tea party take 2

Ok, the weather is supposed to be nice next sunday the 6th, so we’ll try again then, same time (1 pm). My guess is it will be a bit chilly to do in the garden, but the NSPIRG office (rm 314 of the SUB) should be nice and cozy. Heres the event description again:

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.

pre-halloween vampire warding off/garlic planting and mulching

It’s almost halloween and theres gonna be lots of vampires out so to be extra safe you should come help plant some garlic and do some mulching before winter sets in so it can be harvested next summer. Did you know there are over 600 cultivars of garlic and that the collapse of the soviet union greatly increased Canada’s available cultivars? . Garlic is awesome, it should be the first ingredient in any recipe (except maybe cakes…maybe) and it is so good for you too. I’ll probably be planting some hardier crops like kale and spinach that can handle a bit of cold.

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

Summer 2011 Photos

These pictures were taken over the summer by Alexander Quinn for a photography class at Dal.  To see more pictures from the shoot and more of his work, check out his photobucket site

Tea party postponed

hey folks,
i hate to do this but I think we’re gonna have to postpone due to the weather. this is such a cool event, i’d hate for it to happen without full attendance. This will definitely still happen, so stay posted for the new date!
Alexander

Tea Party Reminder and Update

hey folks,

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

Sealing the Shed

This friday we’ll be putting sealant on the new at the Henry St. site (Behind the computer science building) from 10:30-2:30.  It would be great to have some extra hands!

Mad Healthy Tea Party

Seemore Green is hosting a Tea Party (we’re talking the drink, not the off-its-rocker political movement).

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

Garden shed at new site

As you may or may not know, Seemore Green is slated to be moved by 2015 from its current site to a spot behind the computer science building (there will be many more updates about this).  A few projects have already started; the cold frames have come and gone, a couple of fruit trees have been planted, and a shed has been built.

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.

The Garden Film Screening: MOVED

due to not so great weather, the film will now be shown in room 307 of the S.U.B. at Dal

The Garden Film Screening

Come see a movie in a garden…about a garden!

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.