Gardening and volunteering

  • Gardening opportunities
    1. Individual beds – one person, family or group of friends. These people garden their bed and reap the harvest. They share a $60/year water fee, to be paid up front
    2. Community beds – a set of contiguous beds where people from the community garden together. They share in the cost of water, fertilizer and seeds.
    3. Student beds – reserved for students from schools, youth organizations and others (home schooling, etc.).
    4. Food bank beds – There can be some beds set aside for raising food for food pantries. The gardeners in these beds will need to pay for water - $5/ month per bed.
    5. If you are interested please email westburycommunitygarden@gmail.com
    1. Volunteer opportunities
      1. Help maintain youth garden beds
      2. Help maintain other areas of the garden (habitat, orchard, mowing, edging, compost)
      3. Pick up paper, cans and bottles that blow into the garden area.
      4. Raise money for seeds, fertilizer, future garden beds, orchard, handicapped beds, water, etc.
      5. The volunteers have no financial responsibility.
      6. To volunteer: Come to the garden or email   westburycommunitygarden@gmail.com
      1. Gardening days
        1. Saturday mornings 8:00-10:00 A.M.
        2. Any time someone wants to garden
        3. Work days are posted above

      Donations – We continue to accept donations. Access "Donations" on the task bar. 

       
      Gardener’s agreement - Link on task bar above
      An agreement between the gardeners and the Westbury Community Garden

           

                                                                                                         


    Do you want to garden? Do you remember how good a home grown tomato tastes? Are you looking for something uplifting and rewarding to be a part of in 2012? Look no further! Don’t miss out on this chance of a lifetime to be involved in something that is truly amazing.

     

    Westbury Community Garden

    Community work days in the garden

    We will post tasks needing attention on the bulletin board, as well as the work days and times, which are also listed below. Any time you see something that needs attention; please add it to the list on the bulletin board. Please log your hours on the sheet in the kiosk. Remember everyone needs to contribute 15 hours of service.
     

    Work Days _SECOND SATURDAY, FOURTH SUNDAY, WEDNESDAY LATE AFTERNOON

     

    Tasks :

    • Picking up trash
    • Working the compost bins (the compost team will lead this effort to make sure it is done to their specification)
    • Weeding the orchard, blackberry patch, habitat garden and aisles (we've done a good job so far; let's keep it up)
    • Watering the orchard, blackberry patch, habitat garden, north forty trees and aisles
    • Weeding the pathway from the street to the pavilion (dig these weeds out please; they are spreading)
    • Mowing and edging
    • Taking home recycle bins and trash bags (if everyone takes one item, it will make the job of removing trash and recycle easy)
    • Helping each other put up trellises in the beds for long beans, cucumbers, tomatoes and pole beans 

     

    The way the work days will work is for everyone to take the initiative in getting things done - don't wait for someone else to dole out the work. Volunteers are welcome to join us.

     

    Thanks to all of you for helping to make the Westbury Community Garden the best garden in the city, with the best gardeners. 

    Rolling Updates

    • Community Stars award for the Westbury Community Garden Annually Houston Crackdown, the anti-drug division of the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security, along with the Houston Office, of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Clear ...
      Posted Oct 19, 2012, 11:56 AM by Becky Edmondson
    • More press  From the West U Examiner   http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/west_university/news/westbury-activists-enlist-hha-to-continue-popular-garden/article_3a7499c5-a881-5dc3-b374-c3f78730435a.html?fb_action_ids ...
      Posted Aug 30, 2012, 8:10 PM by Becky Edmondson
    • Will the Westbury Community Garden survive the HHA threat? Read the article from the Southwest News August 21, 2012 edition  http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?referral=other&refresh=4w1Fi0P97Zg0&PBID=5f7e0827-4eea-4952-a287-f2a30f4c122a&skip
      Posted Aug 27, 2012, 11:49 PM by Becky Edmondson
    • Houston Housing Authority evaluating plans to build a low income housing project on the WCG site Click here for the latest information on the HHA and what you can do to help.
      Posted Aug 27, 2012, 11:36 PM by Becky Edmondson
    • Garden's 1st Year Anniversary celebration Join us for the Garden's 1st Year Anniversary celebration to be  held Sunday April 10th, from 2 to 4 p.m.
      Posted Apr 5, 2011, 11:37 AM by Becky Edmondson
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    Contact us

    Becky Edmondson       Westburygreen@gmail.com     713-443-3951

    Community Garden Waiting List

    At this time all plots are held by gardeners. The plots are offered to those on the waiting list as a plot becomes available, and the list size changes. Do not be discouraged; the wait list manager will contact you within a few weeks of submitting your interest to inform you of your position. Please keep us up to date on your contact information and if you ever want to be removed from the list. Thanks for your interest.

    Please send: Full name; phone number; email address and any comments to westburycommunitygarden@gmail.com so we may contact you when a plot becomes available.
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