Buffalo Presbyterian Church Community Garden

Buffalo Presbyterian Church Community Garden The BPC garden is intended to provide an opportunity for those who would like to raise fresh produce for themselves and their families.

Gardeners are encouraged to offer excess produce to the church for distribution to the Buffalo Food Shelf. 2013 Buffalo Presbyterian Garden Report

As spring 2014 comes about we at the BPC will start to think gardening. This will be our fifth season the BPC has provided a community garden. Each year we learn a little more and try to improve from last years mistakes. For those of you that are

not familiar with this mission project to summarize, we provide garden plots for gardeners in our community. Our garden is on our church property just west of our building. We collect rain water from the roof for watering. We also have a portion of land that church members grow produce for the Buffalo food shelf, Buffalo senior center, church members and families in need . The spring season started off with a lot of rain causing seeds to be replanted and the garden tilled on several occasions. A strong mid July wind also caused damage to tomatoes and sweet corn. Squash and pie pumpkins were late but matured well. For the 2013 season we had fifty plots used by 26 gardeners, our church provided 400 lbs of food to the Buffalo food shelf, salsa, beet pickles, squash and pie pumpkins were also sold at the BPC Fall Craft and Bake sale. There were several excellent experienced gardeners’ growing this year. In light of the fact we had more requests for garden plots in 2013 than were available the garden committee will need to make decisions regarding methods to improve maintained and upkeep of all garden plots. We are continuing to make improvements each year for ease of care of the garden. This year we added a drain line at the south west of the plot to control rain water runoff. The compost bin was completed late fall. More wood chip paths to and from water and the compost bin
are being added. By making these changes we are able to maintain better w**d control and accessibility. The paths were maintained well this season. A new water line was also added on the north path. We also had contributions made to purchase six apple trees that were planted on the north side of the plot in July. We would like to thank all our gardeners members and volunteers who have planted, tilled, cut grass, cut and cleared the old plant refuse, watered etc. Your help has been greatly appreciated. If you have any comments or suggestions you may contact Lisa Ellsworth at the church office or Barb Stone, Steve Grittman, Rainer Pensky Mary and Fred Patch or Myself, Jerry Aldrich

04/02/2023
Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 4, 6:30 pm We are sponsoring another evening with a Master Gardener. It will be a...
03/25/2017

Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 4, 6:30 pm We are sponsoring another evening with a Master Gardener. It will be a time to get all your garden questions answered before planting. See flyer for details.

09/23/2016

Final Garden Grant Event is almost here!! Preserving Your Harvest, Tuesday, September 27, 6pm-8pm. Be sure to RSVP, if you haven't already!

BASH @ BPC is tomorrow!! 9am-3pm at the Buffalo Presbyterian Church. Music throughout the day by various, wonderful performers. Buffalo Art Guild will be represented as well as a number of other arts and crafts vendors. Rain or Shine!! Hope to see you there!!

Final grant event coming Tuesday, September 27, 2016, 6pm-8pm. See flyer for details.
09/08/2016

Final grant event coming Tuesday, September 27, 2016, 6pm-8pm. See flyer for details.

The most recent grant event, Garden Fare - Let's Salsa, was a hit. A lot of great salsa was made by a lively bunch! Tak...
08/29/2016

The most recent grant event, Garden Fare - Let's Salsa, was a hit. A lot of great salsa was made by a lively bunch! Take a few minutes to watch the video of Chef Gary demonstrating making salsa. Great fun had by all!

08/11/2016

Buffalo Presbyterian Church is holding it's 2nd Annual BASH @ BPC, Saturday, September 24, 2016. Watch this 2 minute video to see what fun is in store for the day! See you there!

Next Grant event - Saturday, August 27, 1pm-3pm. See flyer for details.
08/05/2016

Next Grant event - Saturday, August 27, 1pm-3pm. See flyer for details.

Healthy Choices - garden grant event was another great evening. 38 of us gathered for a wonderful presentation by nutri...
08/01/2016

Healthy Choices - garden grant event was another great evening. 38 of us gathered for a wonderful presentation by nutritionist, Andrew Doherty followed by a delicious, healthy meal.
Mark your calendars for the next event, Saturday, August 27, 1pm - 3pm "Garden Fare - Let's Salsa" This will be a light lunch made of primarily garden produce followed by 'hands-on' salsa making led by a trained chef. More details coming....

Another garden grant event was a great success! On June 29, 28 of us gathered for an evening of dining and education fr...
07/04/2016

Another garden grant event was a great success! On June 29, 28 of us gathered for an evening of dining and education from the wonderful, Master Gardener, Rita McCooley. She shared many great tips and answered numerous questions asked. Some of her tips include:
1. Make sure the ground is moist before fertilizing. If ground is dry it can burn the plant roots.
2. If you see fungus on a leaf, pick off the leaf to keep from spreading.
3. Stay out of the garden if it is wet. Disease can spread on your clothes from the wet droplets.
4. Tomatoes need calcium. Minnesota has good calcium in the soil but if your soil is lacking you can purchase a calcium supplement.
5. Tomatoes need consistent watering. Keep soil moist 1" deep.
6. Add organic matter to clay soil to break it up.... and these were just a few things shared!!

There are more garden events coming. Our next is Wednesday, July 27. Watch for details soon.

07/03/2016

SAVE THE DATE..... WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016 6:00PM
"HEALTHY CHOICES" EVENT AT Buffalo Presbyterian Church. Event will include a presentation/demonstrations from a Nutritionist and a healthy meal (gauranteed to be delicious)! NO CHARGE!! Complete details coming soon!!!

Friendly reminder to friends and family..... Don't forget to let me know you're coming!! See you there.
06/20/2016

Friendly reminder to friends and family..... Don't forget to let me know you're coming!! See you there.

SAVE THE DATE..... Wednesday, June 29, 6:00pm - 8:00pm "AN EVENING WITH MASTER GARDENER RITA McCOOLEY
It's going to be a wonderful evening of education and conversation. ALL ARE WELCOME. No cost. See flyer for details and RSVP information. Please share with friends. See you there!

SAVE THE DATE..... Wednesday, June 29, 6:00pm - 8:00pm "AN EVENING WITH MASTER GARDENER RITA McCOOLEYIt's going to be a...
06/12/2016

SAVE THE DATE..... Wednesday, June 29, 6:00pm - 8:00pm "AN EVENING WITH MASTER GARDENER RITA McCOOLEY
It's going to be a wonderful evening of education and conversation. ALL ARE WELCOME. No cost. See flyer for details and RSVP information. Please share with friends. See you there!

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