THANKS
Thanks to Maria and Earle for, once again, collating the bulk order. Also we appreciate Linda McKeown for hosting the winter pot luck. Many thanks to Peter and Cindy for doing the newsletter.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dues are payable for 2007 – only $5.00! Please mail to:
Cape Cod Organic Gardeners
PO Box Box 262
Cummaquid, MA 02637
GOOD TO GROW!
Editor Peter Olotka is working on “Good To Grow!“, a new program for the Association of Children’s Museums in Washington, DC which has a membership of 300 museums nationwide. One aspect of the program is to assist Children’s Museums with developing gardens to help children get connected to healthy food at its source. The Cape Cod Childerns Museum in Mashpee participates in the Little Sprouts program at the Coonamesset Farm in Falmouth. It’s not organic, but it’s a start.
COUNTRY GARDEN ORGANICS
Country Garden at 380 W. Main Street in Hyannis has announced that is has five staff members who are newly accredited NOFA landscape specialists. Country Garden is offering a new membership program called CG Organics which provides discounts to Country Garden Organics Members. Cost is $10. COUNTRY GARDEN Website www.countrygarden.com.
CCOG NEWSLETTR ONLINE
Cape Cod Organic Gardeners is now online. You can add comments, suggestions and links at the CCOG website. To read the CCOC newsletter on the web go to http://ccog.wordpress.com/
Save a tree! To get the newsletter online via email instead of paper mail, email polotka@cape.com
GREEN TIPS
Winter reading – We would like to recommend a book “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” by Michael Pollan. It is about eating according to traditional food culture, buying foods grown close to home, growing your own, and increasing your variety, omitting processed foods. He advises -Don’t eat anything your great-great grandmaother wouldn’t recognize as food.
Email your “Green Tips” to polotka@cape.com or post online at http://www.ccog.wordpress.com or send to Peter Olotka, 56 Richard’s Ln, Centerville, MA 02632
Cape Cod Organic Gardeners
PO Box 464
Cummaquid, Ma 02637
CALENDAR
March 10 – Saturday 2:00-4:00 PM
First Bulk Order Pick Up for members who ordered soil amendments etc. At the Kelly Barn, Cummaquid. (From Rt 6A go up Marston Ln. Turn in at #66) 508 362-8136.
March 15 – Thursday 7:00PM
CCOG Meeting at the Wheldon Library. Rt 149 W. Barnstable.
Dave Dewitt will be our speaker. Dave is an experienced organic farmer and will speak on starting our gardens. He will also talk about Rock Spray Nursery which is owned by his family.
March 17 – Saturday 10:00-12:00 PM
Seed Starting Workshop at Kelly Barn. Please call Jean to register. 508 362-8136.
April 14 – Saturday – 2:00-4:00 PM
Second Bulk Order Pick Up for members who ordered seed potatoes, onion and shallot sets. Again, at the Kelly Barn.
April 19 – Thursday – 7:00 PM
CCOG Meeting at the Wheldon Library. Rt 149 W. Barnstable Our member, Patsy Hardie will share with us information on growing and using herbs. She has studied with Rosemary Gladspar in Vermont and has grown and used herbs for over 30 years.
May 5 – Saturday – 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Annual Plant Sale at Kelly Farm stand on Rt 6A, Cummaquid
Drop off your seedlings, perennials and herbs on Friday, May 4, 3:00 – 6:00 PM. Please mark container with masking tape, naming the variety and if open pollinated. Leave room for us to price. Call 508 362-8136 if you can help on Friday or Saturday.
May 17 – Thursday – 7:00 PM
CCOG Meeting at the Wheldon Library, Rt 149, W. Barnstable
Seed saving and/or video of keynote speaker (Sister Macgillis) of NOFA Summer Conference. Her topic of “Seeing a flourishing planet, where we choose to restore and heal what we have poisoned and violated
