Comments on: Ocean View Farms, a Community Garden and City Oasis

By: LisaNewton

LisaNewton — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:26:33 +0000

@ Sarah You took the words right out of my mouth……………:)

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:01:08 +0000

I’m also a fan of community gardens.

But I’m here to comment on your love of strawberry-rhubarb pie.

I, too, believe that strawberry-rhubarb pie — homemade and warm from the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream gently melting on top — is the best dessert EVER. It’s a lil’ slice of heaven.

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By: LisaNewton

LisaNewton — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:26:32 +0000

@ Diane C. Composting is great. OVF has several large “bins” they use to “age” their compost, and it’s free for all the members.

@ Lara I love flower gardens, too. Even though you can’t eat them, they can brighten up your day just with a quick look or a brief smell.

@ Patricia Oh, I love the idea of teens working with seniors. Putting the generations on the same project is a win/win situation. And I don’t see too much activities like that anymore.

I look forward to reading your blog post about gardening tomorrow…….:)

By: Patricia

Patricia — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:45:11 +0000

Oh your pictures are so lovely...Thank you. Our city is a great gardening community and our community gardens are a huge success with at risk teens providing bounty for the food bank...and getting lots of senior attention... I am writing about a new garden project here on bikingarchitect dot com tomorrow I wish I had your knack with photography - I just had to fit in with someone else's shots.. Patricia’s last blog post..Book Review: Everything Bad is Good For You ~ Steven Johnson

By: Lara

Lara — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:33:10 +0000

I absolutely love community gardens. A common purpose but so many different styles and techniques for achieving it. My Grandfather had a huge garden at his house in San Juan Capistrano, so my memories are of things like avocados and oranges, but my favorite things he grew were flowers. Especially gladiolas... Lara’s last blog post..Hair

By: Diane C.

Diane C. — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:21:35 +0000

I love this post and all the garden pictures. If I didn't have a yard to plant in, I would look for a local community garden. My mother- in-law in Wis. has a huge garden and also makes yummy rhubarb strawberry pie. I'm really into composting. I have only a tiny yard, but I have four compost piles "cooking." Diane C.’s last blog post..Sunset Run

By: LisaNewton

LisaNewton — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:13:39 +0000

@ Betsy Wuebker Thank you. I had no idea Barbara would do something so great. With the combination of veggie boy and flower girl, your garden must be both beautiful and delicious. I was born and raised in Ohio, so I know a little about shorter growing seasons. When I was young, my mother used to make canning and preserving a family affair. We’d all be gathered around the dining table, peeling tomatoes or peaches, then storing it all in the basement. Being a kid, I didn’t really enjoy it at the time, but it sure was great being able to have homemade strawberry jam all year round.

@ FrugalNYC Thank you. NYC must have a thriving community garden program. I look forward to seeing your updates and photos……………:)

By: FrugalNYC

FrugalNYC — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:01:17 +0000

Hi Lisa, Wow, your blog is such a great combination of your writing, research of your subject and photos. I will have to keep all that in my when I do more work on my blogs. I wrote a post on community gardens a while back in my FrugalNYC blog. This post reminded me of that and I may have to head back and grab some photos and do a followup soon. Thanks for the inspiration! FrugalNYC’s last blog post..Frugal Is Back

By: Betsy Wuebker

Betsy Wuebker — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:48:13 +0000

Hi Lisa - Congratulations on NBOTW at Barbara's site! I love this post. My husband and I are both gardeners - he's veggie boy and I'm flower girl. There is a strong community garden movement in the Twin Cities where we live, and the Farmers Markets are thriving. Minnesota climate can't rival California's for production - our growing season is so limited we have to make the most of it, and we don't take it for granted. But, we do a lot of canning and preserving so we can enjoy what we've labored over year 'round! Loved the photos and the story! Betsy Wuebker’s last blog post..TRIGGERING THE LOVE OF TRAVEL

By: LisaNewton

LisaNewton — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:09:48 +0000

@ Lisa’s Chaos I didn’t know there were so many community gardens until I did the research for this post. You might be surprised to see if there are any in your area. Chipmucks? I used to have deer in my garden, but never chipmucks. Do they eat everything and anything?

@ David Thank you so much. Consider yourself signed up…………:)

By: David

David — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:53:34 +0000

Lisa, the way you cover your stories and subject matter, makes your point of view, impossible to not get excited about your topics. Sign me up! I want to grow!

By: Lisa's Chaos

Lisa's Chaos — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:29:42 +0000

I would love to be part of a community garden! There aren’t any around here and I was amazed to here that you have more than 70 there! Wow! I planted some tomatoes last year, not sure that I will theis year, I had to fight the chipmunks way too much for the maters.

Lisa’s Chaos’s last blog post..Sandhills announce spring

By: LisaNewton

LisaNewton — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:38:09 +0000

@ Lance Years ago, when I had a backyard garden, I tried rhubarb, too, with limited success. Tomatoes and green peppers worked the best. Because I only just discovered this garden, I don’t have a plot there. It’s my understanding that they have a waiting list of people, so it might be a while before I can get one. I bet your Mom’s dessert is very delicious.

By: Lance

Lance — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:19:25 +0000

Hi Lisa, I love the garden pictures. We "try" to grow a garden each year. Tomatoes are about the only thing we are semi-successful with (I should have been at the seminar!!). And rhubarb - my mom makes a rhubarb dessert that is the best. A few years ago, my parents brought down some rhubarb to replant at our house - my dad swore the stuff can grow anywhere. We proved him wrong! It never did grow! So, now I just wait from my mom to bring us a pan of her dessert! Maybe I missed it, do you have a garden here at OVF? Lance’s last blog post..Sunday Thought For The Day