UAF community garden kick-off meeting
April 13, 2018
The 2018 UAF community garden kick-off Meeting will be Monday, April 16, in the Murie
Building auditorium 6-7:30 p.m.
6-6:15 p.m. — Pre-meeting plot registration and payment (Price: $40 for first plot
[$20 for students] and $20 for each additional plot)
6:15-6:45 p.m. — Presentation by Susan Willsrud (Calypso Farm and Ecology Center)
on a variety of aspects of garden planning, including crop planning, companion planting,
spacing and rotations.
6:45-7 p.m. — Garden Committee presentation: Overview of garden rules and etiquette,
registration process, interesting statistics from last year’s season and plans for
the upcoming season
7-7:30 p.m. — Plot registration and payment
There will also be an opportunity to swap seeds with other gardeners/growers during
the kick-off meeting. Please consider the following tips swapping:
- Bring your seed in containers that can be opened so people can take what they want
- Bring small containers (envelopes, pill bottles, etc.) to take seed away in.
- Provide as much information as possible about your seed: species, variety, conditions in which it grew, strengths and sensitivities, maturation time, sprouting time, etc.
- Take only the amount of seed you intend to plant.
If you are a UAF student and are interested in serving on the Garden Committee, let us know at UAF-Garden@alaska.edu.