a meditative state” Thought you might enjoy his story which can be found at Steve Hartman: Weed addict on the road to recovery – CBS News www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-hartman-a-weed-addict-on-the-road-to-recovery/ Weeds don’t take a vacation. 8) Hope to see you at the free Fall Gardening class on Aug 12, 2-4:00. […]