SKIDAWAY FARMS for the TLA Journal April 2011 The gates are open — the irrigation system is on — the sun is shining —- and the frosts are behind us! But the best news is: Skidaway Farms still has room for you to become a member and start gardening! After the Opening Celebration on February 12th, Skidaway Farms had a crush of new members join up! But with almost 200 plots onsite, there are still 29 plots available for more new gardeners. Email Membership Coordinator, Janet Waldie (sunshine@gardenthyme.me) who will get you signed up! Close to 190 gardeners are busy […]
Daily Archives: April 15, 2011
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Kids at “The Farm” – from the TWATL 4/15/2011 Who knew you could grow pumpkins in an eggshell? Pat Barry, Children’s Garden Coordinator at Skidaway Farms surely knew! It was the first thing she taught her flock of children-farmers about how vegetables really grow. Supported by their parents, over a dozen children (ages 4-8) have planted sunflowers, lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, pumpkins and radishes in the Children’s Garden at the Farm. With a generous grant from the Green Thumb Garden Club, Pat rented the plots and was able to purchase enough copies of Helen Jordan’s “How A Seed Grows” so each […]