[Southern California Permaculture] [MHG] The year in pictures

[robert & donna moore]

Looks like a very wonderful and successful year full of learning and sharing.  Gratitude to all who participated!
Best,
Donna Moore
Master Gardener

> On Dec 23, 2016, at 12:57 PM, Hugh Kelly <hkelly at talk21.com> wrote:
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> Reminder: There is NO work-party this Saturday December 24th!!
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> I’d like to thank everyone who contributed to our work at Mesa Harmony Garden this past year, and wish you all a very happy, joyful, and peaceful holiday season and year ahead in 2017.
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> Here’s some of the activity that went into getting 100s of lbs of fruit flowing from trees to Food Bank…
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> January: Master Gardeners (Lynne, Tim, Joan and Vicki) helped with our winter planting program of 15 new fruit trees: strawberry guavas, fuju persimmons, and ambrosia pomegranates.
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> February: Volunteers from local company Rightscale helped plant 26 rose bushes around the outside perimeter of the garden.
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> March: Board member Fred Owens investigates the depths of the overgrown mallow (now is the time of year to get them before they get this big!!!)
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> April: Larry Saltzman and Fred Hunter lead our annual workshop on Backyard Food Forests.
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> May: Master Gardeners Joan Calder and Tim Milham lead a workshop on tool care.
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> June: Board members Larry Saltzman and Hugh Kelly plant a white sapote tree with a commemorative plaque dedicated to Fr. Ludo on his retirement.
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> July: A mysterious stranger donates 15 dragonfruit plants to the garden, and explains how to get the best results from growing them (this one is in flower).
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> August: The Garden has a booth at the annual Mesa Fest – volunteer Lynne Klinkenberg talks to a potential volunteer.
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> September: Hugh, Fred, Jim and Vicki in front of the new screen they erected to hide the shed from the parking lot.
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> October: Attendees at our workshop to plan out the new demonstration bed of perennial vegetables came up with these ideas for planting.
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> November: Over 40 people attended the California Rare Fruit Growers workshop on the best bareroot fruit trees to plant this winter.
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> December: A lovely bunch of bananas hanging in the shed, waiting to be delivered to the FoodBank.
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> Let’s make 2017 the year of the garden – come and volunteer one Saturday morning soon, and get in the picture!
> Hope to see you there soon,
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> Hugh
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> Hugh Kelly
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> Mesa Harmony Garden <http://www.mesaharmonygarden.org/>
> a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation
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