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A busy week…
Don’t forget to bring the kids! Just a few housekeeping items this evening. First of all, we want to remind everybody about the Open House we are hosting this weekend. The event is from 9-5 on Saturday...
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A Great Turn-out…
We hosted our open house this past Saturday, June 9, at Hardacre Community Garden and were absolutely thrilled to have so many friends and neighbors stop by the farm for a visit. It was a lot of fun...
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A late June look…
Well it’s been awhile since I’ve offered an update to either the blog or our facebook page, and I apologize for that. I’ve been pretty tied up with work and school, and as we all know time has a way of...
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A peek at July…
Well, that old rooster is crowing pretty early these days so I don’t have a lot of time for commentary tonight, but I do want to share a few photos taken around the garden last week. Despite the...
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Then & Now…
To begin with this evening, let’s take a look at some photos from not so long ago… These were some of the first pictures taken of the garden this spring. The time was early April. Our young onions...
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Johnny Pat Putt-Putt
We received some exciting news regarding a new addition to our garden team today, as Mike Boyle sent an email to fellow volunteers introducing “Johnny Pat Putt-Putt…” Johnny Pat, as it turns out, is...
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At it again…
We are very pleased to announce that for the second time this summer Hardacre Community Garden is gaining national exposure. A few weeks back, representatives from the USDA contacted Mike Boyle stating...
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Sustainability at Hardacre Community Garden
Happy Fall Everyone! Obviously with the change of seasons, activities are winding down out at the garden and soon we can start planning and looking ahead to next year. Then again, when you consider our...
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Cedar County Local Food Summit- February 13
Please hold the date, and plan to attend the first Cedar County Local Foods Summit to be held Wednesday, February 13th from 6-8pm at the Cedar County Extension Office meeting room, 107 Cedar Street,...
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Vote for Mike!!!
Mike Boyle visits with friends at Hardacre Community Garden.Have you heard the news?!! Hardacre Community Garden’s very own Mike Boyle has been nominated for the United Way of East Central Iowa...
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Things Are Happening!
Blame it on the lethargy of our on again-off again spring, but things have been kind of quiet here from Hardacre Community Garden on the blog post and social media front. That’s not to say, however,...
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CCHS Corn Planting, Part 1
This past Thursday evening I had the pleasure of watching members of the Cedar County Historical Society plant sweet corn and field corn the “old fashioned way,” with a horse team and an antique...
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CCHS Corn Planting, Part 2
Here are the rest of the photos from planting corn at the Cedar County Historical Society Museum on the evening of May 23. (In case you missed it, you can read about this and see the first batch of...
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Garden Chores: 4/10/14
Greetings everyone, and to our loyal blog followers (along with the blue skies, warm breeze, and green grass…) a hearty welcome back. As we get set to kickoff another growing season at Tipton’s...
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Garden Chores: 5/5/14
Volunteers cut seed potatoes in preparation for our 2014 planting. Well, spring’s late arrival in Iowa this year has us a couple weeks behind the traditional Good Friday target date; so how about a...
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Garden Chores: 6/20/14
Future home of the Hardacre Community Garden High Tunnel. A new project over a year in the making is about to come to life at Hardacre Community Garden, and we’re calling on friends and neighbors to...
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