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Season’s end!
The garden season has ended! We’ve harvested all the tomatoes…red and green. The last of the beets and carrots, delicious sugar pumpkins, and lots of winter squash too, thanks to the long summer. Our...
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Land Care Coordinator – a new position at the Whidbey Institute!
As a result of a deepening commitment to the care of its land, the Whidbey Institute is creating a new position: Land Care Coordinator. This position will coordinate all aspects of the care and...
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Waldorf School students launch the new season on Martin Luther King Day!
The frozen earth and temperatures thawed just enough for the energetic Whidbey Island Waldorf School students to inaugurate the 2013 garden season on Martin Luther King Day. Mrs. Boram’s 4th grade...
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Spring coming to the garden!
The nettles are coming up in the forest. The crocuses grace the garden paths in fun random places. The garlic we planted in seaweed is coming up, and the raspberries starting to bud out! Can it...
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Another spring transformation by LEAF!
It is always a great pleasure when the LEAF Service Learning Program of Edmonds Community College comes to the Westgarden! On March 1st, we started the day with a visit to the Good Cheer Food Bank and...
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Spring is springing in the Westgarden!
We’ve planted more peas, and harvested overwintered kale to take to the Good Cheer Food Bank. The Third Grade Waldorf School students planted potatoes. And we’re prepping beds, and have planted...
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Welcome to new apprentice Alexa MacAulay!
A big welcome to Alexa MacAulay, the 2013 apprentice in the Westgarden! “I’ve been a self-described farmer for the past 7+ years, working on farms and community gardens throughout North America. From...
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Fresh Food on the Table Banquet Fundraiser, April 28th
Providing fresh produce to the Food Bank YEAR ROUND! Supporting local farmers, and educating youth! Sunday, April 28th Banquet Fundraiser and Square Dance Whidbey Institute, Thomas Berry Hall 5 pm:...
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Chicks are here!
We’ve got a new addition to the family here at the Whidbey Institute! These four little chicks will be joining our two bantam hens in a matter of weeks. We are raising one of each of these varieties...
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A hard day’s work with LEAF!
With spring upon us, our veggies are really starting to take off! The list of garden chores to do is similarly growing in size… What can you get done in just a few hours? With a group of motivated,...
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A wonderful week of service learning with Wartburg College!
Which way do the drops of rain flow on the watershed divide on the road to Thomas Berry Hall? North to Miller Lake, and south to the Quade Creek! Wartburg College (Iowa) students learned about the...
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In-ground worm bins make the most incredible vermicastings!
On Saturday, June 8th, from 9 – 11 am, at the Good Cheer Garden, learn about making your own concrete in-ground worm bin! We will also be sharing tips on how to use in-ground worms in general, whether...
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School’s out!
Over the past 5 months, the apprentices from the Community Gardening Leadership Training – Casey Jackson, Camille Green and Alexa MacAulay – have been working with classes from the third grade Whidbey...
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Carrot Camp!
Carrot Camp for children ages 8 – 10! Click HERE for pdf. Carrot Camp is a week-long adventure in the garden, searching for interesting bugs, getting dirty, and of course, snacking on veggies! Taking...
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LEAF transformations continue
Love that compost! That is what students from the Learn and Serve Environmental Anthropology Field (LEAF) School from Edmonds Community College learn every quarter during their service learning visit...
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Bees and veggies and flowers galore!
We’ve been busy in the garden… but here’s a little peek at the beauty of the beginning of summer so far! Click to view slideshow.
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The Bean Dance
We’ve been growing a beautiful crop this summer. Any guesses on what plant this is? If you guessed some kind of legume, you’re right! This is a chickpea plant, a middle-eastern variety which produces...
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Winterizing the garden with LEAF!
With the cooler weather and shorter daylight hours, the garden’s vegetable production is slowly coming to a close. However, the work is not yet done! It’s important to put the garden to sleep for the...
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Summer’s end
We’ve had a fantastic summer! The Westgarden has been a huge success this year, offering us hundreds of pounds of produce for the South Whidbey community. About a third of our produce (fresh, local,...
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Getting crafty with natural dyes
The garden is completely put to bed for the winter now. We have a few overwintering crops of chard and kale, but the other beds are tucked away under lush beds of green cover crops, or sleeping under...
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