Hello Homesteader, April 7, 2010
I hope that you have been busy in your garden while this weather has been so good to us! What a great meeting it was this last time at the Forestry Service. Agent, Crispin Skinner, was excellent to provide the tips needed to get our tools ready to work. Also, I am still getting complements on the great tiller and tractor that Sidney and Mr. Montgomery brought to the meeting.
The next class will meet at the Good Samaritan on 203 W. 2nd street, just off of Main street in Rusk. Please bring tools to help construct raised beds. Items neded are wheel barrows, shovels, rakes, drill, tiller, and a tractor would be nice and save time and our backs. We will be constructing two raised beds similar to what we saw at the Master Gardner’s Demonstration Garden in Jacksonville last meeting. I will be working to get soil, fertilizer, filler materials, and lumber delivered and on site by Friday. If you would like to help with the set up, please let me know. If you have some of the items needed or would like to provide them, contact me, as I would welcome the assistance. Additionally, if there is a host or hostess in the group that would like to provide snacks for the group, call me.
The weather is forecasted to be beautiful and sunny, but you still need to come dressed to do a little working and planting. Restroom facilities and refreshments will be provided. The class will begin at 10 a.m.
Our next meeting after this one is a tour of Mr. Walker’s (Hippie Guy) Straw Bale Home and Garden in the Woods on Saturday, April 17, 2010. It is located just past Rusk off of Hwy 69. These workshop series classes are currently full, however we have begun a “waiting list” for the next class series. When we have meetings that allow for larger groups to participate, I will include a note to those on the waiting list and you may invite friends as well. This workshop is open to those who would like to drop in for this session. If you require special services, please let me know prior to the meeting and I will make the necessary accommodations. If you need more information or will not be able to attend as previously scheduled, contact Rene’ McCracken at 903-683-5416 or lrmccracken@ag.tamu.edu. I have also set up a blogsite http://myowngroceries.blogspot.com/ where you can find all the handouts, presentations, resources, and news about the class. Don’t miss this opportunity to show off your best farm gadget or invention! Educational programs of Cooperative Extension Program are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin.
Thank you,
Rene’ McCracken
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