November, 2016
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Dear
  
November is traditionally a time of thanks and as I reflect on the past year it's easy to be grateful for all the wonderful people who make this farm a great place to be. From the Community Gardeners who are so generous with their time and energy, to the big hearted Adopt-a-Plot participants who toil in the sun and rain so others less fortunate can have fresh organic produce, to all the Eagle Scouts who build projects to benefit the farm and of course, our farm partners, 47th Avenue Farm, the Friends of Luscher Farm and The Friends of Rogerson Clematis Garden who add so much to the vibrancy of Luscher Farm. I am also very appreciative of our tireless parks maintenance crew who work behind the scenes and out of the spotlight to keep things working and looking good out here. Keeping the farm going is truly a team effort!

 

In gratitude,

Dawn Grunwald
Farm Coordinator
 Community Gardens
Registration for 2017 is underway.  If for some reason you did not receive the registration e-mail please contact me. Payment is due December1st.  It will be difficult to keep your plot if this deadline is not met.

As previously mentioned, the lottery for new plots will open December 14th and close December 30th.  I will send the link out in the next newsletter so please forward to friends who are interested. Also, if you are not returning please drop me a line so I can add your plot to the list of open plots.

I will be looking at all the plots again on November 17th to make sure that they have been covered or are growing cover crop or a winter garden. I will also be looking at pathways.  Let's plan to make our pathways look better than ever heading into 2017! 

If you are finished gardening for the season, please remove your hose from the spigot.  This will need to be done before the water is turned off in mid November.  If every spigot is disconnected by gardeners, this saves our park maintenance staff hours of time that can be better spent.
Thanks you for another wonderful season of gardening at Luscher Farm.
Adopt-a-Plot
Registration for next year will open in December. Returners, if you'd like to stop by the farm and pick your plot for next year, please let me know!  We will be coming up with a garden plan for all the plots based on what is needed by the ACC and for our camps and classes, so there will be a bit more structure in 2017.  We believe this will make the program better for all with easier harvests and more productive beds.  This year we donated over 400 pounds to the ACC and the campers really enjoyed snacking from the gardens.
ACTIVITIES  &  CLASSES
Kids in the Kitchen 11/19
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Homestyle Japanese Vegetarian 11/8
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Dawn Grunwald
Farm Coordinator
(503) 534-5284
Luscher Farm | dgrunwald@ci.oswego.or.us | 125 Rosemont Road
West Linn, OR 97068