Work Parties and Other EventsInformation as of March 9, 2011ContentsWork Party ScheduleWork party scheduling is dependent upon the needs within the various garden components, such as weeding the native plant borders, taking care of the food bank gardens, planting, turning compost as the bins fill. If you would like to volunteer for a work party, just come to the work party on the assigned date. During the Winter months check with the contact person listed to verify a work party. If it is your first time, there are orientation information flyers available at the sign in table. Park policy requires that you to register as a volunteer by providing contact information and the hours worked for record keeping purposes - See Park Volunteer Packet Information on Volunteering. We are always delighted to see new volunteers, even if it is only for a short time. Work Party DatesAll Garden Work Party - None scheduled at this time.
Childrens' Garden Work Parties and Special Events A family-friendly way to spend a few hours! Each event also includes free children's exploration activities and adult garden education. Contact: magnusonchildrensgarden@gmail.com or visit The Magnuson Children's Garden NEW this year: "Summer Sunset Gardening" with Seattle Works volunteers and Master Gardeners! Summer and Fall Special Events Native Plant Borders First
Saturday of the month, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. See Magnuson Environmental Stewardhip Alliance (MESA) Volunteering
Native Plant Nursery First Monday of each month, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., come to the Native Plant Nursery at the Magnuson Community Garden! Help with tending the plants being held for enhancing the habitat of our beautiful park. Learn about native plants and how they can enhance your landscape. See Magnuson Environmental Stewardhip Alliance(MESA) Volunteering Three nursery work parties will take place in April to get ready for the Washington Native Plant Society sale in May 7, 2011. Your help at any or all of these work parties is very welcome. The nursery is in Magnuson Park. Use the main entrance off Sand Point Way and proceed east (straight ahead) to the first stop sign. Turn left and go about 2 blocks to a "T". Turn right and the nursery will be right ahead of you. We need to weed, inventory, and organize plants on the following dates:
RSVP to Sharon Baker. Useful supplies to bring include garden gloves, clippers, kneeling pads, an old kitchen fork for weeding, trowel or hori hori knife. Orchard Friends of the Magnuson Orchard have work parties during the year. Activities include light weeding and mulching, and harvesting from mid-August through early October (more frequent schedule). Up to four hours of community service time can be accrued by P-Patch volunteers. No work parties are scheduled at this time.P-Patch The
Magnuson P-Patch contributes
produce to Food Banks and Solid Ground's Sandpoint Housing. This was a record
for our garden. Thanks to everyone who contributed.
Come and help us maintain and develop this public space. Help feed those in
need through our giving gardens and surpass our giving in 2011. For more information about the Food Bank program see On Solid Ground's Lettuce Link Program |
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Magnuson Community Garden - 6344 N.E. 74th St., Suite 104 -
Seattle, WA 98115
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