Garden Plot Payments Due February 7th

Hello Gardeners,

I just want to remind all of you that the payments for your garden plot need to be dropped off at 220B Halsey Street by the evening of February 7th or your plot may be made available to those on the waiting list. Make sure all checks are made out the "The Butler Housing Committee".

If you should have any questions, please contact Abigail or Khirika.

NE Organic Farming Association Winter Conference at PU this weekend

Cultivating Change: Growing the Organic Food Movement

Princeton University - Friend Center, Princeton, NJ

Saturday & Sunday, January 28 - 29, 2012

Sorry for the short notice, but I just found out about this myself. This weekend's Northeast Organic Farming Association's winter conference may be of interest to gardeners. I have heard that admission is free for PU students, although I don't see that corroborated on the website anywhere. The program looks like there will be some very cool sessions.

Garden Sign-ups are complete!

Welcome, new Butler Organic Gardeners! We have been able to assign plots to everyone who requested one- please see the updated map, above. You will be receiving an email soon about garden rules, plot fees, posting to the blog, and so on. The returning gardeners voted against having the University come plow this year, so you're welcome to start digging in the dirt as soon as the weather warms up (or even earlier, if you're very hardy).

The last remaining plot, 19b, flooded quite badly last year. We believe the problem with the pump is resolved, but, just in case, we chose to assign it last. If you have any intrepid friends who would like to take a chance on gardening there, let us know. We usually get some late inquiries from new students, so it will probably be taken over at some point.

Watch your inbox for an email from Khirika soon, and, again, welcome!

2012 Garden Sign-up for prospective gardeners

Prospective Butler Organic Gardeners!

New plot sign up will take place on this blog on Friday, 1/20, at 8 am. A blog post with an embedded form will go live at that time.

We will ask for your name, contact information, and plot size and location preference. Plots will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, and we routinely "sell out" of spaces, so set an alarm clock. Gardeners who are not granted a plot will be placed on the waiting list for plots that become available during the season.

Garden dues ($10 for a half plot, $20 for a full plot) will be collected in the next month. This money goes to buy and maintain garden tools and equipment. If you have any questions, please contact one of the garden coordinators.

Renewing Your Plot

Hello Gardeners,

Check your e-mail to renew your plot for the 2012 gardening season. Please get these filled out and submitted as soon as you can so that we can then open available plots for new gardeners. For those of you waiting to see if you can get a garden plot for 2012, sign ups will begin at 8:00am on January 20th. Check back here on the blog for more information (plots available, where to sign up) in the coming days.

Look forward to gardening with all of you this year.

Khirika