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Already Done! -Crossroads Educational Vegetable Garden – Fall Harvest

September 27, 2015 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Already Done! Already Harvested! A record amounts of veggies were harvested this year – 421 pounds!!!  All the veggies were donated to the St Margarets Bay Food Bank.  The garden was harvested earlier than planned – conditions were such that they just had to be harvested quickly.

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This garden is maintained by volunteers to inspire the community the benefits of ‘Grow Your Own’ food gardening.  All vegetables are donated to the St Margarets Bay Food Bank.

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The final 2015 harvest came in at 421 pounds as follows:

Potatoes (Yukon Gold and Red Chieftain) – 96 lbs.

Onions (Talon) – 45 lbs.

Beets (Detroit Red) – 50 lbs.

Cabbage – 28 lbs.

Kale (Borecole) – 50 lbs.

Chard – 38 lbs.

Carrots (Nantes) – 55 lbs.

Parsnips – 15 lbs.

Rutabagas – 44 lbs.

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Let’s us know if you can help with the 2016 Spring Planting !

The garden is maintained by Transition Bay and St Margarets Bay Food Bank volunteers.  For more information, or if you would like to get more involved:  info@transitionbay.ca     (Note the dates listed by this automated system are just to keep the notice up for a while -the harvest is already done.)

Details

Date:
September 27, 2015
Time:
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Venue

St Margarets Bay Crossroads
5209 Saint Margarets Bay Road
Tantallon, B3Z 4R5 Canada
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