blueberry wrote a new blog post: Workdays Sun 2/7 @ 2pm, Sat 2/13 @ 10am and Sun 2/21 @ 2pm & FW: Press Release: Training Session for Area Farmers‏

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm,
 
Just a reminder to come out to the farm this Sunday at 2 and get some sun while workin’ in the rows. And how about the next weekend as well, Saturday the 13th sounds like a great day for a chainsaw oak massacre, like the one we had last year, [...]

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blueberry wrote a new blog post: Workday Sunday @ 2pm

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm,
 
Hope you are staying warm and enjoying the winter – and if your beginning to think about fresh tomatoes, then its time to start some of your favorite seeds to plant out after the last frost. If you dont save your own seed and would like some to start [...]

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blueberry wrote a new blog post: Calling ALL MOWERS! & Workparty Sat @ 3pm & Thanks to You the Sale was a Success!!FW: Press Release: Free Raised Bed Vegetable Gardening Class‏

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm,
 
THANK YOU WONDERFUL FRIENDS! Last Sunday’s Big Barnyard Benefit Sale for Haiti was a success because of all the great stuff, and delicious food that you donated for the sale, and all of you who stopped by to shop. We made $503.25 and thanks to some wonderful folks [...]

  1 month, 1 week ago · View

blueberry wrote a new blog post: Donation Drop off TODAY 4-6pm at the barn. Big Barnyard Benefit Sale for Haiti TOMORROW from 8 to noon.‏

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm,
 
Well we have had a great response and lots of great donations came in yesterday, but many have requested to drop off donations today so I will be by the Blueberry Farm Barn again today from 4 – 6 to accept donations for the big sale [...]

  1 month, 2 weeks ago · View

blueberry wrote a new blog post: Barnyard Sale to benefit Haiti, this Sunday 1/24 from 8-noon. Donation drop off Fri. 1/22@4 to 6pm at the Blueberry Farm barn‏

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm!
 
Have you been feeling powerless to help Haiti, like I have, because money is tight? Time to do that early Spring cleaning and bring all your clean, gently used clothes and goods to donate for the Big Barnyard Benefit Sale. Donations may be dropped off at the blueberry [...]

  1 month, 2 weeks ago · View

blueberry wrote a new blog post: Hope after the thaw! Workdays tomorrow and Friday @3 pm

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm!
 
Yes, the blueberry flower buds are still safely wrapped in their coats, and so hopefully no worse for the ridiculously cold weather we’ve had for the last few days And now is the perfect time to dig up blueberry sucker plants [...]

  1 month, 3 weeks ago · View

blueberry wrote a new blog post: Must have 2009 Picking Cards!

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm!
Let me try to make this as clear as possible:
All adults who want to pick this year MUST HAVE 2009 PICKING CARDS
In order to pick blueberries you must already have your 2009 picking card or come by the farm barnyard gardens today (Friday), Saturday or Sunday between 9 and 11 [...]

  8 months, 4 weeks ago · View

blueberry wrote a new blog post: Picking Schedule – Week of June 7th

Hi Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm!
Hope everyone is doing GREAT! I went to the Mountains with my family this week and got back late last night to find a welcome party of mosquitoes! Yay!
We went to camp at the trailhead at Snowbird Creek in Western N.C. – near some of the most amazing [...]

  9 months, 1 week ago · View

blueberry wrote a new blog post: Picking Update – June 5, 2009

Hi Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm!
Hope everyone is doing GREAT! I went to the Mountains with my family this week and got back late last night to find a welcome party of mosquitoes! Yay!
We went to camp at the trailhead at Snowbird Creek in Western N.C. – near some of the most amazing [...]

  9 months, 1 week ago · View

blueberry wrote a new blog post: GIFT Gardens Volunteer Announcement (Week of May 25-29)

Due to the rain this week, we have to reschedule many of our GIFT Garden installations for next week! So we will be extra busy next week installing raised bed veggie gardens for low-income residents, a facility that provides services to disabled adults, and a local church that will be growing food to feed the [...]

  9 months, 2 weeks ago · View

blueberry wrote a new blog post: Workday Thursday, Friday and Sunday at 6pm

Happy Earthday Earthlings!!
Thanks to all who came out to our last workday and to Mother Nature for the wonderful spring rain. Please read below for details on an Earth Day Celebration today at the Plaza of the Americas starting a 10 – when’s the last time you ate Krishna Lunch on the Plaza?
And Dont forget [...]

  10 months, 3 weeks ago · View

blueberry wrote a new blog post: Earthday on the Plaza

Come celebrate Earth Day with Gators for a Sustainable Campus (GSC), Wednesday 4/22, in the Plaza of the Americas from 10 am to 3 pm. The day will be fun-filled, with everything from free plant giveaways, to carnival-style games, face painting, food, and other fun activities and giveaways.
*10:30 am — President Machen will give his [...]

  10 months, 3 weeks ago · View