News
Summer update 6
Date: 20/01/2014Posted by: Dan
One of our members (previous Club President Benita) has landed an opportunity to get an article of our Community Garden in the local newspaper.
The article will help promote and raise awareness of our garden, which is currently the only known Community Garden in Albany.
But before the photos are taken, we have a lot to clean up - the weeds have been very busy, especially the barked area under the 'Orchard'.
If you are able to come along this Wednesday the 22nd from midday to help out, please do.
The photo-op will be the following day, Thursday, and you are welcome to come along. Click the Contacts Tab if you wish to get in touch with me for more details.
The weather forecast suggests that the rain will have stopped by Wednesday, but the ground will still be wet and maybe muddy, so bring appropriate footwear :)
Summer update 5
Date: 17/12/2013Posted by: Dan
For those of you who are not facebook users, this one is for you
A Photo Album has been added to the Garden Club website, and now you can view our entire set of photos. For some of you this will be the first time you have seen any photos.
For others this might actually be the first time you have seen the Club Gardens! What you might notice in the photos is that there is usually only a few members at the gardens.
If you have never been before, maybe you could make our End of year Garden Party your first time. It's this Sunday, December 22 at 2:00pm
There will be some food and non-alcoholic beverages. There will be also be cake! Choices are from the Top Selling Cakes at thecheesecakeshop, let me know your vote.
Will bring along the Club of the Year shield and Certificate for viewing, and get a group photo.
RSVP via email or the facebook event so I can cater enough food.
To help cover the cost of the food, we will be accepting small-change donations.
If the weather is good, it will be held at the club gardens. If it's not so good then it will be on the covered courtyard outside the Student Central building.
Hope to see you there!
Summer update 4
Date: 11/12/2013Posted by: Dan
End of year Garden Party, Sunday, December 22 at 2:00pm
To celebrate a successful 2013 we are having a get together at the Club Gardens. All are invited, and hopefully everyone can make it. Come even if you have never been before :)
There will be some food and non alc beverages. There will be also be cake! There is a poll on the facebook group on which option, choices are from the Top Selling Cakes at thecheesecakeshop, let me know your vote.
Will bring along the Club of the Year shield and Certificate for viewing, and get a group photo.
RSVP via email or the facebook event so I can cater enough food.
To help cover the cost of the food, we will be accepting small-change donations.
If the weather is good, it will be held at the club gardens. If it's not so good then it will be on the covered courtyard outside the Student Central building.
Hope to see you there!
Summer update 3
Date: 02/12/2013Posted by: Dan
Garden Fun Day on Sunday the 8th December.
Come along from 1pm, stay as long as you like. I will be there for a few hours at least, and will be available on facebook.
There is a big mound of mulch to spread around the fruit trees. If there is time we can continue to assemble more Strawberry Towers. I would like more volunteers to become Seed Raisers - this will mean taking home some soil, pots, and seeds.
Bring your hat, sunglasses and sunscreen :)
Let us know if you think you can make it by joining the event.
As always, gardening is an outdoor activity and is weather permitting.
Summer update 2
Date: 22/11/2013Posted by: Dan
Short notice I know, but I will host a Garden Fun Day on Sunday the 24th November.
Come along from 1pm, stay as long as you like. I will be there for a few hours at least, and will be available on facebook.
Still loads of stuff to do. Now that the new garden bed is almost complete (minus the pukeko frame), need to load it up with compost and soil to prepare it for planting. I will have the Giant Pumpkin seedlings with me to plant finally. If there is time we can continue to assemble more Strawberry Towers. I would also like some volunteers to become Seedling Raisers - this will mean taking home some soil, pots, and seeds.
Bring your hat, sunglasses and sunscreen :)
Let us know if you think you can make it by joining the event.
As always, gardening is an outdoor activity and is weather permitting.
Summer update 1
Date: 14/11/2013Posted by: Dan
Exams are almost over - for some of the luck ones they already are :)
We are going to have our first 'Summer time' Garden Fun Day this Sunday the 17th November, if you can make it.
Come along from 1pm, stay as long as you like. I will be there for a few hours at least, and will be available on facebook.
Loads of stuff to do. Going to complete the first new garden bed, prepare it for planting, plant the Giant Pumpkin seedlings, continue assembling the Strawberry Towers, arrange seedling growing, and much more! Bring your sunscreen :)
If you are particularly interested in spending some extra time at the club gardens over the summer period let me know, and I will add you to a contacts list, so that it will be easier to organise social gardening.
Week 13 update
Date: 21/10/2013Posted by: Dan
The Clubs, Societies and Sports Awards was held only a few hours ago , and it is with pride and joy that I announce the Garden Club has taken home the Overall Club Of The Year Award for 2013!
Congratulations everyone and thankyou for all your hard work!
To celebrate, the club will throw a Garden Party after the exam period. More information to come close to the time :)
With everyone busy with exam study, there aren't any official Garden Fun Days scheduled, but you are always welcome to visit. You can always pop in at the usual time and see if anyone else is there (Wednesday 12:30pm).
Of course there will be scheduled Garden Fun days during the summer for those that are keen. Let me know if that is something you might be interested in.
We will have a bunch of new and exciting projects to launch in 2014, so keep in touch :)
Week 12 update
Date: 15/10/2013Posted by: Dan
Its the last week of lectures, and the last week for an official Garden Fun Day.
Meet at the club gardens this Wednesday the 16th from 12:30-1:30pm. You are welcome to stay as long as you like, but those are the times I will be there (I have lectures otherwise). I have some veggie seeds that are ready for their growing season.
Let us know if you think you can make it; either by posting on the event on facebook group, or by replying to this email.
Don't worry, if your still keen to garden during the summer period just get in touch with me via email, or post on the facebook group.
As always, gardening is an outdoor activity and is weather dependant. This Wednesday is forecast to be sunny, but if it is pouring down will have to postpone.
Also, if you think you might be interested in coming to the Clubs, Societies and Sports Awards Dinner which is being held on Monday 21st October, 6pm to 8pm, you can sign up here. Three of the Garden Club committee members are going, and we'd be keen to have a few members come. There are only a few tickets left, so you'd better be quick, and its free!
Lastly, I have finally uploaded the meeting minutes to this years Annual General Meeting, held on August 20th. You can find the PDF on the front page of our website.
Good luck with exams!
Week 10 update
Date: 30/09/2013Posted by: Dan
We managed to finish assembling one of the new garden bed frames at Garden Fun Sunday. There is still one more kitset to assemble, and also the screens to keep the Pukekos out.
There is a Garden Fun Day this Wednesday the 2nd October from 12:30-1:30pm. You are welcome to stay as long as you like, but those are the times I will be there (I have lectures otherwise). I have a few strawberry plants to go into the towers, and some vege seeds that are ready for their growing season.
Let us know if you think you can make it; either by posting on the event on facebook group, or by replying to this email.
As always, gardening is an outdoor activity and is weather dependant. This Wednesday is forecast to be sunny, but if it is pouring down will have to postpone.
Week 8 update
Date: 16/09/2013Posted by: Dan
For those that haven't been able to come to our Wednesday Garden Fun, we are now offering a Tuesday version.
Liam will be there from 1pm (this Tuesday 17th September), so come along to get your gardening fix.
Let us know if you think you can make it; either by posting on our faceboo groupk, or by replying to this email.
As always, gardening is an outdoor activity and is weather dependant. So if it is pouring down, it will be postponed.
The next Wednesday Garden Fun will be on the 25th September, and a Sunday Garden Fun is on the 29th September. More details to follow closer to the time.
Week 7 update
Date: 08/09/2013Posted by: Dan
The frame to replace garden bed#1 arrived last week.
If you are interested, this Wednesday the 11th from 12:30 til 1:30 pm I will be at the club gardens, dismantling bed#1 to make space to assemble the new bed from the kitset shown in the photo above.
Will need to move a bit of soil around, and because it has been wet it might pay to bring your gumboots :P
Week 6 update 3
Date: 24/08/2013Posted by: Dan
There was going to be a Garden Fun Day this Sunday the 25th but I'm afraid it has to be postponed.
Instead it will be held the following Sunday (1st September).
There will also be a Garden Fun Day this coming Wednesday the 28th.
If you are thinking about coming to any Garden Fun Days, please join the relevant event posted on the facebook group or reply to this email. This will make it easier to plan the event.
Week 6 update 2
Date: 20/08/2013Posted by: Dan
The Annual General Meeting was a success! We had a really good turn out - thank you to all those that came. Within a reasonable amount of time I will put the meeting minutes online to view for those who were unable to come.
Today (Wednesday the 21st) will be a Garden Fun day. I have picked up some seedlings to plant. Strawberry for the Towers, and also some Garlic :P
I will be at the club gardens just before 12:30 pm and will stay until 1:30. Your welcome to stay as short or as long as you like :)
Don't forget that gardening is an outdoor activity, and is weather dependant. So if it is having a bit of a pour down then we will regroup for the following Wednesday.
Week 6 update
Date: 18/08/2013Posted by: Dan
2013 Annual General Meeting
Reminder that our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held this Tuesday the 20th of August from 12 pm, in the Student Amenities Centre Boardroom, next to the ASA Reception.
Please RSVP if you haven't already. I haven't had enough replies to yet to be certain that we will have enough people to make quorum. Also please let me know if you can't make it.
As a thank you for your attendance the Garden Club will be providing lunch - so you won't need to pack your own that day. We should be finished the AGM and lunch before 1 pm.
Garden Fun is on this Wednesday. I will be there at 12:30 pm. If it is pouring down then we will need to reschedule.
Week 5 update
Date: 12/08/2013Posted by: Dan
2013 Annual General Meeting
Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Tuesday the 20th of August from 12 pm, in the Student Amenities Centre Boardroom, next to the ASA Reception.
The AGM will cover various things including a report of the Clubs progress, elections of new Committee Members, and a financial summary.
Full attendance is required, in order to make quorum - and to thank you for your attendance the Garden Club will be providing lunch - so you won't need to pack your own that day. We should be finished the AGM and lunch before 1 pm.
Please RSVP to let me know if you can make it, so I can make sure there is enough food. And if you can't make it please let me know that too.
As for this Wednesdays Garden Fun, if the weather comes right then usual meet time at 12:30 pm. The weather forecast looks like it will stay wet, so it could be postponed.
Week 3 update
Date: 30/07/2013Posted by: Dan
Just a few things:
- Tomorrow (Wednesday) if you are not going to the ASA Annual General Meeting, the Garden Club is having a Garden Fun day. So if you can make it, meet at the club gardens from
12:30 pm :) .
- Next Friday the 9th August from 2 pm - 3:30 pm is an ASA Clubs Workshop - this is where information and advice will be provided regarding club grants, policies and the often
overlooked topic of succession planning. Food will be provided, and there will be $50 deposit into our club account for us to spend on whatever we choose for the club.
If you think you might be interested in taking on a committee role with the Gardening Club (i.e. President, Secretary, Treasurer & vices), then it would be a good idea to come to this. Please let me know before Friday if you are interested. Can be up to 3 people including myself. - The Garden Club needs to hold its Annual General Meeting in the coming weeks. We will need as close to full attendance as possible. I have made a question/poll on our
facebook group to find out the most suitable time for it - please select/add a time, or email me.
- And lastly an update on the progress with the Strawberry Tower project. As you can see in the photo above we have completed the first Strawberry Tower, and a 2nd has been assembled
too. So thats 1 down, another 7 to go!
Next club event
Date: 24/07/2013Posted by: Dan
This is a casual reminder that the next Garden Fun days are:
this Sunday the 28th July from 1pm, and next Wednesday from 12:30pm.
Your welcome to stay as short or as long as you like :)
On the agenda is planting strawberry seedlings into the tower, planting other seasonal veggie seedlings, and maintaining the existing plants. We also have parts to build more strawberry
towers.
Don't forget that gardening is an outdoor activity, and is weather dependant. So if it is having a bit of a pour down then we will regroup for the following Wednesday.
And lastly, you're all welcome to the club gardens any time - and if you want company, post something on our Facebook
Semester 2 Clubs Day
Date: 19/07/2013Posted by: Dan
We had 10 people sign up at Clubs Day this Wednesday - so lets have a big welcome to our newest members of the club!
We also launched our Strawberry Towers project, and received a lot of interest from keen students looking forward to strawberry season.
Now, at least for the first half of this semester, we will be having Garden Fun Days every Wednesday from 12:30 onwards, and also the last Sunday of the month from 1pm. Your welcome to stay as short or as long as you like :)
On the agenda is planting strawberry seedlings into the tower, planting other seasonal veggie seedlings, and maintaining the existing plants. We also have parts to build more strawberry
towers.
Don't forget that gardening is an outdoor activity, and is weather dependant. So if it is having a bit of a pour down then we will regroup for the following Wednesday.
And lastly, you're all welcome to the club gardens any time - and if you want company, post something on our Facebook
New website
Date: 28/06/2013Posted by: DanThe new website has been launched and, the brocolli have started to grow their first heads. Good news all around!