Calendar of Events

March, 2010: Wisconsin Families Garden begins its 2010 online
Gardening Info Series about:

-Why Garden?
-Selecting a garden site
-Preparing the garden for planting


April, 2010: Seed Distribution to WFG Seed CSA members. Also, join us on Thursday April 22 in attending Growing Power's Earth Day Celebration at 5500 W. Silver Spring Dr. in Milwaukee.


May, 2010: Attend a local plant sale to purchase vegetables that are best planted as transplants. The Ozaukee County Master Gardeners are holding their annual Heirloom Plant & Herb Sale on Saturday, May 22, 2010 from 9am-noon at the Concordia University Field House at 12800 Lake Shore Dr. in Mequon, WI.


June, 2010:

Saturday June 19, 9am-1pm, "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Eat Local" Ozaukee Sustainability Fair at the Forest Beach Migratory Preserve in Port Washington. We'll see you there!

June is strawberry month, either in your garden or from local Wisconsin farms. The Cedarburg Strawberry Festival runs Saturday June 26 10am-6pm and Sunday June 27 10am-5pm in Historic Cedarburg. Head out to support local businesses, eat delicious local strawberries, wine, & other treats. Plus, enjoy local music, art, and lots of fun activities for kids.


July, 2010:

Saturday July 3rd: Kids day at WFG Grafton garden! Weeding, staking & mulching tomatoes, planting another round of cucumbers, beans and squashes.

Saturday July 31st: Another kids day at the WFG Grafton Garden. The cucumbers, parsley, and squashes we planted on July 3rd are growing healthy and strong. July 30th we will plant more green beans, basil, cilantro, and fall sunflowers. Plus, we will enjoy a snack prepared with freshly harvested salad greens, ripe red cherry tomatoes, yellow wax beans, and cucumbers. We will also sneak a few potatoes out of the potato patch so the kids can continue to see the process of how potatoes grow.


August, 2010: No events scheduled. A big thanks to everyone who took care of the gardens while I was out of town this month!


September, 2010: No events scheduled.


October, 2010: Saturday October 16, 3-5pm. End of season harvest & clean-up at the Milwaukee garden. The plan is to take down tomato stakes, roll up drip irrigation, and make sure the garden is left as clean as when we got it. Take home summer's remaining tomatoes, peppers, and beans; plus we have fall beets, carrots, lettuce, spinach, green onions, cilantro, fennel, and beautiful flowers! (Rain date is Sunday October 17, same time.)