*** Not directly related to the Iqaluit Greenhouse Society - a free seminar ***
The RCMP, in partnership with the Public Safety Committee and Qulliit Status of Women, welcome you to join us to learn tips on how to help keep you and your family safe.
Participants will learn how to reduce risk through awareness and crime prevention strategies and techniques.
Where: St. Jude’s Anglican Parish Hall
When: Thursday, October 15, 2009
Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm
This event is free.
For more information, or to register please contact Shylah Elliott at: 979 6690.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
The IG Outreach Committee Reaches Out...
Subject: Outreach Committee
Hello greenhousers,
As your new interim Outreach Coordinator I would like to announce the formation of the greenhouse's Outreach Committee. As you can imagine, a key ingredient in this committee is committee members of which there are presently none besides me.
If you have any interest in joining and/or participating in the outreach committee and its activities please let me know by responding to this email and we'll organize a meeting.
In other news, the results of the GREAT GREENHOUSE GROW-OFF will be announced shortly - we're still researching to find numbers high enough to describe the yields of some of our garderners.
I hope you're having a great Fall,
Willie Hyndman
Interim Outreach Coordinator
Hello greenhousers,
As your new interim Outreach Coordinator I would like to announce the formation of the greenhouse's Outreach Committee. As you can imagine, a key ingredient in this committee is committee members of which there are presently none besides me.
If you have any interest in joining and/or participating in the outreach committee and its activities please let me know by responding to this email and we'll organize a meeting.
In other news, the results of the GREAT GREENHOUSE GROW-OFF will be announced shortly - we're still researching to find numbers high enough to describe the yields of some of our garderners.
I hope you're having a great Fall,
Willie Hyndman
Interim Outreach Coordinator
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
HARVEST / WorkParty, Sunday Sept 13 (Mass Reg Sept 12)
From Karen, the Prez...
Hello gardeners,
A number of end-of-season updates:
FINAL HARVEST
The end of season is nigh, alas. We'll be closing up the greenhouse next weekend, so I propose a final harvest/clean-up work party for next Sunday, Sept. 13, beginning at 10 a.m. Please come prepared to harvest and record your remaining produce, bag the waste materials for the composting society and perform a number of other odds and ends. We'd really appreciate having volunteers to help us. (We'll have treats for the workers!)
Anything unharvested by noon of that day is fair game for society members.
GREAT GREENHOUSE GROW-OFF
Noon of next Sunday will also be the final hour for the GREAT GREENHOUSE GROW-OFF.
If your plot would like to be entered in the "greatest produce-produced" category (most weight), please add up the individual and total totals from your plot's sheet in the binder. (It is helpful for us to have the additions done according to type, such as "beans: 1 lb," or "lettuce: 500g," etc. If you don't have time to do that, please DO NOT remove the sheet from the binder, so we can add it up for our records.) The prize for that category is a $100 gift certificate for Lee Valley.
If your plot would like to be entered in either the "best single vegetable" category, please submit a photo and/or weight of the vegetable you would like considered. The prize for that category is a copy of the awesome companion gardening book: Carrots Love Tomatoes.
And finally, if your plot would like to be considered for the "most creative use of plot space" category, please submit a photo. The prize for that is a copy of the also awesome book: All New Square Foot Gardening."
FEEDBACK
As the greenhouse is a work-in-progress, we appreciate any/all feedback from our members. Attached to Karen's email is a fairly simple comment card, and we would really appreciate it if you filled it out and returned it via email. (if you did not get it, go to http://janiceseto.livejournal.com/3581.html, to copy and paste to your email. If you would prefer to comment anonymously, feel free to print it out and tuck it in back of the green binder in the greenhouse. Your feedback will go a long way to shaping how the greenhouse functions next summer.
Once we compile everyone's notes and tally the final weights, we'll hold a wrap-up meeting for those interested in closing out the season with us.
Thanks, and we look forward to seeing lots of people out to the greenhouse next Sunday morning!
Cheers,
Karen
Hello gardeners,
A number of end-of-season updates:
FINAL HARVEST
The end of season is nigh, alas. We'll be closing up the greenhouse next weekend, so I propose a final harvest/clean-up work party for next Sunday, Sept. 13, beginning at 10 a.m. Please come prepared to harvest and record your remaining produce, bag the waste materials for the composting society and perform a number of other odds and ends. We'd really appreciate having volunteers to help us. (We'll have treats for the workers!)
Anything unharvested by noon of that day is fair game for society members.
GREAT GREENHOUSE GROW-OFF
Noon of next Sunday will also be the final hour for the GREAT GREENHOUSE GROW-OFF.
If your plot would like to be entered in the "greatest produce-produced" category (most weight), please add up the individual and total totals from your plot's sheet in the binder. (It is helpful for us to have the additions done according to type, such as "beans: 1 lb," or "lettuce: 500g," etc. If you don't have time to do that, please DO NOT remove the sheet from the binder, so we can add it up for our records.) The prize for that category is a $100 gift certificate for Lee Valley.
If your plot would like to be entered in either the "best single vegetable" category, please submit a photo and/or weight of the vegetable you would like considered. The prize for that category is a copy of the awesome companion gardening book: Carrots Love Tomatoes.
And finally, if your plot would like to be considered for the "most creative use of plot space" category, please submit a photo. The prize for that is a copy of the also awesome book: All New Square Foot Gardening."
FEEDBACK
As the greenhouse is a work-in-progress, we appreciate any/all feedback from our members. Attached to Karen's email is a fairly simple comment card, and we would really appreciate it if you filled it out and returned it via email. (if you did not get it, go to http://janiceseto.livejournal.com/3581.html, to copy and paste to your email. If you would prefer to comment anonymously, feel free to print it out and tuck it in back of the green binder in the greenhouse. Your feedback will go a long way to shaping how the greenhouse functions next summer.
Once we compile everyone's notes and tally the final weights, we'll hold a wrap-up meeting for those interested in closing out the season with us.
Thanks, and we look forward to seeing lots of people out to the greenhouse next Sunday morning!
Cheers,
Karen
Friday, August 28, 2009
Volunteer at Mass Registration (plus, article on us in Le Devoir)
President Karen sends an APB...
Hello, Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer! We have a couple little jobs that need doing by some intrepid members...
1) Le Devoir published a great article about our greenhouse and Jim Little's in a recent edition - Jardiner sous le soleil de minuit by Hélène Buzzetti. A volunteer, David Rochette, did a French to English written translation of it for our members, merci! (http://www.ledevoir.com/2009/08/20/263496.html) Translation at http://janiceseto.livejournal.com/3757.html
2) Mass Registration event this year on Sept. 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (set-up at 10:30 a.m.) at Cadet Hall - we have a table again. Need YOU to volunteer. We will be passing on information, showcasing some greenery and letting people know how they can get involved. If anyone thinks they can spare some time sitting at the booth, would be appreciated. Doesn't have to be the whole thing, and could just be to help set up.
Please let me know if you can volunteer your time for either of these!
Cheers,
Karen (iqaluitgreenhouse@yahoo.ca)
More info on Jim Little for composting
The Bill Mackenzie Humanitarian Society
Box 1839
Iqaluit, NU
X0A 0H0
Hello, Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer! We have a couple little jobs that need doing by some intrepid members...
1) Le Devoir published a great article about our greenhouse and Jim Little's in a recent edition - Jardiner sous le soleil de minuit by Hélène Buzzetti. A volunteer, David Rochette, did a French to English written translation of it for our members, merci! (http://www.ledevoir.com/2009/08/20/263496.html) Translation at http://janiceseto.livejournal.com/3757.html
2) Mass Registration event this year on Sept. 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (set-up at 10:30 a.m.) at Cadet Hall - we have a table again. Need YOU to volunteer. We will be passing on information, showcasing some greenery and letting people know how they can get involved. If anyone thinks they can spare some time sitting at the booth, would be appreciated. Doesn't have to be the whole thing, and could just be to help set up.
Please let me know if you can volunteer your time for either of these!
Cheers,
Karen (iqaluitgreenhouse@yahoo.ca)
More info on Jim Little for composting
The Bill Mackenzie Humanitarian Society
Box 1839
Iqaluit, NU
X0A 0H0
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Volunteer in the Society - That means YOU!
Hello gardeners,
Just putting a couple volunteer opportunities out there, in case some members are chomping at the bit to take on a larger role in the greenhouse society over the next year.
We are looking for members interested in the following:
OUTREACH COORDINATOR
This person will chair a committee to promote awareness and participation in the greenhouse and related themes. Activities could include, but are not restricted to, event coordination, media outreach and publication development. The ideal person would be creative, self-motivated and keenly interested developing the greenhouse as a sustainable and welcoming community resource. He/she would have to occasionally attend board meetings, and would likely work most closely with the GH chair and the GH webmaster.
RESEARCH COMMITTEE MEMBERS
These members will assist the chair of the research committee to identify research priorities for the greenhouse and its members, establish basic research regimens, and liaise with potential scientific partners. Members will likely not be required to attend board meetings. This committee will likely work most closely with the GH vice-chair and the GH operations committee chair.
Unfortunately I can't give you an estimated time commitment for either of these, as we expect the volunteers would be fairly self-directed. However, if you would like to chat more about the research committee, please contact Erin Gordey (cc'ed to this email). And if you would like to chat more about the outreach committee, please contact me at this email.
I eagerly await the deluge of correspondence from interested members. :)
Thanks!
Karen
iqaluitgreenhouse@yahoo.ca
Just putting a couple volunteer opportunities out there, in case some members are chomping at the bit to take on a larger role in the greenhouse society over the next year.
We are looking for members interested in the following:
OUTREACH COORDINATOR
This person will chair a committee to promote awareness and participation in the greenhouse and related themes. Activities could include, but are not restricted to, event coordination, media outreach and publication development. The ideal person would be creative, self-motivated and keenly interested developing the greenhouse as a sustainable and welcoming community resource. He/she would have to occasionally attend board meetings, and would likely work most closely with the GH chair and the GH webmaster.
RESEARCH COMMITTEE MEMBERS
These members will assist the chair of the research committee to identify research priorities for the greenhouse and its members, establish basic research regimens, and liaise with potential scientific partners. Members will likely not be required to attend board meetings. This committee will likely work most closely with the GH vice-chair and the GH operations committee chair.
Unfortunately I can't give you an estimated time commitment for either of these, as we expect the volunteers would be fairly self-directed. However, if you would like to chat more about the research committee, please contact Erin Gordey (cc'ed to this email). And if you would like to chat more about the outreach committee, please contact me at this email.
I eagerly await the deluge of correspondence from interested members. :)
Thanks!
Karen
iqaluitgreenhouse@yahoo.ca
Monday, July 27, 2009
Water and Harvest - from the Prez
The days are long and hot and the plants need more water than usual. Please be vigilant about visiting your mini-farms at least once a day to give them a good soak. There are more than a few wilting plants lately :-(
If your radishes/lettuce/spinach are going to see (ie starting to flower), it is time to harvest and replace them.
We are a volunteer-run space and your contributions of any time help everyone. For example, if you see the weight-station turning into a mess, please spare some time to help tidy it. And it is also great to see volunteers sweeping, especially the front entrance where visitors drop in.
And finally, the Great Greenhouse Grow-off! Please take a pix and submit by email. We hope to post to the blog.
Enjoy growing!
Karen
Friday, July 10, 2009
It's So Easy Eating Green! Sara Holzman shares pix, thoughts, and a RECIPE!
One of the types of produce I have always missed the most while living in Iqaluit are my leafy greens. I have never seen kale, swiss chard, bok choy, or any realllly nice spinach at the Northmart, and never think to bring any up with me. So, I was very excited to have the chance to plant them at the greenhouse.
My swiss chard is not ready yet, but there are lovely, lush beet greens just waiting to be eaten! Now, I have never actually eaten beet greens before. I don't like beets, so maybe it was just the association that left me uncertain about them. But I'm ready to take the plunge and try them out!
A gardening friend suggested taking only a few leaves off each plant (you don't want to take too many). Store them in the fridge, and wash before using. I have been looking for recipes on how to cook them so they don't just end up a pile of green mush, and I found this one off one of my favourite foodie blogs: everybody likes sandwiches (http://www.everybodylikessandwiches.blogspot.com/)
Here is the recipe:
braised greens with leeks & lemon
2 lbs of assorted greens (chard, kale, beet greens is what I used)
2 lbs of assorted greens (chard, kale, beet greens is what I used)
1 T olive oil
1/2 t red pepper flakes
3 leeks sliced thinly
zest & juice of 1 lemon
salt & pepper
Rinse the greens very well to get rid of any dirt hidden within the leaves. Remove the tough ribs from the kale and discard. Chop the greens and set aside.
In a large pot, heat olive oil and saute the leeks and red chilies until fragrant.
Add in the toughest leaves first (kale) and then the chard and then the beet greens. Reduce heat.
What looks like a massive amount of greens will soon wilt into a very manageable amount.
Add in the lemon juice and zest and sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper and stir about until all the leaves become wilted and tender, about 10 minutes. Serve.
---I am very excited to try this recipe. In the meantime, I am planning my lunch in my head: beet greens and lettuce salad (not yet from the greenhouse), green onions, cherry tomatoes (definitely not from the greenhouse!!), roasted walnuts and maybe some goat cheese!
I encourage everyone to post an exciting recipe!
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