Greetings!
Hope you are staying cool and enjoying some summer activities. We’ve been enjoying the lake A LOT!
Phillip’s Astro-photography photos this last week
Veil Nebula
Pelican Nebula
Elephant Truck Nebula
I managed to harvest a little less than half the garlic out of the orchard this week, still a lot more needs to come up. The stand will continue to have a functioning credit card machine and cash/check box. All produce is by donation for the rest of the summer.
You are welcome to come harvest the ones in the ground or take from what is drying in the smaller greenhouse. The heads are on the smaller size, likely because of lack of water. Hopefully by this time next year we will have a second water source to irrigate the orchard. Two years ago, we tapped our only well dry for a short time. It’s made us hesitant to water such a large space again.
A few things on the schedule this week. Volunteer time on Tuesday morning, Thursday afternoon, and Sunday morning. We’ll be doing a lot of weeding and harvesting the rest of the garlic. Tea Time on Thursday at 2:30. Reading The Boy Who Grew A Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeny. Followed by activities about the importance of plants. Astronomy Club is at the Limerick Library on Friday at 4:00 p.m., discussing meteors this week. Lastly, on Sunday 7/21 at 6:00 p.m., we are hosting Portland Ferment club on the deck. Bring your favorite fermented food or drink to share, cup/bowl/cutlery, and a chair. The full moon will hopefully be visible sometime after 9:00.
Hope you are able to come snag a little garlic or make it to one of our events this week!
-Gwendolyn