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Garden Work Days

5/25/2019

 
It's been cold and clammy, wet and rainy, but at last it's looking like planting weather! We have two garden work days coming up, and all are welcome!
Tasks include moving 3 yards of light compost and raking the beds, planting veggie seedlings and seeds, and planting herbs and flowers. Bring work gloves if you have them; tools and extra gloves will be on site, too.
WORKDAY ONE (Weather Permitting)
Wednesday, May 29th 3:00-6:00   CANCELLED  (conditions too wet to plant)
WORKDAY TWO (Tentative, weather permitting)
Saturday, June 1st 10:00-11:30  (Fingers crossed, conditions will be ok!)

Save the Date: June 1st 2019

5/6/2019

 
The Scarborough Garden Club's Plant Sale occurs at the Historic Hunnewell House (Corner of Black Point and Winnocks Neck Road, one-half mile down from Oak Hill) on Saturday June 1st. The event is held rain or shine, from 8am-11am. (The sale starts promptly at 8 and not before.) You'll find a huge selection of plants each year with some of the traditional perennials as well as a selection of uncommon perennials, some annuals, herbs, shrubs, you never know what you may find. Knowledgeable garden club members will assist you with your plant selections and give you care instructions and help you to your car with your purchases.
Proceeds benefit the club's community projects including: Wreaths for Christmas in various public buildings in Scarborough, our Green Thumb Awards Contest, Scarborough Community Garden, Project GRACE, University of Maine 4H Summer Camp at Bryant Pond, flower arrangements made once a month and delivered to Meals on Wheels recipients in Scarborough, and other memorial gifts.
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Come to ACE's "Yard Party" - Free Soil Test Kits!

4/2/2019

 
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Saturday, April 6th 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
ACE Hardware, Scarborough
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Lebel & Harriman Celebrates 40 by Giving Back

11/2/2018

 
Lebel & Harriman are paying it forward, in a big way, to mark their 40th anniversary. Michele Romano stopped by the garden with a generous gift to help us grow. >> MORE
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Penny, Bert, Michele, and Elizabeth

Hillcrest Crafters Create for the Garden

11/2/2018

 
Our good friends in the Hillcrest neighborhood are holding their annual charity craft fair and bake sale - and proceeds help Project GRACE keep our neighbors warm, grow community gardens with fresh veggies for the pantry, and help our neighbors when they have a temporary setback or need a little help to make ends meet. Come out to the Hillcrest Community Center (108 HIllcrest Ave, just off Route One) on Saturday, Nov. 3rd, and you'll be sure to get in the holiday spirit!
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Garden Harvest Totals: 2018

11/1/2018

 
St Nicholas Community Garden Growing Season
12th June 2018 to 25th September 2018  (shorter by 6 weeks than 2018 season which ran 5/21/17 to 10/10/17)

406 Pounds  (7% more than last season)

Biggest Crops by Pounds
25%   103 lbs      TOMATOES
13%  54 lbs         LETTUCE, CHARD, KALE, GREENS
13 %  51 lbs        BEANS
13%  51 lbs         CUCUMBERS
4%     15 lbs        EGGPLANTS

Other crops included: beets, radishes, carrots, peppers, herbs and a variety of greens.

Our Garden is Frightful (Happy Hallow'een!)

10/31/2018

 
It's the end of the growing season, and we're getting ready to put our garden to bed. Join us SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11th at 11:00. Many hands make light work...Tasks include cleaning up plants, laying the tarp, putting tools away. We've moved the date due to wet weather. Fingers crossed, this date will work!
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Come One, Come All! Pumpkin Festival!

10/9/2018

 
Highland Avenue Greenhouse & Farm Market is hosting their 7th annual Pumpkin Festival on Saturday, October 13th.

The festival is fast becoming one of Scarborough's favorite Fall traditions. With games, refreshments, pony rides and much more - the festival is family-friendly fun for all ages. This year, proceeds from the event will benefit Project GRACE, and the nonprofit group will use the gift to support the Scarborough Community Garden! 
We hope you'll come out and see us, bring the kids!!
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ACE to the Rescue! New Barrels for Blue Point

6/30/2018

 
Our good friends at ACE Hardware have donated and delivered three more barrels for gardening at the Blue Point Church. Thank you!  This doubles the growing possibilities at this site. We are grateful for the gift.
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Save the Date: Food for Thought & Action

4/12/2018

 
The "Food for Thought & Action" group, hosted by the Scarborough Food Pantry, Scarborough School Nutrition, and Project GRACE, is ready to reconvene. We are eager to hear how things are going and your ideas for what else we can tackle together to halt hunger in our community.
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We'll be convening in a few weeks, and hope you'll attend. Please save the date:

Wednesday, May 16th (2:30-5:00)
St. Maximilian-Kolbe Church 
150 Black Point Road (map)
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ACE Garden Party - Hope to See You There!

4/11/2018

 
It's time for ACE's biggest, craziest event of the year! Their sixth annual Garden Party at Oak Hill Ace Hardware kicks off Spring on Wednesday, April 25th (4-7pm) in a colorful way with 20% off storewide*, free flat of pansies with any purchase, and, of course, their famous 10 for $10 dirt cheap sale. They're gearing up to top last year's sale of 2,500 bags of soil!  Also, ACE is welcoming back friends from Cumberland County Master Gardeners, Scarborough Garden Club, and Scarborough Community Garden as well as other outdoor, gardening and farming experts. Bring your CFLs, batteries, old paint (in original containers with a label), American flags, and mercury thermostats and take advantage of our free in-store recycling programs. (Note: This event will be held at Oak Hill Ace Hardware only.)
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Earth Day at the Library - Hope to See You There!

4/10/2018

 
The community is invited to a special Earth Day Festival @ the Scarborough Public Library from Noon to 3pm! The event will celebrate two new ReVision Energy solar installations at the Library: an electric vehicle (EV) charging station and a rooftop solar panel array. Earth Day activities will include an appearance by News Center Maine meteorologist Jessica Conley and weather van Stormy, live music by The Incredulous String Band, electric vehicle demonstrations by Pape Chevrolet, a Minecraft Lab where players can build virtual solar arrays in the Library’s Minecraft world (2-4pm), and exhibits by community environmental organizations, including the Scarborough Community Garden!  An official ribbon cutting of the EV charging station will take place at 1:00 pm. This event is free to attend. Hope to see you there!

Sunday, April 22nd

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Raising Healthy Teens

3/1/2018

 
We'll be at the health and wellness fair at the Scarborough High School on Thursday, March 29th - we'll be highlighting our work to bring fresh, healthy veggies to our neighbors. Doors open at 6pm, and it's free to attend. Hope to see you there!

Scarborough Public Schools and the Scarborough Police Department are co-hosting "Raising Healthy Teens (and people in general)" and Community Health & Wellness Fair.  >>View PDF Flier

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Season Summary

10/31/2017

 
More than 1,000 pounds of donated fresh produce was distributed by the Scarborough Food Pantry from May to October 2017. The produce was grown by gardeners from St Nick's, Hillcrest Retirement Community, and Idexx as well as home gardeners.  About 40% of the produce weighed and recorded in the pantry's log book for the 2017 season came from the St. Nick's garden.
380 pounds of fresh, delicious, organic greens, veggies, and herbs were grown by the Community Garden at St. Nick's during the 2017 growing season.  This is about 20% fewer pounds than last season, partly because we did not grow any zucchinis and squashes (those are troublesome crops and they are provided in abundance by other gardeners, so we chose to plant more peppers, eggplants, greens instead. Similarly we cut back on the number of tomato plants. We had a rough Spring, and our June harvest totals were lower compared to last season because we had to replant some crops.)

70% of the produce harvested by St. Nick's gardeners came in during August (110 lbs) and September (145 lbs). But for the 2017 season, the St. Nick's garden was also one of the first gardens bringing early fresh greens and herbs, with the first harvest coming in mid-May. The St. Nick's garden continued producing through the end of October.

The quality of our produce is very high. We use organic methods, pick with care, and deliver our produce within minutes of harvest to the pantry. Pantry patrons frequently comment on how delicious our produce is as well.

Monthly Totals Delivered to the Scarborough Food Pantry:
MAY:  St Nick's 4.5 lbs (total all gardens 4.5 lbs)
JUNE: St Nick's 41.9 lbs (total all gardens 59.9 lbs)
JULY: St Nick's 43.3 lbs (total all gardens 90.38 lbs)
AUGUST: St Nick's 110.38 lbs (total all gardens 535.42 lbs) 
SEPTEMBER: St Nick's 145 lbs (total all gardens 231.20 lbs)
OCTOBER: St Nick's 35.1 lbs (total all gardens 92.32 lbs)

TOTAL MAY-OCT 2017: St Nick's 380 lbs (all gardens 1006 lbs)

Harvest Fest 2017: Sat. October 14th

9/1/2017

 
Join us for the 3rd Annual Harvest Fest, Saturday, October 14th (10-2), at St. Nicholas, 350 US Route 1, Scarborough. Come see the garden, pick up some handmade crafts, get treats from the bake sale table, and enjoy a bratwurst from the grill or some cider. Take home fall mums and native Maine produce. Raffles, crafts, games, live music, and more! 
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Harvest Totals - July 2017

7/19/2017

 
July Total so far: 42 1/2 pounds
WEEK NINE (July 25)
Beans - 11 oz
Beets - 2.5 lbs
Lettuce, Kale, Chard - about 1 lb each
Peas, Garlic Scapes, Parsley - about a lb total

7 pounds

WEEK EIGHT (July 18 & 19)

23 1/2 pounds

WEDNESDAY: 7/19/17
Radishes: 1 lb
Beets: 2 lbs
Garlic Scapes:  1/2 pound (6 oz)

TUESDAY: 7/18/17
Parsley: 2 lbs
Radishes: 3 oz
Peas: 1 lb 2 oz
Beets: 4 1/2 lbs
Sw Chard: 3 3/4 lb
Lettuce: 1 lb
Kale: 3 lbs
Chives: 1 lb
WEEK SEVEN (July 11 & 13)
Radishes: 15 oz
Parsley: 1.13 lbs
Swiss Chard: 2 3/4 lbs
Beets: 3.9 lbs
Kale: 2.9 lbs
Chives: 1.4 lbs

~12 pounds

WEEK SIX (July 4th) - no harvest

Harvest Totals - May & June 2017

6/29/2017

 
JUNE TOTAL: 48 pounds
WEEK FIVE (June 27 & 29)
12.9 lbs - red and green lettuce
1.75 lbs - spinach
1.4 lbs - Swiss chard
2.32 lbs - kale
1.5+ lbs - chives
1.5+ lbs - parsley
8 oz - garlic scapes
4.2 lbs - beets
0.5 lbs - radishes

27 1/2 pounds

WEEK FOUR (June 20 & 21)
6 lbs - lettuce, kale, spinach, bok choy, herbs
1.5 lbs spinach
2 lbs green lettuce
1/2 lb parsley, chives, thyme

10 pounds

WEEK THREE (June 13 & 15)
2 lbs - bok choy
3.6 lbs - red & green lettuce
3 lbs - spinach
2 lbs - kale and Swiss chard

10 1/2 pounds

MAY TOTAL: 4.5 pounds
WEEKS ONE & TWO (May 21 & 29)
2.0 lbs - Chives
2.5 lbs - Chives

4 1/2 pounds

Scarborough Garden Club Joins Harvesting Team

6/27/2017

 
Happiness is time spent in the garden, and we're especially happy to welcome volunteers from the Scarborough Garden Club who are helping us harvest every week. Thank you! (Pictured here are Penny & Pat, with 20 pounds of garden bounty!)
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors - Thank you, HBA

6/24/2017

 
The Higgins Beach Association recently held a fundraiser for Project GRACE, and a portion of the money so generously donated by our neighbors at Higgins Beach is to help the garden grow. Thank you! We appreciate the 'green' for the garden!
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Another Garden Grows!

6/5/2017

 
Another community garden is sprouting at the Hillcrest Retirement Community. Gardeners will tend their own plots or raised beds.Part of the garden will include a shady nook for visiting and quiet reflection. Lovely shade plants for the area at the far end by the woods have been set aside by the Scarborough Garden Club, following their annual plant sale at the historic Hunnewell House earlier this Spring.

Members of the garden club and the neighborhood will also be tending a couple of spots designated for 'planting a row for the hungry' to send fresh veggies and herbs to the Scarborough Food Pantry. 
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Thanks to the Desfosses family, a sturdy new fence is being installed by the B.B. Bussiere Fence Co. It will allow light and air to circulate, while keeping the critters out (we hope!) Compost from Benson's Farm will nourish the plants; wood chips from Jordan's Farm will make it easier to walk and should help keep the weeds down.
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