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Event Postponed

As a precautionary measure, Westbury Community Garden is postponing our March 28 10th Anniversary Celebration. Many city and state officials desire proactive steps to guard the health of our communities. WCG will contact you again, when a new date is scheduled in the fall. We look forward to your participation on our new date. =====================================================================…

WCG ByLaws Changes

At the WCG Annual Meeting, held December 2, 2019 at the Platou Community Center, changes to the bylaws were discussed, voted and approved. Prior to the meeting, the recommended changes had been presented to and approved by the Westbury Civic Club and the Westbury Area Improvement Corp. (WAIC), as required. The two changes are summarized…

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2019 Tomato Tasting Winners

The Westbury Community Garden 6th Annual Tomato Tasting on June 1, 2019, was record-setting in many ways. Most attendance Most volunteers Most fish bowl prize donations Most funds raised And most importantly Most tomatoes (34 different varieties!) The crowd favorites in three tomato categories were Cherry tomatoes 1st place – tie – Apero and Matt’s…

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WCG Receives Prestigious Keep Houston Beautiful / Mayor’s Proud Partner Certificate

On November 13, some of Westbury Community Garden members attended the Keep Houston Beautiful award program at The Hilton Americas. The garden received a Certificate of Recognition for the VegOut! Westbury program held each March for National Nutrition Month at the garden pavilion. VegOut! Westbury is a nutrition education event and celebration of growing, cooking…

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5th Annual Tomato Tasting – A Celebration of Summer

What says, “Summertime” more than vine ripened tomatoes? Westbury Community Garden celebrated the tomato at its 5th Annual Tomato Tasting on June 2. The event was our most heavily attended to date with approximately 80 gardeners, friends and neighbors participating. We had some old time favorites and some new varieties this year, as we do…

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…