This Saturday, August 4th is our monthly crop swap and potluck – including a round-table discussion on summer pruning for fruit trees (see flyer below). Don’t forget that this is also an opportunity to bring additional surplus produce for Backyard Bounty to collect for the Food Bank.

We’ll be there from 9am onwards trying to clear some of the huge new pile of wood chips out of the entranceway so that everyone can get into the garden!!

There should also be more ripe fruit ready to pick for the Food Bank.

 

Garden Calendar:

Saturdays     – Volunteer work-party {9am-12noon}

August 4       – Crop Swap: Garden Exchange & Potluck {12am-1pm}

                     – TIPS ON SUMMER PRUNING YOUR FRUIT TREES AND SHRUBS! {FREE: starts @ 10:30am}

October 6      – Plant Sale Fundraiser {10am-12noon}

 

Don’t miss out – join us in the garden this Saturday morning.

 

Kind regards,

Hugh

 

Hugh Kelly
---
President
Mesa Harmony Garden

a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation

 

Task list

 

Machine generated alternative text:
 
CALIFORNIA RARE FRUIT GROWERS 
 
Santa Barbara/Ventura chapter  
presents...
 
  
TIPS ON SUMMER PRUNING 
 
YOUR FRUIT TREES AND SHRUBS!
  
 
Plus Crop Swap, Plant Exchange 
and Potluck 
J
 
 
 
 
WHEN:
 Saturday, August 4, 10:30am – 12:30pm
 (socializing 
starts at 10:00!) 
(Note: this event was supposed to 
be in July but was cancelled due to heat)
 
WHERE:
 Mesa Harmony Garden,
 1740 Cliff Drive, Santa 
Barbara, CA (corner of Dolores and Meigs).
 
WHAT: 
Practical tips
 on how 
summer pruning
 can limit size of 
plants plus encourage production.
 
WHO:
 CRFG members with a lot of experience taking care of fruit 
trees in our area. That includes YOU!
 
  
FEE: 
Free for all.
  
  
DIRECTIONS:
  This 2/3 acre food forest/orchard is in the Mesa 
neighborhood, on the corner of Dolores Drive and Meigs Road. 
Take the Carrillo exit from the 101, or turn onto Meigs Road from 
Cliff Drive.  Please park on the street outside the garden. 
 
 
 
PLEASE BRING:
 
 
A folding garden chair or stool, water, sunhat, 
casual clothes, sunscreen -- whatever you need to be 
comfortable. 
If you have any fruit, refreshments or plants/seeds to 
share, those are welcome too!
 
 
 
CONTACT:
 
For more information contact our chapter chair Larry 
Saltzman at
 saltzmanforest@gmail.com 
or (805) 451-4168. 
 
 
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