Thank you! 11/10/2010
 
I was surprised and flattered to receive this year’s City Market/Onion River Co-op Don Schramm Community Service Award. This is quite an honor – and one that should be shared with the whole Grow Team O.N.E. community.  THANK YOU to the rest of the Grow Team steering committee (Paul Schwartzkopf, Chris Howell, Rebecca Vickery, Sean Melinn, and others) whose time, energy, and great ideas improve the gardens and their offerings to the community; to UVM intern Liz Quinn, who created a workshop series and outreach activities that connected more people to the gardens; to UVM intern Holly Cameron, who created a beginning gardening handbook; to Jeri Helen, who kept the O.N.E. flexible and ready to start the weekend with her Saturday morning exercise sessions at the Archibald Garden; to Laurie at Dot’s Market for being a great neighbor and garden advocate; to Pete for being Archibald’s guardian angel; to the Visiting Nurse Association and Burlington Housing Authority for providing garden space; to Burlington Area Community Gardens, Friends of Burlington Gardens, and Intervale Compost Products for their continued support; to the funders, community organizations, friends, and neighbors who help Grow Team O.N.E. thrive; AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, to all the Archibald and Riverside gardeners who have embraced the gardens and their own roles in the food system. Together, we help make the Old North End a vibrant, welcoming place to live full of good food, healthy choices, and community!

- Jess Hyman
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We had a great cooking workshop with Caroline Homan of City Market last week. We made three delicious salads using fresh summer veggies, herbs and grains, and ate them at the Riverside Garden in the sunshine.

Caroline joins us again this Saturday for a hands-on FOOD PRESERVATION BY BLANCHING AND FREEZING workshop. Learn all about blanching and freezing summer produce such as kale, broccoli, zucchini, and tomatoes so you can enjoy them throughout the year. The workshop is at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 in the Riverside Avenue Apartments Community Room, behind 669 Riverside Ave. Free. Map at www.growteamvt.com. RSVP to growteam@yahoo.com or 598-3139.

And more canning workshops from City Market and Red Wagon Plants:

TOMATO CANNING & FREEZING
6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24 @ the Chubby Muffin
Learn how to can fresh tomatoes for the winter months and prepare them for the freezer, too. Classes are at the Chubby Muffin on Oak Street/corner of Intervale Ave. Sign up at City Market's Customer Service desk. Free.

GIFTS FROM THE GARDEN: NO ADDED PECTIN JAM MAKING
9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Aug. 28 @ Red Wagon Plants in Hinesburg
Robin Berger is a mother of two young food critics, an avid home canner and cook. She focuses on seasonal food prepared without processed products. In this workshop we will make and can a seasonal fruit jam with no added pectin. There will be a discussion of canning safety and equipment needed as well as time to ask questions. Workshop participants will take home 1 jar of jam and the recipe presented in the workshop. http://www.redwagonplants.com. $25 for materials and workshop fee.
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