Produce For August 16 And 20, 2022

by Aug 16, 20222022 Produce Update

Evans cherries, cress and leeks are new for this week!

Market hours this week are:

Tuesday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Year of the Garden events (all events are free of charge & no pre-registration is needed)

  • Every Saturday, at 10:45 am please join us for 15 minutes of gentle yoga with Pat and Jorie and stay to shop at our market
  • Every Saturday, at 1:15 pm, join a tour of the Garden (including the main garden, the orchard, hoop house, and berry patch)
  • Saturday, August 20, 11 am – 1 pm, Music in the Garden – Special guests – Studio B Saxophone Quartet
  • Saturday, September 17, 11 am – 1 pm, Q & A with Mary Bailey, local food and wine expert

Also this weekend – Sustainable Food Edmonton Community Garden Bike Event

SFE with our partners at Bike Edmonton are offering the annual Community Garden Bike Tour, featuring 5 amazing gardens in Mill Woods!
When: Saturday, August 20
Time: 10 am to 12:30 pm
Cost: $10 – includes lunch!
Details: Mill Woods has developed some gardens that will surprise you! Join us on an easy ride to visit the Richfield, Lakewood, Sakaw, Concordia and Ridgewood community gardens.
Register via Eventbrite here!

Rwandan handicrafts from Tubahumurize will be available at Saturday markets (weather permitting).

Please note: There’s no custom picking by volunteers or self-serve at the kiosk again this year. Instead, we have a designated shopping area at the front of the garden. Please line up at the south end and a volunteer will help guide you through the shopping area filling a bag with the pre-picked/packaged produce you choose to buy. A cashier will be located at the north end of the shopping area.

We want to make everyone feel welcome and safe at the garden, so please feel free to wear a mask if you want to. Hand sanitizer will also be available.

Location: For those of you who haven’t visited before, the Garden is located on the South Campus of the University of Alberta. Enter the University Farm off 60th Ave. Turn left at the T intersection (118th St) and you’ll see us just across the road from the old barn. On transit – we’re about a 15 minute walk from the South Campus LRT station. A map and further directions to the garden are available at: www.greengoldgarden.com/visit

See you at the Garden!

Produce Available

Vegetables:

  • Arugula
  • Beets
  • Carrots
  • Cress
  • Cucumbers
  • Garlic
  • Kale
  • Kohlrabi
  • Leeks
  • Lettuce
  • Mustard greens
  • Onions & Spring onion greens
  • New potatoes
  • Shelling peas
  • Snap/sugar peas
  • Swiss chard

Herbs:

  • Basil (Genovese & Thai)
  • Chives
  • Mint
  • Oregano
  • Parsley
  • Thyme

Fruit:

  • Evans cherries
  • Rhubarb

Flowers:

  • Various bouquets