Work Party Posponed

We have postpone the work-party scheduled for this Sunday, May 5th.  UHCC has decided to have the site re-graded to provide a better surface for our gardens. 

Unfortunately, this will delay when we can build the new beds and of course when we can start planting. 

We will send out send out a notice as soon as the site is ready and we know when the lumber for the raised beds will be delivered.

Check back soon for more developments...

Work Party May 5th

There is a work-party planned for May 5th to start raking and plotting new raised beds! Come one, come all. Bring your gloves and gardening boots as our plot is all dirt now and may be muddy. Time: 10 am - 2 pm.

Level Site!

Our P-Patch site is now leveled! A huge thank you to Frank Shields of ExcavatorsNW for donating time and equipment to move all that earth. And here's a call out to the volunteers who showed up on a super rainy Sunday to help out! Keep an eye out for updates about future work parties to build our raised beds and planning meetings to, well, make plans.  Dates TBA.

And the Rebuild begins!

Next Sunday, April 7, there will be a work party between 10 and 2pm.  We will have an excavator on-site and will be leveling the site, moving the compost bins and removing more of the boxwood hedges.  The next work-parties will have us building our raised garden beds! Come and start rebuilding the University Heights P-Patch!

Work Party Report for Sun, March 24

At the last work party we isposed of most of the plastic lumber and other debris on the site, as well as the boxwood hedge, to the north of the garden.  Our fearless leader, Geoff, has been arranging with UHCC for the last two weeks for a excavator to come in and level our site (and move our collected garden soil) in preparation for building our raised beds.  The good news is that Frank Shields of Excavators NW has agreed to donate his time for our project.  Frank was involved in Ballard P-Patch's renovation last year, and  will be a very valuable resource. Look for our upcoming excavation work party.

Work Party... with sun?

Well, sunny is what they're predicting.  Good weather for a work-party, which we shall have between 10am and 2 pm, Sunday, March 24.  Bring work-gloves and any food and beverages that you wish.  We will be cutting out a boxwood hedge, hauling organic debris and ripping out the last of the garden bed frames.  Also, someone interested in making maps can work on tracing our water system.

Further good news, UHCC has signed the grant contract with the Dept of Neighborhoods, so work can be done on the overall outside renovation. The volunteer hours we put in go toward getting the matching funds from the grant.

Another planning meeting is coming soon - and if you've been wanting to be a work party leader there will be a chance to jump on the band-wagon as we plan our spring work parties.  Keep an eye on our calendar!

Changing Gears

Everybody has done so much good work in the garden that we have canceled the work party this Sat. We just don't have enough deconstruction work left before we reassess and turn toward planning the rebuilding. There will be a weeknight meeting coming up soon where we will be presenting design ideas, gathering gardener feedback and making some decisions about the rebuild. Keep an eye open for that - it will be on the calendar and posted here as soon as we have a date.

Thank you for all your hard work!