Apr 24th, 2012
Potatoes in Progress
by Albert Brian Vick, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator With the help of volunteers Laurel & Yevonne on Saturday, the potato patch in the Lewis Ginter Community […]
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Mar 29th, 2012
We’re Growing
by Albert Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden is adding 5,000 square feet. The broad lawn behind Locbury House will be converted […]
Read MoreMar 28th, 2012
St. Patrick's Day Plantings of Pontiac Potatoes
by Albert Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden On St. Patrick’s Day, a lucky group of seven planted Red Pontiac potatoes in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden, adding […]
Read MoreMar 20th, 2012
Big News for the 2012 Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden
by Albert Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The winter indoor planning stage is complete and work has begun in the Community Kitchen Garden (CKG). Here are the […]
Read MoreJan 6th, 2012
It’s a Wrap at the Community Kitchen Garden
by Albert Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden is now shut down for the winter. Volunteers in the garden produced 9,913 pounds […]
Read MoreDec 21st, 2011
As the Growing Season Ends, We Reflect on Lewis Ginter's Community Kitchen Garden
by Albert Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We’re only about one week away from shutting down the 2011 Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden. We still have some […]
Read MoreNov 11th, 2011
Still Truckin’
by Albert Brian Vick Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We’re still truckin’ along in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden. Although it’s now nearly a week into November, the […]
Read MoreNov 10th, 2011
Power in the Garden
by Albert Brian Vick Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The last Saturday in October, a group of seven Dominion associates worked at Lewis Ginter’s Community Kitchen Garden. What started out as a […]
Read MoreNov 8th, 2011
Almost Time for Some Greens
by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator That’s folksy talk referring to the fall vegetable garden. At Lewis Ginter’s Community Kitchen Garden we have all […]
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Out with the Old, Again
by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator It was a gorgeous morning at Lewis Ginter’s Community Kitchen Garden. We took a day off from pampering […]
Read MoreNov 5th, 2011
Young People Learn & Volunteer at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
by Erin Wright, Children’s Garden Educator & Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden You probably know that Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden has hundreds of volunteers, who work thousands of hours each year, […]
Read MoreSep 20th, 2011
It’s Getting Cole
by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator It’s time to plant the “cole” crops: Brassica (Cruciferae) family members like broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage. Five intrepid […]
Read MoreJul 11th, 2011
From Field to Table — Think Local Veggies
by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Note: Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden recently hired Brian Vick as our Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator. Brian had been […]
Read MoreJul 5th, 2011
They’re Here
by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Note: Brian Vick, has volunteered at the Community Kitchen Garden since early spring. He’s done such a fabulous […]
Read MoreDec 11th, 2009
Community Kitchen Garden: All Good Things Must Come to an End (But Only Temporarily!)
by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Sadly, this will be the last edition of blog posts about the Community Kitchen Garden for this growing season. We have harvested […]
Read MoreNov 4th, 2009
Community Kitchen Garden: Stinky Tomatoes and More Chores!
by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The growing season may be over, but there’s still plenty to be done in the Community Kitchen Garden and a little bit […]
Read MoreOct 15th, 2009
Obama's Kitchen Garden Available for Tours This Weekend
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Want to see Michele Obama’s Kitchen Garden? Now is your chance. According to US News & World Report, this weekend, […]
Read MoreOct 13th, 2009
Community Kitchen Garden at Lewis Ginter: Get Ready for Spring!
by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Yes, you read that correctly. The heat of summer may only just be over, and many people are looking forward to the […]
Read MoreSep 16th, 2009
Community Kitchen Garden: So Long Summer, Hello Fall!
by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Well, the pools are closed for the year and the kids are back in school; I guess that means that summer is […]
Read MoreAug 27th, 2009
Community Kitchen Garden: Two-Thirds Towards the Goal!
by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We are two-thirds of the way to our goal of donating 10,000 pounds of vegetables to FeedMore! (FeedMore is the umbrella organization […]
Read MoreAug 10th, 2009
Community Kitchen Garden: A Special Report "The Vegetable Food Chain"
by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I have been working in the vegetable garden at Lewis Ginter for several months now; planting the vegetables, weeding and mulching, and […]
Read MoreJul 23rd, 2009
Community Kitchen Garden: Home Demo Garden
by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden This week we spent some time tending the home demo garden. This is a small raised bed, approximately 4’ by 12’ that […]
Read MoreJul 14th, 2009
Community Kitchen Garden: First Harvest!
by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The volunteers and staff continue to work hard in the vegetable garden; weeding, mulching, feeding, watering and what not, and finally we […]
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