Produce For September 20 And 24, 2022

Bulk sales of beets, onions and potatoes start this Tuesday!

Please note the changes in Tuesday evening hours through September as we lose daylight. Market hours this week are:

Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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

Year of the Garden events are winding down & September 24 will be the last Saturday of special events. If you want to have a Garden tour please take one as soon as possible. (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, September 24, 11-11:30 am – French horn music by Ellen & Heather
• Saturday, September 24, 2 pm – Long time Garden volunteer, Sam, will be presenting a workshop on drying fruits, vegetables and herbs (including a demo of the solar drying unit he built)

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

Get your original Garden art!

Just a reminder about our Art “Auction”. Thanks to members of the Edmonton Urban Sketch group who kindly donated their sketches/watercolours of the Garden. Bids on the art close on September 24. If you didn’t receive the email with photos of the artwork please email us at: gggarden@ualberta.ca. You can submit a bid via email or at the Saturday Garden markets. All funds raised through the auction will be sent to Tubahumurize, in Rwanda.

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!