VISTA Matters is the weekly community newsletter for garden members. Included are key dates and communications necessary for all members to know and be involved. 
VISTA Gardens News - November 8, 2016
Fall Festival Update

Thank you to everyone who has jumped in to fill the gaps created by the funding shortfall! We have just a few more items we'd like to solicit from the community.
 
If you can help with any of these needs please either call or email Barb Mahlmeister. 

e-mail - barb@naturalchoicenutrition
phone - 813-495-2719

Need 1:  Gasparilla / Mardi Gras beads. Please bring any unwanted beads to the garden as we give them to the kids as game prizes,  

Need 2: Hay bales / small pumpkins. If you have either please bring on Friday. We use the bales for seating and the pumpkins will be used for signage / navigation. Please only bring bales and pumpkins that are in good shape, meaning not rotted.

If you have offered to bring tables / chairs, first of all, thank you!! Second, please be sure to put your name on your items so we get the correct ones returned to you. Writing your name on tape and affixing it to the table and chair bottoms works well.

THANK YOU for jumping in and helping us make this a great day for VISTA and the Greater Carrollwood community! See you Saturday!!!!
Check out the beautiful Chrysalis Corinna photographed... 
Ongoing Activities

Saturday Work Parties
Fulfill your community volunteer requirement by joining fellow gardeners on Saturday mornings to tackle the maintenance needs of the garden at large. It's a fun time and you get some exercise and the garden stays looking great. Keeping the garden regularly maintained prevents us from major intermittent workload.  The party starts at 9 a.m. every weekend, weather permitting. 

Compost Thursdays
Committee members meet at the garden Thursday's at 8 a.m. to turn the compost. Please join the team if you would like to learn more about composting.

Compost Materials Needed 
General reminder: To produce high quality input the community needs to provide a steady supply of material. This includes vegetable waste (garden r kitchen), leaves, cardboard and shredded paper. Please bring your waste to the garden, don't let it go to the landfill!

Keep in touch with VISTA
We are working hard to streamline communications to ensure you receive the right content in the right place when you need it.
1. Facebook: Like "VISTA Gardens" to receive updates on key activities throughout the week
If you do NOT use Facebook please reply to this email and you will be added to a separate email distribution list. The team will do its best to email any time sensitive updates requiring community attention to this list when a post is made to Facebook.
2. Tuesday email: Summarizes key activity and news for the upcoming week
3. Monthly newsletter: More detail into topics of interest and education (see link above!)
4. Web site: Our address is vistagardentampa.org (note: no 's' in garden). A repository of membership information, detailed education, links to articles on shared topics of interest. Plus much, much more. 
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