Mackenzie's final intern presentation

Mackenzie will be giving a short power-point presentation at 4:45pm about her internship and independent project. Snacks, drinks and merriment to follow. Please bring something to share!

August 17th is her last day at work- let's send her off with lots of good wishes!

June: sun, fog and rain?

How are we halfway through June already?! Summer is zipping by and we've been spending a lot of time watering. The soil tends to get very dry and you may need to encourage the water to soak in by mixing it up a bit while you water.

Join us for a special event in August- a pickle making party! 
Wednesday, August 10, 6-8pm. Find more details and RSVP here










Other upcoming activities in the gardens are a group from Outward Bound at the Portola Garden on Friday June 24 to help rehab the boxes affected by kikuyu grass, and YMCA summer camp groups visiting the Ft. Scott Garden for garden-based outdoor education on July 22.


We hosted a group from Salesforce at the Ft. Scott Garden on June 7- they were a big help building a new compost pile and getting a lot of weeding done around the garden.

Here are some nice looking summer squash- they've been producing well. I tried a new recipe for squash pesto- roast chunks of squash and puree with basil, spinach, garlic, salt and olive oil. A wonderful vegetable based dip for crackers or raw squash rounds! Our nursery volunteers loved it :)

Upcoming Garden Dates

6/20 SBB, 5-7pm 
6/21 West Washington, 10am-noon- plot checks
6/23 Ft. Scott- Summer Solstice Pizza Potluck Happy Hour- all invited RSVP here
6/24 SBB, 2-4pm- plot checks
6/27 MacArthur, 5-7pm *MULCH PARTY*

6/30 Ft. Scott, 10am-noon- plot checks

7/5  Baker Beach, 1:30-3:30pm- plot checks

7/6  Portola, 5-7pm

7/11 MacArthur, 10am-noon- plot checks

7/11 Baker Beach 1&2, 5-7pm

7/15 Portola, 10am-noon- plot checks

7/18 West Washington, 5-7pm

7/20 West Washington, 10am-noon, plot checks

7/25 SBB, 10am-noon- plot checks

7/25 Baker Beach 3&4, 5-7pm

almost June garden dates

Don't forget that today from 3:30-6pm we'll be at the really amazing Presidio Native Plant Nursery hosting a volunteer event for all community garden members. All those pots that were filled with veggie seedlings and we always ask for you to return?... They live at the nursery and need to be washed so we can reuse them for the next growing season. We'll also have some seeds to sow and be giving tours of Mackenzie's lovely urban garden and of the native plant nursery. Please stop by even if you can't come for the full time- we'll have garden snacks out including a fava bean spread with basil and lemon, summer squash and garden peas. Parking available at the nursery site- RSVP here for directions
Hope to see you!

The blog calendar is updated- here's when we'll be at your garden this month:

6/2  Ft. Scott, 10-12pm- plot checks
6/3  Baker Beach 2-4pm- plot checks
       BBA1: 2-2:30pm
       BBA2: 2:30-3pm
       BBA3: 3-:30pm
       BBA4: 3:30-4pm
6/6 West Washington, 5-7pm
6/10 MacArthur, 2-4pm- plot checks
6/20 SBB, 5-7pm 
6/21 West Washington, 10-12pm- plot checks
6/23 Ft. Scott Garden- Summer Solstice Pizza Potluck Happy Hour- all invited RSVP here
6/24 SBB, 2-4pm- plot checks
6/27 MacArthur, 5-7pm

Enjoy the holiday weekend and don't forget to water! If you are planning a trip this summer and don't have anyone to water for you, feel free to email me and ask for introductions to your fellow garden members.

Click to see some photos from around the gardens: