FFA: To A Garden Party

3 Fun and Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Earth Day Thomaston

toagardenparty — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:47:03 +0000

Make a solar oven with a recycled pizza box and aluminum foil.

3 fun and meaningful ways to Celebrate Earth Day Thomaston on April 22

1- Reuse – Sing “This Land is Your Land” & order your FFA Victory Garden Cookbook at the Community Victory Garden

2- Reduce – place affordable solar lights in your garden walkways

3- Re-power- Eco-friendly cooking using the sun’s radiant energy

Earth Day Solar S’mores

1 box Golden Grahams cereal

1 box Cookie Crisp cereal

1 box Organic Chocolate cereal

2 bags mini marshmallows

2 bags milk chocolate chips

In a large bowl, simply combine cereals, and stir in marshmallows. Fill individual plastic bags. Sprinkle about 1 Tablespoon of chocolate chips per bag. When ready to enjoy, explain the power of solar energy as bags are placed for several minutes in the sun until chips are melted. This is a fun learning experience to demonstrate ways we can re-power with radiant energy. You may also use a recyled pizza box lined with aluminum foil to make a solar oven.

FFA: Earthday Thomaston Victory Garden Party

toagardenparty — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:15:02 +0000

email: planetgarden@live.com

FFA: This Land is Your Land

toagardenparty — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:11:27 +0000

toagardenparty — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:10:24 +0000

Garden Recipes and Test Kitchen

toagardenparty — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:08:23 +0000

Bring your garden recipes for the FFA Cookbook to215 Barnesville Street.

Or you may email them to planetgarden@live.com

Here is a garden recipe sample from the cookbook for your enjoyment:

Mr. Watson’s Fish (as adapted by Selina Hinson Coleman)

Serves 4

Victory Garden Vegetables :

1 bundle white asparagus

2 bundles baby green asparagus

1 bag Fresh baby spinach

1 bundle green onions, sliced

1 bundle fresh dill, chopped

4 pieces of Free Range/Wild Red Snapper (available locally at the Fish Peddler)

2 limes, cut into quarters

Alessi Fine Sea Salt

McCormick Whole Black Peppercorns, freshly ground

Bertolli Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 1 cup

Louis Jadot Macon Villages 2006 Chardonnay

1. To make the dill oil, combine Extra Virgin Olive oil with dill in a small bowl and microwave on high for 30 seconds. Set aside.

2. For each serving, lay an 18-inch length of aluminum foil flat on a work surface and arrange ¼ of the spinach and asparagus tips in the center.

3. Place a snapper fillet on top and add ¼ of the green onion pieces.

4. Season generously by topping with dill oil, white wine, sea salt and freshly ground peppercorns. Squeeze the juice from 2 lime quarters over and place the lime on top. Repeat for each serving.

5. Fold the foil up and over the fish, crimping the edges closed and creasing the sides to form an airtight steaming tent.

6. Bake at 450 degrees for 20-30 minutes until fish is flaky.

7. Serve with individual Garlic French rolls for dipping in the dill oil.

8. Please recycle the foil.

Planting Day is April 17th

toagardenparty — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:21:54 +0000

: Friday, April 17th Planting Day

The Community Victory Garden Supervised AG Experience will have a Planting Day on Friday, April 17th from 3:30-5:00 p.m. at the community Victory Garden, 215 Barnesville Street.

FFA Victory Garden Supervised Ag Experience Gets Clean Air Plants

toagardenparty — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:29:02 +0000

A NASA study shows Gerber daisies help the environment by cleaning the air of CO2. Gerber daisies are #4 on the NASA top ten list of plants that clean the air. We appreciate the local gerber growers that gave clean air plants to the victory garden project.

Diversified Site Solutions Tills Soil fo …

toagardenparty — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:30:07 +0000

Diversified Site Solutions Tills Soil for Community Garden

Terracing raised beds for garden project …

toagardenparty — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:27:35 +0000

Terracing raised beds for garden project.

Building Vege Beds for a Garden Party

toagardenparty — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:15:32 +0000