2014 SBCG Member Survey now available!

<Please check your email for the survey link – especially your spam folder!>

Howdy South Brooklyn Children’s Garden members!

Thank you for your contributions this year to South Brooklyn Children’s Garden. Because of your hard work and engagement, we planted, harvested, hosted field trips, classes and member events, and most importantly came together as a community.? The continued success of the garden depends upon you!? We want to hear from each family ?- what you loved, where we can improve, and your ideas on how to build upon the mission of the garden:?

SBCG creates a green space for children and their families to learn about their food sources and connect with nature through gardening.? As a cooperative, we foster a sense of community through educational programs, public events, and working together to grow food.

The following?survey will ask you about your experience with the garden this season.? Specifically, we want to know what you thought about our events, education, garden planning, communications, and member benefits.? We ask that one member per family fill out the survey.? Should you find that there are differing opinions in your household, we welcome you to capture all input in the open comments sections of the survey.??

Please submit all surveys by October 12th.? The SBCG Board will then review and share themes and input during our mandatory all member meeting on Saturday, October 18th at 10 a.m.

Happy gardening!??

Sunshine Flint, Garden Planning Chair

Tracey Kitzman, Finance Chair

Shannon Mulholland, Board President, Events Chair

Francine Rosado-Cruz,?Member at-Large (Communications)

Sarah Starling, Member at-Large (Membership)

Erin Hopkins Weber, Education Chair

Planting/Harvest Schedule

For those who wonder how we decide what is being planted and where, the planning committee take the winning crops from the annual member voting and develops a calendar to ensure the crops cultivated optimally?for the season, space and yield. While this is a work in progress and weather patterns force the plans to change, this is what we based the 2013/2014 planting/harvest plans from.

Season Crop Days to Maturity Date Seed Planted Transplant Date Maturity Date Date Harvest Date
Spring Sugar Snap Peas 62 5-Apr-14 N/A 6-Jun-14 7-Jun-14
Spring Lettuce 50 12-Apr-14 N/A 1-Jun-14 7-Jun-14
Spring Spinach 50 12-Apr-14 N/A 1-Jun-14 7-Jun-14
Spring Parsley 75
Summer Amana Orange Tomato 90 2-May-14 14-Jun-14 31-Jul-14 20-Sep-14
Summer Basil, Genovese 68 2-May-14 14-Jun-14 9-Jul-14 12-Jul-14
Summer Black Krim Tomato 75 2-May-14 14-Jun-14 16-Jul-14 20-Sep-14
Summer Thessaloniki Tomato 78 2-May-14 14-Jun-14 19-Jul-14 20-Sep-14
Summer Koralik Tomato 61 2-May-14 14-Jun-14 2-Jul-14 20-Sep-14
Summer Amish Paste Tomato 81 2-May-14 14-Jun-14 22-Jul-14 20-Sep-14
Summer Mortgage Lifter Tomato 82 2-May-14 14-Jun-14 23-Jul-14 20-Sep-14
Summer Lunar White Carrot 60 14-Jun-14 N/A 13-Aug-14 16-Aug-14
Summer Scarlet Nantes Carrot 68 14-Jun-14 N/A 21-Aug-14 16-Aug-14
Summer Jaune du Daubs Carrot 68 14-Jun-14 N/A 21-Aug-14 16-Aug-14
Summer Dragon Carrot 85 24-May-14 N/A 17-Aug-14 16-Aug-14
Summer Spring Onion/Scallions 90 12-Apr-14 N/A 11-Jul-14 12-Jul-14
Summer Kentucky Blue Pole Bean 60 14-Jun-14 N/A 13-Aug-14 16-Aug-14
Summer Royal Burgundy Bush Bean 55 14-Jun-14 N/A 8-Aug-14 16-Aug-14
Summer Squash 49 5-Jul-14 N/A 23-Aug-14 23-Aug-14
Summer Cucumber 65 2-May-14 24-May-14 6-Jul-14 12-Jul-14
Summer Brown Tempest Garlic 270 9-Nov-13 N/A 6-Aug-14 12-Jul-14
Autumn Violet of Sicily Cauliflower 68 16-Aug-14 20-Sep-14 23-Oct-14 1-Nov-14
Autumn Romanesco San Guiseppe Cauliflower 90 26-Jul-14 20-Sep-14 24-Oct-14 1-Nov-14
Autumn Calabrese Broccoli 80 2-Aug-14 20-Sep-14 21-Oct-14 1-Nov-14
Autumn Fennel di Firenza 75 9-Aug-14 20-Sep-14 23-Oct-14 1-Nov-14
Autumn Popcorn 102 12-Jul-14 N/A 22-Oct-14 1-Nov-14
Autumn Kale 62 31-Aug-14 20-Sep-14 25-Oct-14 1-Nov-14

2014 Crops

We are pleased to announce that further to a membership wide survey, the votes are in. This year the following crops will be grown:

SPRING

  • Peas
  • Spring Onion
  • Spinach
  • Lettuce
  • Garlic (planted in October 2013)

SUMMER

  • Tomatoes
  • Carrots
  • Green Beans
  • Zucchini
  • Popcorn
  • Basil

AUTUMN

  • Fennel
  • Cauliflower
  • Broccoli
  • Kale

These are in addition to the strawberries and herbs.

Accepting Membership Applications: 2014 Season

Spring has sprung! We are open for the 2014 growing season and have a few membership vacancies for new members. If you are interested in being part of a urban farming cooperative, whose mission is to be an educational and recreation facility for children to learn where their foods comes from, please apply:?http://wordpress-15818-34455-90607.cloudwaysapps.com/membership/

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