Community Kitchen Garden

Apr 21st, 2012

From/To

by Albert Brian Vick, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Things are rapidly getting in gear at the 2012 Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden. We mentioned a small […]

Mar 29th, 2012

We’re Growing

by Albert Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden is adding 5,000 square feet. The broad lawn behind Locbury House will be converted […]

Mar 28th, 2012

St. Patrick's Day Plantings of Pontiac Potatoes

by Albert Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden On St. Patrick’s Day, a lucky group of seven planted Red Pontiac potatoes in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden, adding […]

Mar 20th, 2012

Big News for the 2012 Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden

by Albert Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The winter indoor planning stage is complete and work has begun in the Community Kitchen Garden (CKG). Here are the […]

Jan 6th, 2012

It’s a Wrap at the Community Kitchen Garden

by Albert Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden is now shut down for the winter. Volunteers in the garden produced 9,913 pounds […]

Dec 21st, 2011

As the Growing Season Ends, We Reflect on Lewis Ginter's Community Kitchen Garden

by Albert Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We’re only about one week away from shutting down the 2011 Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden. We still have some […]

Nov 11th, 2011

Still Truckin’

by Albert Brian Vick Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We’re still truckin’ along in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden. Although it’s now nearly a week into November, the […]

Nov 10th, 2011

Power in the Garden

by Albert Brian Vick Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The last Saturday in October, a group of seven Dominion associates worked at Lewis Ginter’s Community Kitchen Garden. What started out as a […]

Nov 8th, 2011

Almost Time for Some Greens

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator That’s folksy talk referring to the fall vegetable garden. At Lewis Ginter’s Community Kitchen Garden we have all […]

Nov 7th, 2011

Out with the Old, Again

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator It was a gorgeous morning at Lewis Ginter’s Community Kitchen Garden. We took a day off from pampering […]

Nov 5th, 2011

Young People Learn & Volunteer at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

by Erin Wright, Children’s Garden Educator & Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden You probably know that Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden has hundreds of volunteers, who work thousands of hours each year, […]

Sep 20th, 2011

It’s Getting Cole

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator It’s time to plant the “cole” crops: Brassica (Cruciferae) family members like broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage. Five intrepid […]

Aug 9th, 2011

Top Ten

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Always a provocative title, but here’s the thing. You’ve seen the pie tins hung in gardens to keep […]

Jul 11th, 2011

From Field to Table — Think Local Veggies

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Note: Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden recently hired Brian Vick as our Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator. Brian had been […]

Jul 5th, 2011

They’re Here

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Note: Brian Vick, has volunteered at the Community Kitchen Garden since early spring. He’s done such a fabulous […]

Dec 11th, 2009

Community Kitchen Garden: All Good Things Must Come to an End (But Only Temporarily!)

by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Sadly, this will be the last edition of blog posts about the Community Kitchen Garden for this growing season. We have harvested […]

Nov 4th, 2009

Community Kitchen Garden: Stinky Tomatoes and More Chores!

by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The growing season may be over, but there’s still plenty to be done in the Community Kitchen Garden and a little bit […]

Oct 15th, 2009

Obama's Kitchen Garden Available for Tours This Weekend

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Want to see Michele Obama’s Kitchen Garden? Now is your chance. According to US News & World Report, this weekend, […]

Oct 13th, 2009

Community Kitchen Garden at Lewis Ginter: Get Ready for Spring!

by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Yes, you read that correctly. The heat of summer may only just be over, and many people are looking forward to the […]

Sep 16th, 2009

Community Kitchen Garden: So Long Summer, Hello Fall!

by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Well, the pools are closed for the year and the kids are back in school; I guess that means that summer is […]

Aug 27th, 2009

Community Kitchen Garden: Two-Thirds Towards the Goal!

by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We are two-thirds of the way to our goal of donating 10,000 pounds of vegetables to FeedMore! (FeedMore is the umbrella organization […]

Aug 10th, 2009

Community Kitchen Garden: A Special Report "The Vegetable Food Chain"

by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I have been working in the vegetable garden at Lewis Ginter for several months now; planting the vegetables, weeding and mulching, and […]

Jul 23rd, 2009

Community Kitchen Garden: Home Demo Garden

by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden This week we spent some time tending the home demo garden. This is a small raised bed, approximately 4’ by 12’ that […]

Jul 14th, 2009

Community Kitchen Garden: First Harvest!

by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The volunteers and staff continue to work hard in the vegetable garden; weeding, mulching, feeding, watering and what not, and finally we […]

Jul 14th, 2009

Community Kitchen Garden: United We Serve

by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Please note, this blog post was originally published on June 29, 2009. We are getting close to our first harvest! According to Tom […]