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Hello from Ct
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:17 pm
by CtGrower
Im excited to join this forum!
I currently grow fresh vegetables in a smallish garden for a food pantry with a team of volunteers. The main focus is high yield (and flavor) over variety since the need is greater than our growing space. Looking forward to learning from the community on what has worked best for them as well as sharing our experience.
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:22 pm
by Gardadore
Welcome from NEPa. Sounds like we can learn from you as well!
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:31 pm
by Cornelius_Gotchberg
Welcome from America's Dairyland!
The Gotch
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:29 pm
by MissS
Hello and welcome to the Junction. You have a very important garden and you are doing a great service for your community. There are other's here that are doing the same thing. You will find each other for sure. I can't wait to learn more about your garden.
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 4:26 pm
by Whwoz
Welcome to the Junction from Down Under @CtGrower
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:03 pm
by AKgardener
welcome from alaska good luck this season
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:11 pm
by worth1
Welcome from Central Texas.
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 6:20 pm
by bower
Welcome from further north.
Looking forward to your insights on getting maximum yield in a small space.
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 6:38 pm
by PlainJane
Welcome from North Florida!
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 6:41 pm
by TX-TomatoBug
Welcome to the Junction, @CtGrower! Love that you are growing to help others.
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 7:34 pm
by pepperhead212
Welcome to the forum!
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2025 2:18 pm
by TerraCayda
Welcome! I recently joined as well. Tell us about your food pantry!
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2025 4:26 pm
by Harry Cabluck
Welcome from Austin, Texas...once called Waterloo and about 25 miles northwest of Bastrop, Texas.
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:19 pm
by Yak54
Welcome from N.E. Ohio ! Hope you enjoy a good growing season.
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 11:45 am
by CtGrower
TerraCayda wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2025 2:18 pm
Welcome! I recently joined as well. Tell us about your food pantry!
I'm not sure how to post pictures, so I'll just try to describe it.
We started the garden behind the Food Pantry from nothing in the Spring of 2022. The garden today has 300 sqft of raised beds in the back of the Pantry building (garden block, 2x6x8 boards) and 100 sqft of Vego metal raised beds in the front of the Pantry building. Most of the building materials were donated by grants and shoe leather asks to countless businesses and fundraising.
Last year we grew about 250lb of veggies and herbs for the clients. About 200 families facing food insecurity shop at the pantry weekly, so.. this is is a drop in the bucket, but it is something. We are looking to increase our productivity in the existing beds and we have a grant to add more Vego beds to the front in 2025.
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 6:31 pm
by Sue_CT
Welcome also from CT!
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 1:32 pm
by CtGrower
Sue_CT wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 6:31 pm
Welcome also from CT!
Where in Ct? I'm in Hebron.
Diane
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 2:28 pm
by Sue_CT
Enfield
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 2:51 pm
by CtGrower
Sue_CT wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2025 2:28 pmEnfield
Not far
Re: Hello from Ct
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 3:46 pm
by TerraCayda
What a wonderful story! I might volunteer in the similar local organic vegetable garden program once my life settles down after moving to a new city. It's done by a university mainly to teach children how to garden.
Good luck going for productivity! Multiflora cherry tomatoes will be your best friend
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CtGrower wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 11:45 am
TerraCayda wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2025 2:18 pm
Welcome! I recently joined as well. Tell us about your food pantry!
I'm not sure how to post pictures, so I'll just try to describe it.
We started the garden behind the Food Pantry from nothing in the Spring of 2022. The garden today has 300 sqft of raised beds in the back of the Pantry building (garden block, 2x6x8 boards) and 100 sqft of Vego metal raised beds in the front of the Pantry building. Most of the building materials were donated by grants and shoe leather asks to countless businesses and fundraising.
Last year we grew about 250lb of veggies and herbs for the clients. About 200 families facing food insecurity shop at the pantry weekly, so.. this is is a drop in the bucket, but it is something. We are looking to increase our productivity in the existing beds and we have a grant to add more Vego beds to the front in 2025.