Skidaway Audubon News: Online Auction to Benefit Nature Programs When the pandemic pre-empted Skidaway Audubon’s May 11 “FUNdraiser” golf tournament, the determined group of volunteers got crafty. Forty-six carefully crafted wildlife-themed yard art pieces that were to be part of the tournament festivities are now the centerpiece of an online auction that kicks off on May 18. Each figure is made of wood, hand painted, and was crafted here on Skidaway Island. All are coated in polyurethane so they can be displayed either indoors or outdoors, and include garden stakes where needed. Proceeds from the sale of the wooden butterflies […]
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Help is at hand! Education Coordinators Jane Kollmann and Joe Tyson have put together a list of tips that will make gardening at the Farm more successful for you. Check out their list under the “Education” tab , “Spring Gardening Tips.” And if you have a question, they can be reached at the phone numbers at the end of their list.
Farmers, the new Board of Representatives met with the Transitional Committee on January 30. Minutes of that meeting – and all future meetings- can be accessed on this website under the tab “Documents”. BOR members: Section A – Cathy Adler catherinesadler.ca@gmail.com 272-7888 Section B – Carl Luecke cluecke@comcast.net 349-0340 Section C – Joe DiCicco jdd8193@yahoo.com 598-8962 Section D – Mike Welsh welsh@umich.edu 660-9469 Section E – Jay Spencer w43spencer@yahoo.com 598-9586 Section F – Bill Holden eilbillh@bellsouth.net 598-8338 Section G – Susan Johnson sdressjohnson@comcast.net 598-2879 Section H – Bettina Huffman 2woofs@comcast.net 335-2099 Section R – Jane Kollmann gardenher52@aol.com 349-1395 Skidaway Audubon Liaison […]
Jane’s off at her Daughter’s Wedding, but Farmer Carol and Farmer Paul carry the day. The kids are getting pretty strong just lifting those veggies! [imagebrowser id=25]
The kids have become great gardeners, and things are getting really, really big!!! [imagebrowser id=24]
Wow! The garden is exploding with great things – and it’s a treasure hunt to find them all! [imagebrowser id=23]
(for the TLA February Journal)… The Farm’s come a long way since that cool day in February 2011 when the gates first swung open for that inaugural crowd of eager Farmers who had waited patiently to claim their plots. We went from this: To this: What a transformation! It’s true the Farm has grown up…literally…as the Farmers have learned what our Skidaway climate will tolerate…and what plants flourish even in the humid air of a Savannah summer! Peppers, okra and eggplant grow…we now know…no matter what you do to them! And, yes, tomatoes DO thrive here on Skidaway […]
(for the TLA Dec. Journal) From its inception, Skidaway Farms has been very lucky to be under the guiding umbrella of the Skidaway Audubon Society. Indeed, many of the folks who volunteered their time and effort on the original Farm’s Development Committee were members of Skidaway Audubon. So Skidaway Farms owes its very existence to its parent-organization and because of that, has decided to name the pavilion to be constructed in the Farm “The Skidaway Audubon Pavilion”. The Farm is also very lucky to have a close rapport with our region’s affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. Habitat’s local Executive […]
(for the TLA November Journal) Skidaway Farms is proud to announce it’s in the final stages of planning for its Skidaway Audubon Pavilion. This open-sided structure will be built in the middle of the Farm …right in Valley Crest Square. Gerry Cowert of Cowert Design Group is lending his many architectural design talents while the physical construction will be handled by volunteers from Habitat for Humanity. Currently, if all schedules hold, construction will take place in January. It will be wonderful to have a roof for shade, fans to cool off with and drive the gnats away, electrical outlets to […]
(For the TWATL in Oct.) The Farm encourages everyone to come to our first annual Skidaway Farms Fall Festival on October 13th and 14th. Farmers, families and folks interested in learning more about our Farm are all welcome! Saturday’s activities will include a Pumpkin Carving Contest for the children…pumpkins will be provided by the Farm… and a Best-in-Farm Scarecrow Contest for the adults. A pot luck lunch featuring full-fall-fare will be set up for all the Farmers and their guests so pitch in and bring a dish – some fun-finger-food or a flavorful entree or dessert. RSVP event coordinator, Cathy […]
(For the TLA Oct journal) The Farm encourages everyone to come to our first annual Skidaway Farms Fall Festival on October 13th and 14th. Farmers, families and folks interested in learning more about our Farm are all welcome! Let your inner-artiste out and join in! Saturday’s activities will include a Pumpkin Carving Contest for the children…pumpkins will be provided by the Farm… and a Best-in-Farm Scarecrow Contest for the adults. If you don’t have a plot at the Farm, we’ll display your scarecrow in one of our flower beds so don’t hesitate to start getting creative now! Farmers are encouraged […]
(for the TLA Journal September) On a very hot and humid morning, several Landings Garden Club members visited the Farm to collect flowers, herbs and baby vegetables. Jane Kollmann, the Farm’s Children’s Coordinator, had offered these ladies the chance to harvest what was left in the children’s plots so they could create floral centerpieces. These would be used to decorate the tables at a luncheon for the Garden Club of Georgia’s Oleander District Board which was held at the Plantation Club on August 1. Meg Bremer, Anne Gardner and Anne Guira created the beautiful baskets with the help of Sandra […]
(For the TLA August Journal) The fall is the best time to get your hands into the soil and learn about growing your own vegetables and fruit. The weather is more pleasant… the sand-gnats aren’t around as much… and the coolness of the night air inspires all those cool-weather crops to flourish. So if you have been pondering for a while about becoming a Farmer… or you just want to be shown how to thin rows of carrots or the best way to grow lettuce… come join Jane Kollman this September at the Farm. Jane is looking for folks who […]
(For the TLA July journal) Since the beginning, it’s been a goal of the Skidaway Farms’ Governance Committee to have a central pavilion inside the Farm that could be used for Farmer meetings, picnics, or just to get out of the hot Savannah sun. This major project had to be put on the back burner while the Farm got established, the electric fence got installed, and the construction bills got paid. But now, the plans to construct our pavilion are back on the drawing board! Chair, Blake Caldwell will be spear-heading a major fundraising effort to finance this project. And […]
(for the TLA June Journal) We know that a visitor’s quick glance inside the Farm gives the impression that all is calm and quiet…that once the seeds go in the ground it’s just a matter of waiting for the food to ripen and then be served at dinner. WELL… We Skidaway Farmers are ANYTHING BUT just waiting around for the bountiful harvest to bless our dinner tables. In fact, this past month two big projects were taken on and completed by a squad of willing volunteers! Both projects were made easier by the ever-present help the Farm gratefully receives […]
(for the TLA May Journal) We Farmers were told a year ago that “tomatoes just don’t grow in Savannah”….AND that the reason southern cooking called for okra, collards and peppers so often is because those were “the ONLY vegetables that grow at ALL in our sandy coastal island dirt.” Well…not so fast! Admittedly, the topsoil at Skidaway Farms has gone through a major transformation…and its clay-like subsoil has been built upon with lots of dark healthy soil and deep black refined compost. Not to mention the hours of labor lovingly spent shoveling and hoeing and tilling that soil so it […]
(for the TLA April Journal) There were many cooks in the kitchen that helped to inspire the Chefs at the Landings Clubs to have their own gardens on Skidaway Island. After all, there is NOTHING like fresh herbs and produce to savor a main course or any dish for that matter. So when last year’s Fitness Center construction began at Oakridge, Director of Club Operations, Gunnard Cunningham designed a raised bed to be built just outside Chef Zambito’s kitchen for growing herbs. Rosemary, Basil, Lemon-Thyme, Oregano and Mint were planted…tended… and harvested for what has become a clear success for […]