Our friend Bob McKinley of In-Feed is putting on a seed sale. Here are the details:

What: Bob will have selections of seeds for sale from Seed Savers Exchange, Seeds of Change, and Johnny’s Seeds

When: Saturday, March 13th, 8am-12:30

Where: Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church, 180 East Maxwell St.

Why: This event is a fundraiser for In-Feed

I’m not sure Ryan Strebeck meant to volunteer for four hours on Friday morning, but I am so glad he did. We got the compost turned, planted a row each of spinach, radishes, and snow peas, and mulched the walking paths.

Maybe we’re a bit early on the planting, but on such a lovely day, who could blame us?

We’ll begin regular Saturday garden hours at the London Ferrell Community Garden on March 20th with a Big Garden Cleanup Day. Join us between 10am and 12pm, weather-permitting.

Some longtime friends and supporters of Seedleaf, Paul and Lynn Bertsch, recently made a contribution to WUKY’s Spring Pledge Drive. They pledged enough for us to receive a number of free mentions, or public service announcements (PSAs), in the months to come. This gift not only helps to pay for our local public radio station, but helps other listeners connect with Seedleaf by way of the air waves.

Thank so much, Bertsch family, for helping us get the word out. And for all you radio listeners, do stay tuned–we’ll be taking advantage of those spots in the weeks to come.

This past Saturday our neighbor and friend Jeremy Porter hosted us on Fisher’s Mill to cover up his hoop house. With all the help, the work went quickly.

Jeremy plans to use this space to get ahead on the season and to begin growing for the inaugural year of his new CSA. He still has shares available, so if you’d like to learn more, of if you’d like to schedule a visit to this new hoop house, email us and we’ll get your information to him: seedleafinfo@gmail.com.

Late Breaking News: Here’s a great video of the first and only cut of the plastic for the hoop house. Who would have guessed its the MOST EXPENSIVE part!

Coop Extension Agent Jamie Dockery will be on hand to demonstrate proper pruning techniques for young trees. Please let us know if you plan to participate in this event so that we can tell Jamie how many shears to have on hand. Here are the details:

What: Pruning Demonstration

When: Tuesday, March 23rd, 10am

Where: the London Ferrell Community Garden

RSVP: seedleafinfo@gmail.com