On Feb. 21st, our usual contractor, Arborpolitan, took down the Pharm’s beloved plum tree. Over the years, all have enjoyed its luxurious white blooms, and many gardeners have found respite and bulit friendships under its canopy. The tree succumbed to disease, but Arborpolitan left the garden with some beautiful pieces to remember it by. Longtime member Kayla shared a rendering of the tree posted here.
We’re close to ushering in our 27th season of community gardening at Prospect Heights Community Farm! We meet monthly at the garden from April to November (with one virtual meeting to escape the heat in August).
Please note the dates below.
Sunday, April 27 at 12 pm
Saturday, May 17 at 12 pm
Sunday, June 22 at 12 pm
Wednesday, July 16 at 6 pm (potluck)
Tuesday, August 12 at 6 pm (virtual)
Sunday, September 14 at 12 pm
Saturday, October 4 at 12 pm
Saturday, November 8 at 12 pm
Are you interested in joining the garden? You’ll need to attend a full meeting and orientation afterward, and pay dues. Find out more information here.
Members took shifts to clear the side walk and snap some gorgeous photos of snow blanketing the pharm, a week before our annual meeting on March 1 to kick off the next season. Hard to believe that spring is around the corner!
Colin and his colleague, John, of Big Reuse came to Prospect Heights Community Farm with their truck and all their supplies and, with the assistance of garden members Kimbirly and Mickey, installed our two new metal compost bins!
Preparing the way: Isaac and Mickey moved wooden Bins 1 and 2 to make room for the new metal bins., and moved some of the concrete blocks that served as the base for these bins.
Colin (left) and John (right) of Big Reuse calculated the footprint for the gravel, pavers and bins which would lie on top of the soil.
Kimbirly with one of the partially constructed bins. The metal sides, back and base were clamped together with pop rivets. Colin had an electric drill with a special adapter to apply the rivets.
Colin and John took extra care to level and compact the gravel (and the soil beneath) with our hand tamper.
Applying the concrete pavers.
The completed bins with the three removable doors in front and the cover on top. Congratulations! Meet our beautiful twins! Altogether, the delivery – er, installation, took about 4 hours (According to Colin and John, neither the longest nor the quickest installation job they’ve had).
The 2025 Pumpkin Smash Potato Bake Bash is on November 1 from 12-4pm. Stop by with your Jack-O-Lanterns, and enjoy some baked potatoes, hot cider, and baked goods!
Bring your (or your neighbors’) leaves to Prospect Heights Community Farm! The leaf drop-off dates extend across five Sundays from 11/2 to 12/7 during compost shift hours (12-2pm). We will extend the drop-off period if needed.
PHCF members hosted a srub (drinking vinegar)-making evening Sept. 12th where all who attended started shrubs from fruit, herbs and sugar with pointers from garden Coordinator Laura and Selina who also supplied ingredients and samples. A note from Laura: A very special shoutout to Selina for conceiving of the event and bringing us all together for a perfect garden evening. For those of you who attended and waled away with fruit puree and want to finish making your drinking vinegar/shrub, here are some instructions. For the more Serious among you, here’s a recipe from Serious Eats.
Garden member Sofia is planning a series of fiber and plant-based color/natural dye workshops. Join to learn more about plants, how to use them to make dyes, and make your own floral prints! Dates and times for workshops below:
9/28 Sunday 12pm-2pm
10/4 Saturday 10am – 12pm
11/1 Saturday Flora Printing and twining at the annual Pumpkin Smash
Here are some photos from previous workshops, where garden members transferred color from the petals of a yellow cosmos and coreopsis flowers.
Thanks to the Parks Department, our garden received a huge pile of wood chips. A small but determined group of gardeners put them in place. Now, we have beautiful new paths throughout the garden!
Thank you to Joey, Catherine, Penelope and Gail.
A pop-up Labor Day potluck with all kinds of delights: a gorgeous hazelnut and pear cake, grilled hotdogs, burgers, and a zucchini galette!
Thank you all for attending!
Great progress was made on the shed organizing project this weekend! Claire L and her intrepid group emptied and inventoried the shed, discarded some items and organized the rest. What a difference. Stay tuned for the next phase of the shed project — shelving, labels and more.
