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Happy Friday everyone!! The end of the month is around the corner, and I can’t believe how quickly it’s gone! Fall is a busy harvesting time for us, and it’s such a great time to be in the garden. This week we harvested 28lbs 8.8oz of fresh produce to donate to the Food Bank! We also donated some veggies to our friends over at Multifaith, for the first Belonging Dinner of the school year! We had a board meeting on Tuesday and voted in a new board member! If you’re looking for a way to get more involved in the work that the garden does, becoming a member of our board is awesome! We have meetings every second Tuesday afternoon where we chat about what’s going on with the garden and make decisions together. Board members also work on special projects, work with staff on various events and garden tasks, and help to make the ccg the best it can be! If you’re interested, you’re welcome to pop by a board meeting anytime!   On Wednesday we were tabling at the UVSS Night Market, which was super fun!! There were so many awesome vendors (we had to stop walking around because there was too much cool stuff to buy!), the live music was great, and we loved chatting with folks in a more casual environment! We shared some of the events that are coming up, and reminded everyone of the Sundew submission deadline at the end of the month! Speaking of Sundew, that deadline is coming up soon! If you’re interested in submitting any work to the 3rd issue, which will come out in November, send ‘em our way by Monday! You can check the submission info here. Thursday was a busy day, with lots of meetings and progress being made on some projects! Our hiring panel met to chat about the applications we received for our two work study positions, and we’ve got interviews coming up next week! We also chatted with our pal Sona, who’s writing a piece about the ccg for HerCampus UVic - keep an eye on our socials for that in the coming month or so! Finally, we got together with our Accessible Bed team to discuss details for our upcoming build - we’ve just about finalized the materials and the last considerations (drainage, height, etc.) and we are SO excited to get started on the last part of this project that’s been in the works since the Spring! If you’re interested in helping out with building the bed, shoot me an email at [email protected] to be kept in the loop :)  We also represented our journal, Sundew, at This Side of West’s open mic on Thursday night! We had so much fun, and the event was so sweet! Our Assistant Coordinator, Juls, snapped some pictures that I’ll share here because they capture the ~vibes~ (you know, a picture is worth a thousand words :p). Today we held our weekly Friday volunteer work party, and had a great time soaking up the sun with everyone! Volunteers helped out with weeding, fertilizing, and sewing seeds, and picked veggies to harvest at the end. It was such a gorgeous day to hang out in the garden! Coming up next week, we’ve got our beekeeping workshop with Barry the Beekeeper on Wednesday, October 2nd at 2pm! Join us in the garden to learn about bees, what it’s like to be a beekeeper, and even try some yummy honey! Barry will have jars available for purchase as well, if anyone is interested :)  And finally, the one we’ve all been waiting for: our annual Harvest Party is happening next Friday, October 4th! From 3pm - sundown folks are invited to join us in the garden to celebrate the new season! We’ll have pumpkin carving, seed saving, painting, games, and even zucchini racing! This is a potluck-style event, so we’re asking everyone to bring something to share (but if you can’t or can only bring a little bit, that’s okay!). We’d also recommend bringing containers/plates/bowls and utensils so that you can partake! Maybe a cup/mug as well, as there’s often drinks to share and we’ll have tea available. If you have any questions or are interested in getting involved, feel free to reach out to us via email or on Instagram.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I hope to see some of you next week at one of our events!!
Happy gardening, Jessi
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