Contact Mary for details
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2011 Community Garden Project
How about a “play in the dirt” raincheck??
We are still looking for volunteers to tend to the weeding, watering and harvesting throughout the growing season.
We’ve created several “2-week teams” to tend the garden throughout the summer. Pick a 2-week session and join in the fun. Weed with a friend – meet new friends – it’s all happenin’ at:
Global Hope Community Garden,
Mar-Duke Farm,
67th & Saratoga in Downers Grove, IL
Get started by checking out our scheduled sessions listed below…then…check your calendar to confirm when you can help out.
Session 1: May 29 – June 11
Session 2: June 12 – June 25
Session 3: June 26 – July 9
Session 4: July 10 – July 23
Session 5: July 24 – Aug 6
Session 6: Aug 7 – Aug 20
Session 7: Aug 21 – Sep 3
Session 8: Sep 4 – Sep 17
Session 9: Sep 18 – Oct 1
Let us know what dates you have picked to volunteer by CLICKING HERE to email us at Global Hope — we’ll add you to the volunteer 
list. We will send you an email with all the information you will need to join the team!
Our intention is to
Create and maintain a thriving vegetable garden,
Donate the harvest to local community groups and food pantries,
Feed many, many families this summer,
To have you join our GH community to make it happen.
Read about our successful, and fun, GH Community Garden Project last year in our blog post. And we thank you in advance for your supporting this project in your local community! If you have any ideas or resources to help with this garden, please let us know.
We can’t wait to meet you in the Garden!
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It’s GH Community Garden Planting Day
The Rain Has Changed our Date To: Monday, 5/30
9am – 11am
Mar-Duke Farms, 67th & Saratoga, Downers Grove
Bring your favorite Gardening Tools
and bring the Kids… for planting, decorating garden labels and visiting with new & old friends.
Coming to Planting Day? Planning on signing up to volunteer? Either way…Click Here if you want to help!
Check out the sign-up sheet below: We’re looking for volunteers all summer and team leaders for each 2-week session.
We still need…
Seedlings (contact us ASAP for specifics)
Garden Stakes
Trellises
Tomato Cages (extra-large and sturdy)
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On Saturday morning, May 21, twenty volunteers generously gave up their Saturday morning to help us prepare the Global Hope Community Garden for planting. This year we have nearly 2,000 square feet of planting space! 4 truckloads of mulch and aged manure were generously donated by the Morton Arboretum and New Traditions Riding Stables.
Shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows and rototillers were a whirl of activity distributing the soil amendments, rototilling and raking. Within a few hours the garden space was transformed with mounded planting rows, a work area and a path.
Our thanks to all of these hard-working folks:
Anna
Mark, Ben & Joey from Mark’s Landscaping in Downers Grove
Forest
Connie,
Maura,
Steve & Ed
Dan
Larry & Luke
Dickie
Liz
Mark, Ben & Sam
Greg
Ken
Mary
We appreciate all you did to help us get the garden started. Now for the plants . . .
Next Saturday, May 28 is Planting Day, come on out and join us!!!!!!
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NOW’S THE TIME TO SIGN-UP TO VOLUNTEER…
there’s planting, weeding, watering and harvesting to do…
Click Here if you want to help!
…a few things you should know…
Attend the informative kick off meeting and learn everything you need to know about volunteering to work with others in the 2011 GH Community Garden. Whether you have a green thumb or just love to play in the dirt, all are welcome.
Also, we’re looking for a team leader for each 2-week session.
A “sneak preview” of the sign-up sheet is below.
Our Wish List:
Seedlings (contact us for what is needed)
Garden Stakes
Chicken Wire
Trellises
Tomato Cages (large and sturdy)
Save these important dates!
SOIL PREP DAY (Rototillers & Diggers)
Saturday, May 21 (it’s right around the corner)
9am (Mar-Duke Farms 67th & Saratoga in Downers Grove)
PLANTING DAY – All are welcome!
Saturday, May 28
8am (Mar-Duke Farms)
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