Raised-bed Building Workshop May 4 at 2pm

On May 4 at 2pm, we will have our raised-bed building workshop at Maloca Garden. We will work together to repair old raised-beds and learn how to build new ones.

 

Maloca does have some salvaged wood available, but if you have 2x4x8 that we could use, please bring them on Saturday!

We only have two hammers, so please bring one with you if have one.

We will use hand tools, but if you have battery power tools (especially a saw), work would go way faster!

We hope you join us on Saturday, we will provide snacks for all our volunteers!

Please RSVP at maloca.yorku@gmail.com and let us know what tools you might be bringing 🙂

 

See you in the garden!

The Maloca Garden Team

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Earth Day at Maloca Garden

On April 22, 2013 Maloca Garden came alive once more. Gardeners of different backgrounds gathered to get the garden ready for the growing season. We did some spring cleaning and planting! Onions, beets, radishes, rutabagas, carrots, turnips, lettuce, arugula, peas, and beans are now in the ground and ready to sprout! We also pruned the raspberry bushes so we can have more productive plants. The compost was aerated to improve decomposition after the reduced activity during winter. The flower and herb gardens are now free from dead dried plants so we can have more space for more diversity. Finally, we started to protect the raised beds from animal pest. We installed some chicken wire fences, but not all the beds are fenced yet.

Thank you that all who came to help to put Maloca Garden in shape for the summer. Your participation is really appreciated!

Maloca Garden’s next event will be a raised-bed building workshop. We are going to restore the existing wood structures and build new ones. Hopefully, we will also continue to fence our raised-beds. If you are interested in joining us for that event, stay tuned for upcoming information or email us at maloca.yorku@gmail.com and we will add you to our mailing list.

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