This past Saturday, several members of the BSSC worked at Fairview Gardens for a few hours to earn some local produce for our barbecue. We started the morning working in the Pollinator Garden doing some weeding to clear the path and remove some unwanted plants, some of which were edible. The sunflowers were also getting a bit crowded and needed to be thinned out. While we were pulling weeds we found a monarch caterpillar and a couple of butterflies. After the garden was weeded we visited the Children's Garden and then headed to the asparagus field to do some weeding there. I had never seen what asparagus looks like when it's growing. It's a pretty odd looking plant. Then came the best part. Picking our food! We split into groups to get our tomatoes, green beans, carrots, avocados, lettuce, and a bit of basil. Eating a small tomato with a fresh piece of basil is pretty tasty. The avocados that ripened in time for the barbecue made really good guacamole for our tacos, and with the rest we had an avocado toss and gave them away.
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May 2014
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