From summer to fall

Garden season 2013 has been a huge success as we move from the summer to the fall. The temperatures are cooler now as we begin to make plans for the fall/winter seasons. We are still harvesting at one site and have begun our fall planting at both sites. We sow seeds in the spring, summer and also the fall. Today we harvested lettuce, collard greens, Swiss chard and tomatoes. We have pruned the rose bush because it grew wild during the season and the thorns were becoming a threat to workers. Some of the fall crops we have planted are dinosaur kale, spinach, mustard greens, collard greens, watermelon radishes, beans, arugula, beets, mesclun lettuce, lettuce, purple kale, purple cabbage, curry, Greek oregano, English thyme and French carrot. In preparation for the fall and our fall planting we have been uprooting dead sunflowers, green tomatoes, marigold and other plants to cut them up for compost. We were able to harvest some tomatoes this season but compared to last year the harvest was less. We reached September/October and most of the tomatoes were still green, so we removed them and planted other plants in their place. Season 2013 has been a great success.

Garden workers

                                         (Adrianna)

                                         (Natalie Brickajlik)

                                          (Group photo)

                                         (Group photo)

                                         (Group photo)

Garden workers

                                         (Jackson working)

                                         (Chris working)

                                         (Oscar)

                                         (Caroline, Gary and Natalie Brickajlik)

                                         (Adrianna, Caroline and Gary)

                                         (Natalie Brickajlik and some workers)

                                         (Mervon peeling tomatoes)

                                         (Mervon peeling tomato)

                                         (Tracey the assistant manager at Morris Ave.)

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                                          (Caroline)

                                         (Mary)

                                         (Mervon)

                                         (Jackson)

                                         (Quinoa, cheese, okra, onions and tomatoes)

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                                         (Johnny)

                                         (Butterfly)

                                         (Natalie Brickajlik, Mary and Mervon making sorrel)

                                         (Okra)

                                         (Crackers and cheddar cheese)

                                         (Crackers, cheddar cheese and homemade fig preserves)

                                         (Fuzzy caterpillar infestation)

                                         (Fuzzy caterpillar infestation)

                                         (Fuzzy caterpillar)

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                                         (Okra)

                                         (Melon)

                                         (Gourd)

                                         (Pumpkin)

                                         (Okra)

                                         (Okra)

                                         (Figs)

                                         (Caroline and Mary)

                                         (Mervon)

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                                         (Insect found in the garden)

                                         (Greenhouse)

                                         (Greenhouse)

                                         (Wildflowers)

                                         (Mervon working)

                                         (Bee eating a sunflower)

                                         (Jackson working)

                                         (Johnny and Caroline working)

                                         (A day's harvest)

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                                         (E. 111 St.)

                                         (E. 111 St.)

                                         (Fig Tree)

                                         (Watering)

                                         (Jackson working)

                                         (Cherry tomatoes)

                                         (Figs)

                                        (Basket of kale)

                                         (Asparagus)

                                         (Mary, Natalie Brickajlik and Caroline)