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It’s almost December and I can’t believe it! November has been a super busy month at the CCG - it went by quickly but when I think about it, we were able to fit so many things in! From events, to special projects, to so much winter prep. in the garden and in the office. We’ve been working hard and working as a team, working together to make things happen and leaning on each other when we need support. I think that’s probably a big factor in how we’ve been able to do so many different things this month, so today I’m going to recap some of our team’s work from this month! One of my favourite things we started doing this month is our pop-up giveaways! If you haven’t seen, we’ve been doing once a week pop-ups around campus (mostly outside of the SUB), where we’ve been giving away free veggies, flowers, seeds, and stickers from the CCG. This has been such a great team effort, where every week staff and board members agree on a day where some folks are available to help with harvesting in the morning, and some are available to table during the day to give the harvest away. For last week’s blog, I spotlighted this project (in case you want to read more about it!). We haven’t decided on a day for this week yet, but check our Instagram to keep up to date :) We also released our newest edition of Sundew (the garden journal)! This is our third edition and we are so happy with how this project has been going. Sundew is a great example of how teamwork really does make things happen here; from the submissions to the collaging, Sundew is a collective effort (led by our lovely Assistant Coordinator, Juls!). The third edition is now available for a sliding scale price of $2-10, if you’d like to buy a copy you can send us a message on Instagram or email Juls at [email protected]. They’re also available for purchase at Subtext for $10! Then, of course, there’s the accessible bed building that’s been going on this month! This whole project would not be possible without the work of so many different folks, from the original decision to remove the old (in)accessible bed, to the creation of a new design (because we couldn’t find any design plans for what we were looking for!), and finally the actual building, it’s been such an incredible journey full of learning. If it weren’t for the effort of everyone involved, this project would be nowhere near where it is now, and it’s so awesome to see what we can do together<3 In the garden, this month has been focused on getting ready for winter! We’ve been harvesting as much as we can, mulching around the hardy plants (like leafy greens and leeks) that are overwintering (tucking them into their mulch beds, as Kate says :p), pruning, tidying, making little structures (like a cover for the sink by the composting toilet), and all the other things that need to be done! The in-garden things are less talked about on the blog (mostly because I’m not usually the one doing them!) but they’re, of course, a huge chunk of where our staff’s time goes! This month we also held our Semi-Annual General Meeting (SAGM), two tea-making workshops with the Society for Students with a Disability, a quick-pickling workshop, and five work parties! It’s been so awesome to see our community grow as we meet more folks who are interested in being part of the CCG, whether it’s volunteering with us, coming to our workshops, or coming by the pop-ups to get some free food! Looking forward, we’ve got some more exciting things coming up for December. We’ll be accepting submissions for Sundew Issue 4 (our first themed issue - keep an eye on our Instagram for the theme reveal!), as well as for a new project, the first-ever CCG winter mixtape! We’ll be continuing to hold work parties on Friday afternoons between 2-4pm, having a few more pop-ups (total number will depend on our capacity around exams), and finishing up with building the accessible bed! We’ll be taking a little break over the holidays, and then will be back in January with more workshops, events, and projects :)  That’s it from me for this week, I hope everyone has a wonderful start of December!
Happy gardening, Jessi
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