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LAST CHANCE for Raffle Tickets TODAY 5-8PM at Pamplemousse |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 14:44 |
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Over the past few days, we have been reminded of the generosity of so many Salem businesses! Twelve fabulous raffleitems have been donated to the garden. We will have a table set up outside of Pamplemousse again TODAY with raffle tickets for sale. Raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. You will be able to put your tickets toward specific items. The prize drawing will be at 8:45PM TODAY. Winners who are not present at the fundraiser will be contacted the next day to pick up their prize.
Here's what has been donated:
Thomson's Garden Center & Landscaping at 61 Jefferson Avenue: A Beckett Flower Bed Fountain
(retail value $169)
Body & Soul Massage & Wellness Center at 60 Washington Street: 45 minute massage (retail value $60)
Winter Island Park: One resident tent camp site for two nights (retail value $54)
Artemesia Botanicals at 102 Wharf Street: An Eco Azrak Art bag and three skirts (retail value $79.85)
Rouge Cosmetics at 322 Derby Street: One makeup lesson or application (retail value $75)
Harbor Sweets at 85 Leavitt Street: Two 36 piece Sweet Sloop Boxes (retail value $53)
CinemaSalem at One East India Square: Four admissions passes (retail value $28)
The Trolley Depot at 191 Essex Street: The Map of True Places by Brunonia Barry (retail value $25.99)
Roost/The Beehive at 38-40 Front Street: a gift certificate (retail value $25)
Maggi Smith-Dalton, Salem Author: A signed copy of Stories & Shadows from Salem's Past by Maggi Smith-Dalton
(retail value $19.99)
Coven at 281 Essex Street: Two $10 gift certificates (retail value $20)
Thank you to all of these generous businesses! |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 August 2010 10:31 |
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Fundraiser on August 31st! |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 23 August 2010 22:01 |
Celebrate the Harvest!
... an evening of garden-fresh treats, wine, and raffles to benefit Salem Community Gardens
August 31st 7PM - 9PM
Hosted by: Pamplemousse, 185 Essex Street, Salem
Thanks to Gulu Gulu and 62 on Wharf for the food, Front Street Cafe for the door prizes,
and all the businesses who daonate raffle prizes - you are awesome!
Advance tickets available at Pamplemousse and Crunchy Granola Baby
Tickets also available at the door - space is limited.
Suggested Donation $20
Click here for a flyer.

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 August 2010 10:35 |
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Thanks for Your Pantry Donations |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 23 August 2010 23:07 |
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Thanks to all of you who have donated produce to Saint Joseph's Pantry so far this year. We've delivered at least
four big trugs full every Thursday for the better part of the summer. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!

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Last Updated on Monday, 23 August 2010 23:24 |
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Busy Year for the Community Share Plot |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 23 August 2010 23:48 |
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Just outside of the Palmer Cove Community Garden, SCG maintain a “Community Share Plot” with vegetables, herbs,
and berries for those in the neighborhood to harvest. This year, neighbors have enjoyed a bountiful crop -
cabbage, kohlrabi, basil, chives, oregano, scallions, spinach, a variety of peppers and tomatoes, eight ball zucchini,
raspberries, green beans, edamame, and more.
 
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 August 2010 22:13 |
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Fighting Slugs Organically! |
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Written by Lisa Spence
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Sunday, 13 June 2010 13:55 |
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Slugs can eat a LOT of greenery in an evening. There are Mack Park gardeners which have lost entire crops of beans and lettuce this season. While slugs may not be the only culprits, they should definitely be on your list of likely suspects when your plants are being eaten!
Many gardeners have heard of the drunken slug trap - a bowl placed in the garden. It's filled with beer each evening and filled with pickled slugs each morning. Well, it turns out there are a few more approaches to slug control. They fall into three main categories - lure, repel, and/or kill. Lure with beer, bait, or a nice place to hide; repel with copper, diatomaceous earth, or coffee; kill with ducks, rove beetles, or toads. Clearly not all solutions are viable in a community garden. But to learn more, here are three reads filled with great tips and information! 1. "Thirteen Ways to Stop Slugs" by Mike McGrath of the You Bet Your Garden Show on WHYY in Philidelphia. 2. I also liked this quick read on Eartheasy.com: "Natural Slug Control". 3. And to complete your slug studies, check out this more scholarly read from the University of Minnesota's Sustainable Urban Landscaping Information Series. But please note that the chemical slug controls described can not be used at a Salem Community Garden.
If you find something that works, let your fellow gardeners know. Join the discussion forum group, "Salem Slugs". |
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Last Updated on Monday, 14 June 2010 17:19 |
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