Herbal Infusion Sign Up

Herbal Infusion Workshop When: Friday, August 8 Time: 3-4pm Where: Sackville Community Garden Cost: Free (donations welcome) In this short workshop we will learn how to make a tea from ingredients at the garden. Feeling under the weather? Feeling like you need a pick-me-up? Different tea combinations will be discussed with CFI’s Estelle Drisdelle. Various …

Wondering what to Plant?

Plant a successive crop of lettuces.  What in the world does that mean?  By planting in 'succession' it will ensure that you have salads consistently throughout the summer.  As temperatures get warmer, lettuces tent to 'bolt' which is when the plant thinks that it is done producing the leaves that we eat and thinks that …

Haskap Berry Tarts

Haskap berries are native to the boreal forest regions of Asia, Europe, and North America and loooove to grow in swampy areas.  They are said to taste like a combination of black currant, blueberry and raspberry but I would say that it's more of a tangy blueberry.  They are glorious, and are in full swing in our …

Summer Solstice and Bake Oven Kick Off!

Thank you to all that came out to the inaugural bake oven kick off this past Saturday, June 21st. The event was well attended with over 120 people that braved the wet weather to come see this magnificent piece of art in action. A big thank-you goes out to Renaissance Sackville for funding the project, …

Wondering what to Plant?

Plant a successive crop of lettuces.  What in the world does that mean?  By planting in 'succession' it will ensure that you have salads consistently throughout the summer.  As temperatures get warmer, lettuces tent to 'bolt' which is when the plant thinks that it is done producing the leaves that we eat and thinks that …

Summer Solstice

First Day of Gardening

Gardeners of the community came to weed their plots on a very chilly May 26th - here are some photos of that day.

Summer Workshop Series

Summer Solstice Potluck & BBQ When: Saturday, June 21 Time: 5pm onward Where: Sackville CG Cost: Free (donations welcome) The wood-fired brick bake oven is rearing to go and will be waiting for your pizzas to go into it! Bring some dough (for pizza or loaf) or some pizza toppings and we'll go from there. …

Can you name it?

Hint: What you see in the picture would have been harvested a few weeks ago.  The "shoot" belongs to a statement household culinary item.....

Fundraising Weekend: Thank you!

The Steering Committee of the SCG would like to say a huge thank you to the folks that made this weekend possible!  The two action-packed days were a great success, and the BBQ on Friday was the most successful one to date!We would like to give a huge shout out to the companies and friends …