Seemore Green is hosting a Tea Party (we’re talking the drink, not the off-its-rocker political movement). In the first half of the workshop Kaleigh will introduce us to some of the many medicinal herbs that can be found wild and in the garden and we’ll try some of the ones we have growing. The second half of the workshop will feature Connor and his incredible knowledge and passion for Camellia, or the tea plant from which white, green, and black teas are harvested and processed. He’ll also be bringing a long some of his favourites for us to sample. Bringing your own mug is greatly appreciated, but not necessary. Also feel free to bring your own medicinals, decoctions, tinctures, or teas worth knowing about.

Planting will take place at the garden, 1411 Seymour St on Sunday October 30th. I’ll get started a little after 1.

Xander, Interim Crypt (or garden) Coordinator

as you might have noticed, it’s raining and almost certainly will be tomorrow.  A tea party in a rainy garden might not be the most pleasant thing in the world, so we’ll be moving into the NSPIRG office (room 314 in the SUB). The party will still be starting at 1 pm.

hope to see you there,

Alexander, Interim Seemore Green Coordinator

1411 Seymour St. (behind the Demille house)
Sunday Oct. 2, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.

In the first half of the workshop Kaleigh will introduce us to some of the many medicinal herbs that can be found wild and in the garden and we’ll try some of the ones we have growing. The second half of the workshop will feature Connor and his incredible knowledge and passion for Camellia, or the tea plant from which white, green, and black teas are harvested and processed. He’ll also be bringing a long some of his favourites for us to sample. Bringing your own mug is greatly appreciated, but not necessary. Also feel free to bring your own medicinals, decoctions, tinctures, or teas worth knowing about.

Alexander Gopen, Interim Seemore Green Coordinator

Here is some info on the shed:

Timber framing, also known as post and beam construction, is a building technique that dates as far back as Neolithic times and continues to provide unparalleled beauty and stability.  The style features heavy timbers held together with mortise and tenon joinery and wooden pegs, rather than conventional metal fasteners such as nails.  Historically it has been practiced throughout the world in varying forms, including the half-timbered style of Northern Europe and the many timber traditional Japanese style.  The garden shed design itself is based on the traditional Ontario barn style of timber framing with some subtle design flourishes.

The 6” x 6” Eastern Hemlock timbers that compose the garden shed frame were provided by a small-scale family forestry operation in Westchester, Nova Scotia.  Hemlock is a long-lived coniferous species native to the local Acadian Forest.  Capable of growing for 400 + years and to heights of 100+ feet, it is an awe-inspiring tree when let to grow to maturity.

There is a bit more work to do on the shed, putting on eco-sealant and installing the green roof.  It would be awesome to have some helpers for this and installing a green roof should be a great learning experience.  I’ll keep you posted on when this will happen but most likely sometime soon.

This Monday the 19th at Seemore Green (1411 Seymour St.) Films on Critical Issues, as a part of NSPIRG’s Alt 101 will be screening The Garden.  Bring blankets, chairs, and snacks!

Here’s a synopsis of the film:
The fourteen-acre community garden at 41st and Alameda in South Central Los Angeles is the largest of its kind in the United States. Started as a form of healing after the devastating L.A. riots in 1992, the South Central Farmers have since created a miracle in one of the country’s most blighted neighborhood…s. Growing their own food. Feeding their families. Creating a community. But now, bulldozers are poised to level their 14-acre oasis. The Garden follows the plight of the farmers, from the tilled soil of this urban farm to the polished marble of City Hall.

Mostly immigrants from Latin America, from countries where they feared for their lives if they were to speak out, we watch them organize, fight back, and demand answers: Why was the land sold to a wealthy developer for millions less than fair-market value? Why was the transaction done in a closed-door session of the LA City Council? Why has it never been made public? And the powers-that-be have the same response: “The garden is wonderful, but there is nothing more we can do.” If everyone told you nothing more could be done, would you give up?

THE GARDEN has the pulse of verité with the narrative pull of fiction, telling the story of the country’s largest urban farm, backroom deals, land developers, green politics, money, poverty, power, and racial discord. The film explores and exposes the fault lines in American society and raises crucial and challenging questions about liberty, equality, and justice for the poorest and most vulnerable among us.