November 2008

The 2008 season ends on Saturday, November 1st at our 10am clean up meeting. Please join us to help clear out beds and get the compost bins ready for the winter. Look for sign up information for next season in the winter Community Education brochure. Reopening April 2009!
May 2008

Saturday 10th- OPENING DAY- all members meet at 10am at the old school house for our opening meeting!
April 2008

Saturday 26th, WORKDAY- all members (and others!) come and help moving in soil! Bring shovels, and a wheelbarrow if you have them. 9am-12 noon. (you may also come at other times to help, it will take more than one day to do the job!)
March 2008

If you are interested in applying for a garden plot for the 2008 season, please download and mail in the
2008 Application Form.
Mail applications to Jody Roberts, 5947 Silver Maple Drive, Ann Arbor MI, 48108 beginning March 1st, 2008.
October 2007

October 6 -
Monthly Work Day 9 a.m. - 12 noon
September 2007

September 1 -
Monthly Work Day 9 a.m. - 12 noon
August 2007

August 4 -
Monthly Work Day 9 a.m. - 12 noon
July 2007

July 7 -
Monthly Work Day 9 a.m. - 12 noon

July 18 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Class at Weber-Blaess School- Saline History.
Why is Saline called Saline? Where are the Salt Springs? Was the Lodi
Academy the best school in Michigan? Who are the historic people named
on Community Gardens plots?
These questions and more will be discussed, including Mastodon
Hunters, Mound Builders, Potawatomi, French, English, American
Pioneers, Blacks and Germans. We look at Saline's agriculture,
business, roads and manufacturing. We want to compare the 21st century
with the 19th.
There will be a Walking Tour of an old Saline Site, on a following
Saturday or Sunday. (to sign up see the spring community ed guide, or go to
salinecommunityed.com)

July 21 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Create Your Own Fertilizer, Composting with Worms by Growing Hope, at the garden, $10 minimum donation for materials,
email us at salinegarden.org to sign up!
June 2007

June 2 -
Monthly Work Day 9 a.m. - 12 noon

June 9 10 a.m. - 12 noon
Capturing the Power of Rain, Watering your Garden With Rainbarrels by Growing Hope, at the garden, $10 minimum donation for materials,
email us at salinegarden.org to sign up!

June 16 9:30 a.m. - 12 noon
Class at the Rec Complex - Cultivating Inner Peace: Yoga for Gardeners.
Class taught by Calesta Harrison ( $16 garden member, $20 rec center member, $24 non members)
A one day yoga workshop, in conjunction with Saline Community Garden, designed to give you an understanding of core strength and basic yoga skills (both mental and physical) for use by the home and community gardener. You will learn specific poses to help your body with the demands of gardening, and poses to promote peace and well-being in your home practice. Calesta will also include a flowing earth sequence, and hand outs to take this practice to your home and garden. Meditation, relaxation, and use of the breath will also be covered. It is a gentle class appropriate for those brand new to yoga!)
May 2007

May 5 -
Monthly Work Day 9 a.m. - 12 noon Garden members orientation meeting at 9 a.m.

May 8
Class - Bloomin' Book Making for Children with Teri Sibo (to sign up call 944-
ARTS, or see the 212 arts brochure, or go to
http://www.twotwelvearts.org)

May 20 Grand Opening Celebration at the Garden! Please join us!

TBD
Class - Make a Gardeners Gathering Basket with Charlene Jacobson(to sign up call
944 ARTS, or see the 212 arts brochure, or go to
http://www.twotwelvearts.org)