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We had a great crew of Transylvania students come help out at London Ferrell Community Garden today! Many hands did many hours of hard work. We were able to accomplish things like: planting seeds for the fall, pulling stubborn weeds, watering thirsty plants, removing morning glory vines from the fence, cleaning up our perennial beds, and lots more! Thank you to the students for giving us their time and muscles.

One of the great things about a garden is that you get a few chances each year to start over. A fall planting is such a chance. We brought in new soil and compost and planted cabbage, carrots, and lettuces at the Kids Cafe garden. We had a number of helpful participants involved. And that tall kid is actually Tiffany Thompson, our Americorps VISTA volunteer. She’ll be serving with us for the next year and we are just thrilled to have her on board.

Do join us for any of the following–we are happy to have extra hands, and there is plenty to do these days:

• Saturday, August 21 9-12–Garden maintenance, harvesting, watering at the London Ferrell Community Garden (250 E. Third St)
• Monday, August 23 10-2:30–Garden maintenance, watering, etc. at the London Ferrell Community Garden
• Wednesday, Aguust 25 10:30-12–Garden installation at the Goodloe Garden (Corner of Goodloe and Powell Ave.)
• Thursday, August 26th 4-5–Maintenance, watering, harvesting, etc. at the Gainesway Community Garden (3640 Milano Rd.)

Thanks much in advance, and email me at ryan@seedleaf.org if you have questions about any of these dates/times.

These cooking events are collaboration between Seedleaf and Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church. Tuesday, August 17th will be the next installment of the Soup’s On Events hosted at their normal time on the Third Tuesday of the month.

These events provide an opportunity for folks to learn to prepare a fresh, seasonal recipe for soup using fresh Kentucky produce, much of which is grown within the urban core of Lexington at Seedleaf partner gardens. Each participant will go home with a quart jar of the day’s fixings. Plus, as an added bonus, Maxwell Street Presbyterian, which offers a free soup meal to those in need, will then utilize the surplus soup.

Please plan to join us for this monthly event and discover new flavors and seasonal delicacies!

This month brings bounty in numerous crops, so to celebrate, we’ll be making a soup surprise depending on what’s harvested that day made with all sorts of fresh veggies. If you garden at home, feel free to bring surplus as well, since anything and everything will make this soup better!

When: Tuesday, August 17th from 6 – 7:30pm

Where: Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church (180 East Maxwell Street)

Menu for August: Soup Surprise featuring InFeed grown veggies, along with those from many other gardens! And we’re hoping for a special celebrity chef to add an international flair!

What to Bring: We’re asking for a $5 minimum donation to help cover the cost of the ingredients. Please also plan to bring a quart sized container to bring home the day’s splendor, along with your family and friends!

Please note, in order to have an accurate count of ingredients to buy, please RSVP to rebecca@seedleaf.org

With the expected heat tomorrow morning (click here to see a forecast), I am a bit concerned about having volunteers out at midday. For this reason I would like to suspend our regular Saturday morning volunteer opportunity at the London Ferrell Community Garden. If you have any questions email me at ryan@seedleaf.org.