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. =====================================================================…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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.
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…