WCG was extremely fortunate to receive a sponsorship donation from Southwest Fertilizer, our favorite independent neighborhood garden center, located at 5828 Bissonnet. Southwest Fertilizer’s support covered the supplies and printing associated with the Tomato Tasting Festival – a huge boon to the garden. Southwest also donated two items to the Fishbowl Raffle fundraiser for the…
May 20th is World Bee Day – a time to celebrate the importance native bees and honeybees. Westbury Community Garden will observe World Bee Day on Saturday, May 18, from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM. World Bee Day will have fun learning opportunities for kids and adults alike. A frame of honeycomb with live working…
On March 22, at the Compassionate Houston Annual Fundraiser luncheon, Dr. Bob Randall, co-founder of Urban Harvest and his wife Nancy, were honored for lives dedicated to increasing food security in Houston. The program featured video interviews of Dr. Bob and several other community garden representatives, including WCG President, Debbie Gordon. Janna Roberson, Executive Director…
March 18 is Global Recycling Day! What are your favorite recycle/reuse/upcycle ideas? Here is one of mine: A one gallon dish soap bottle became a potting soil scoop by cutting off the bottom and making angle cuts on the sides.
In 2014, Bert Gonzalez, a Westbury Community Garden founding member, asked if there was a possibility of converting a raised bed that was one concrete block high to a garden where one could sit or stand to tend the plants. Bert’s wife, Diana, had trouble squatting and bending; they might have to give up gardening….
Did you plant one or more of the Urban Harvest Broccoli Rabe (pronounced raab) seedlings this fall and watch the broad, spike-edged leaves grow bigger and bigger, finally developing small broccoli buds along the main stem? If it’s flowering it must be mature, right? But how do you cook it? Here’s a simple recipe, fixed…
Each year, from November 15 through December 15, Westbury Community Garden takes part in the #SeedMoneyChallenge. SeedMoney is a worldwide crowdsourcing platform specifically for non-profit gardens and farms. When you donate to WCG through SeedMoney, 100% of the funds go to our community garden. On top of that, the SeedMoney folks offer grants for gardens…
Bok Choy is a mild tasting member of the cabbage family that is one of the first to mature in the fall/winter garden. Try this clean, crunchy raw version for a quick salad. Ingredients 1 bok choy or 2-3 baby bok choys, thinly sliced1 carrot, grated1 scallion, chopped Dressing 1 clove of garlic, minced2 Tbl….
Saturday afternoon members of the Education Committee presented a comprehensive overview of vegetables that do well in the Houston climate in the fall / winter season. On Saturday, September 23, at 9:00 AM, there is a hands-on class at the garden as a follow up. If you missed the class, you may review the slide…
One of the best sweet treats for summer are figs. At Westbury Community Garden we have four varieties of figs. They are Banana figs (large yellow), LSU Purple (purple, teardrop-shaped), Celeste (large, light purple/brown), Petite Negra (small dark purple/black, teardrop-shaped). There is an early harvest in May and the main harvest in June – August….