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 Preparing the Garden We had a great day this past weekend with the children at the Darmstadt Shelter on Thomas Street in Midtown, Kingston. The updated Children’s Garden now hosts three garden tepees and a ladder all made of drift wood that we ‘harvested’ along the Hudson River shoreline. The kids planted green beans and gourds (to make birdhouses perhaps in the fall!). Continue reading Garden Tepees Installed at Darmstadt Shelter Here are some photos of the planting out of corn at the City Hall Victory Garden this past Friday, May 14. Thank you all for helping out and especially to Allyson Levy of Hortus Conclusus who helped the students and volunteers have a successful first planting!  Allyson Levy of Hortus Conclusus  Chalking Up  Hands in the dirt!  Using the Rain Barrel  Watering the crops The Kingston Land Trust is on of 29 area non-profits selected to participate in a special organizational retreat at the Omega Institute Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck, N.Y. The Omega In Service Grant allows key executives of the Kingston Land Trust to set goals and develop strategies in a relaxed yet focused setting. Continue reading Omega Grant Awarded to Kingston Land Trust
We love the photos! Keep ‘em coming, and great work everyone. We look forward to your effort inspiring more of our residents in other parts of town to follow suit. Continue reading Community Garden Effort on Wilbur Avenue Breaks Ground on May 23rd I’d like to thank garden volunteer Paul Rakov and the generous donation of seedlings from Phillies Bridge Farm in New Paltz/Gardiner for yesterday’s mission! Paul took a bucket of compost from Kingston to their farm – and helped to transplant 96 seedlings of Eggplant, Peppers and Tomatoes to deliver to Queens Galley in support of their raised bed gardens this season. This effort will provide a great deal of food for our community in need all summer/fall long. Thank you!  Queens Galley raised beds in 2009! Queens Galley has a garden. The news this morning is the most wonderful way for me to start my day. Here is Diane Reeder’s message. If you are as inspired as I, please make a small donation. The link is provided below. Continue reading Queens Galley Has a Garden! The Kingston Land Trust asks all local gardeners to post pictures of your home gardens! Our City Gardens program is well underway. But while we’re working hard to make Kingston a garden city, we want to see what you’re up to. Post your garden pictures as you plant them, and update us when they are in their mid cycle! We are working on a google map that will capture and keep track of all that is happening on the garden front in Kingston. Become a member of the Kingston Victory Garden Yahoo! Group and post your pictures there. Go to the picture page and upload. If you have any questions, email me at info@kingstoncitizens.org Thanks. Rebecca Martin A student journalist from the Kingston High School sent us her story printed in their school publication. Thanks Emily: Emily Mance, Victory Garden April 22nd. Earth Day. Second period. The majority of the students at KHS are sitting in Algebra or Spanish or Global. Some, though, are across the street at City Hall, celebrating the Kingston Victory Garden, learning how it came to be and what they can do to help. Continue reading Kingston High School Newspaper Reports on Victory Garden at City Hall  Chambers Elementary Students tending the daffodil's.  Chamber's Elementary Raised Beds  Preparing school property leaves for compost next season. It's easy to do! Chambers Elementary School is rocking with several raised beds, seedlings and leaf composts for the children to raise healthy crops this season. Congrats to Charlotte Adamis and Julie Noble, and special thanks to Mark DeDea for supplies and building the raised beds. We all appreciate this effort for our children. |
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Here are some updated photos from the community garden effort on Wilbur Avenue, and their press release for the ground breaking.