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We have a new logo!
Local freelance designer Miranda Lang has graciously created this beautiful logo for us! Miranda can be reached at 705 526 9445 for all your graphic design needs.
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Phase 2 garden construction well underway
The second phase of the Midland Community Garden is coming along nicely! Many thanks to all of those who helped! We still need lots of volunteers; please contact us if you would like to help out! We...
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Pictures - July 2012
The gardens are all growing nicely, and phase 2 is starting to look like a garden! Check out some great pics of some of our recent work days on the 'photos and video' tab.
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Niki Jabbour writes: 'I’m always searching for vegetable crops that go above and beyond normal expectations. I want plants that will produce a generous harvest, yet not take up too much precious garden...
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'We all love lists. As we click on a promising headline, we anticipate an easily digested scrap of knowledge – not too much information, not burdened with complexity, but knowledge nevertheless -...
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Midland Community Gardens has won the 2017 Simcoe County Food And Agriculture Charter Award for Best Community Garden!
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Julie Barker (in hat) and Susan Hirst on behalf of Midland Community Gardens, receiving the 2017 Simcoe County Food And Agriculture Charter Award for Best Community Garden, with Gerry Marshall, mayor...
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It's harvest time! We grew apples, beans, peas, squashes, lettuce, and so much more. And the foods you can make: sides, salads, pies.... Just in time for Thanksgiving.
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Natural bee nest material is recommended over commercial ones as advertised in Garden Making. Bundling 20 cm hollow stems such as daylily works well and can be composted after a season of use....
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MCG doesn't have trees overhead but recommends that leaves not be bagged. Instead, leaves can be swept into the garden and used as mulch. Furthermore, they decompose and supply the garden with...
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Copyright © 2017 Huronia Transition HomesEven though there's snow on the ground, you can get fresh produce, locally and hydroponically grown, from Operation Grow, a project of Rosewood Shelter, at the...
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Julie Barker, co-founder of MCG, receives an award of merit from Mayor Gord McKay.
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You don't have to stop gardening just because there's snow on the ground. One idea is to try sprouting, which you can do in your kitchen. You can get Sproutmaster seeds from the Crow's Nest and get...
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Right now it's raining, washing the last (hopefully) of the snow away. Time to start planning your garden (if you haven't already).
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The spiral herb garden was designed using the phi ratio, the ratio that describes the form of all living things. It has also been described as the Fibonacci sequence and the fingerprint of God. The...
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Newsletter Fall 2018
Apples! Squash! Gourds! Fall is a wonderful time for gardens, and MCG is no exception. And it's the tail end of harvest. Time to get cooking!Also, now is a good time to plan for spring. Lay cardboard...
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Potluck!
We are booked in from 5 - 9 at Chigamik this coming Friday, January 11 -aiming to start eating at 5:45.Laura Jane will open up at 5 pm. I was advised that we should allow20 min. or so for their...
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Although there is not always alot of action on our blog there is certainly alot happening down at the community gardens in Little Lake Park.Every year has been a wonderful year for us as our community...
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What's Growing 2019
Some people have planted... It's quite a mix. Over here we have...And over here... photos by susan hirst
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