http://blogs.messiah.edu/granthamcommunitygarden Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:57:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been quite a time since our last post....many vegetables, sales, last hurrahs, and garden beds put to sleep for the winter. But already, preparations are underway for growing season 2008. In less than a month, hopefully, seeds will be planted in the greenhouse. Once the frost leaves for good, ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/granthamcommunitygarden/2008/01/28/getting-through-the-cold-months/ A question which has hung our apartment up over the last month: what does knowledge do for us and can we attain wisdom by merely asking? Instead of declaring our theoretical answers to this complex query I will simply say we are still under construction to this answer, and ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/granthamcommunitygarden/2007/08/06/wisdomteethnotooth/ As I intake the eloquent words of Paul Hawken in his newest novel, Blessed Unrest, I feel continually overwhelmed by the struggles enmeshed in our world, and surprisingly stimulated by the thought of people working towards restoration. He indicates there is a movement occurring ignored and tainted by the ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/granthamcommunitygarden/2007/07/24/blessed-unrest/ Hello readers, It’s Christmas in July in garden. I hate that concept–Christmas in July. Oh, well, it’s better than using a fireworks metaphor right? Speaking of flags and fireworks, our banner will be waving its green pride soon in front of the garden to finally allow people to understand the concepts ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/granthamcommunitygarden/2007/07/09/pic-chores/ The green sheened shells of the Japanese beetles are striking during the mid-day heat, and I almost felt bad when George Weigel of the Patriot-News used his sneaker to grind a Japanese beetle into the soil where they arrived from last week.  So we have been combatting these creatures with ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/granthamcommunitygarden/2007/06/28/metallic-soldiers/ Hear hear, my fellow garden-watchers: we just harvested our first produce ever: snow peas. They are quite delicious, mind you. We aim to sell this first batch to Lottie, with subsequent harvests going to our CSA members in 1-2 weeks. I'm in the process of purchasing a camera, which means ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/granthamcommunitygarden/2007/06/13/peas-on-earth/ After months of hard work, our aggressively growing tomato plants are sprouting some actual tomatoes. The zucchini and eggplants (once infested with beetles and other such critters) have quadrupled in size during the last week, due in large part to copious amounts of rain in the last 4 days. The ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/granthamcommunitygarden/2007/06/06/the-firstfruits-of-our-labors/ My title seems an appropriate name for an unmemorable beach novel, and speaking of the beach, that is where I'm currently located. My family nabbed me away from the garden for a week to spend indulgently along the panhandle of Florida. As for the garden, I hear we ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/granthamcommunitygarden/2007/06/04/a-temporary-reprieve/ The good Lord decided to grace us with not one, but two consecutive days of thundershowers. As such, the snow peas and tomatoes continue to thrive, along with select rubarb and watermelon plants. Small patches of carrots and lettuce finally sprouted in the last few days. In other news, three of ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/granthamcommunitygarden/2007/05/28/rain-rain-barrels-and-tomatoes/ Yesterday, Dan and I met with several members of this year's CSA. Ten faculty members will buy $150 shares for the growing season and receive a weekly share of the harvest. The tomatoes, watermelon, and snow peas continue to thrive. After 15 days, the lettuce is still MIA. http://blogs.messiah.edu/granthamcommunitygarden/2007/05/19/csa-officially-set-up/