Tuesday, July 31, 2012

PVC Gardens at Pine Valley Days


We were thrilled to join in the rotation with the "regulars" of the Pine Valley Community Gardens at the Pine Valley Days booth. Timothy had helped with set up (and later with take down) earlier in the morning, but after the always-delightful parade, Timothy and I headed to the booth to do our stint from 10:00 AM-noon.


Timothy had been up past midnight baking oatmeal-craisin cookies, and then remained up working until nearly dawn on the "Pine Valley Community Gardens" sign that graced the back of the booth.


The cups of fresh fruit salad sold out before noon, and the oatmeal-craisin cookies were done soon after. Other delicious baked goods, including delicious gluten-free cupcakes, were very popular.


But the big attention-grabber was the Garden Cookbook, a lovely group effort, but the book was brought into print by the special efforts of Gail, Karen, and Judith.


Along with fruit, baked goods, and the cookbook, Gail's father was offering his incredible redwood garden benches/picnic tables, with all proceeds going to the Community Gardens.


So it was a very profitable day for Pine Valley Community Gardens, a day to make ourselves better known to the community and to bring in the funds that allow us to purchase seeds, put in new beds, and continue growing community spirit as well as delicious organic vegetables.