Ways To Have A Green Christmas

Every year at Christmas, the earth gives to us.
The forests provide us with trees, wreaths, and holly, and those same forests, along with the very crust of the earth we walk on, give us the raw materials for the goods we give to each other as gifts.   Its animals and plants give us the… »

When The Robins Return

The shredding is done for the year. We did try, but thanks to the wet fall and delays in getting the equipment, we have decided to pack it in. This is not a defeat. This is but a strategic withdrawal. We shall return, renewed, reinvigorated, up for the challenge. There will… »

Chomping at the Bit

Dear Gardeners and Volunteers,
For those of you chomping at the bit to get back to work, good news. Grow Regina has finally reached the top of the list and will be getting the shredding machine Monday morning. Our volunteer crews have gathered all organic waste material, piled it neatly on the east… »

Many Hands Make Light Work

To all our volunteers for these past two days, thank you for a job well done.   With what is left, we should be able to finish it all off tomorrow (Thursday.)  That means you all get a well deserved long weekend off.  No need to call you back for Friday or Saturday.
All that is left… »

Fun in the Sun

Dear Gardeners and Volunteers,
Today (Tuesday) was a great day to be out in the garden. We took full advantage of the extremely rare November day to get started with moving the organic waste material. It was not easy work, as the ground is still quite wet and the piles equally on… »

Call For Help

Greetings All,
Another late message for those that can make it out.
When this season is over and we have time to reflect, we shall come up with a plan on dealing with the organic waste from our gardens and how to prepare it for composting. Our biggest obstacle this year has been the weather… »

Have You Cast Your Vote Today?

Grow Regina needs your vote to win the Aviva Community Fund competition for up to $10,000 towards Creating an Accessible Garden. Please cast your vote daily until the end of Round 3 (we have until November 29th to qualify for the Semi-Finals).
Click here for more details about our idea.
How long is the competition?
Ideas will compete… »

Welcome & Farewell

On behalf of the 2009 Board Members, I would like to wish everyone health and happiness until we meet again in 2010.
(Photo above Left to Right -  Back Row): Ryan Emmons, Karl Mueller, Karen Watkins, Bob Wuschenny, John Fagan, Patti Walker, Mike Ligtermoet (Front Row L-R:) Louise Arndt, Gene Lauman, Harold Fenske  (Missing: Norm Silzer)
Congratulations… »

Work for Volunteers

State of the gardens
Dear Gardeners,
We have managed to get much of the fall cleanup completed. It has been a bit muddy, but we managed. Thanks to all that came out and helped. We still need help with the shredding of all the organic waste from the garden. We started today -… »

Call for Volunteers

RE:   FALL YARA-GRCG GENERAL CLEANUP
Dear Gardeners,
Weather wise, we have not had a great year. Never the less, we had a great year in the gardens and now we have to clean up and put away the garden for the coming winter. Lately, the weather has not been the least bit cooperative… »

Fall Clean Up Deadline Extended

Grow Regina has extended the Fall Clean Up Deadline to October 22, 2009.
The Weather Network 14-Day Trend forecast says that sunshine is coming back! Hopefully, this will give everyone the time to harvest their crops and finish the Fall Clean Up (please review the YARA-GRCG Garden Guidelines). Please note the City of Regina will be… »

Rototilling Services

A local group has come forward to provide Rototilling Services to Grow Regina members at YARA-GRCG to raise funds for a “Mission of Leadership Training“.
Starting at $20.00 per 10′x10′ garden plot*

$35 per 10′x20′ garden plot
$60 per 20′x20′ garden plot
$80 per 20′x30′ garden plot

*To offer this low price it is necessary to coordinate… »

Plant a Row - Grow a Row Harvest

Grow Regina has made arrangements with the Food Bank to send a driver to pickup produce at YARA-GRCG on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, based on demand. You are welcome to use the green crates against the garden shed on the south side of the garden.
The final vegetable harvest collection day at YARA-GRCG is on September… »

The Incurable Optimist

The moment gardeners put their first seeds in the ground, a transformation happens. People who were never concerned much with the weather aside from special occasions and summer weekends find themselves checking the weather every evening. They start looking up at the sky, watching the growing cumulus clouds and wondering if there will be an… »

Be a Good Neighbour

On Sunday, August 23 at 1:00 pm volunteers met near the St. Mark’s garden shed to coordinate another ‘weeding party’. With the recent rains, the weeds have grown vigorously on the paths and around the garden. Volunteers once again fought the battle against the invasion of weeds in the Food Bank plots and on the… »

Weed Control

On Sunday, August 2, several dedicated volunteers spent their afternoon battling the war on weeds in the pathways at YARA-Grow Regina Community Garden.
This was a group effort to help control the weeds in the 20 foot and 5 foot pathways; however, this goal will not be achieved without the constant and ongoing attention of each… »

Weeds Common to YARA-GRCG

We may have heard the advice jokingly given by parents to children who are pulling garden weeds for the first time: if it looks healthy and it’s growing vigorously, pull it out. But there is some truth in this; at least a few of us have probably looked over our gardens at some… »