Harbour Grace Seed Library

Harbour Grace Seed Library The Harbour Grace Seed Library & Exchange program is a partnership between the War Memorial Public L

The Harbour Grace Seed Library is back at tthe War Memorial Library on 116 Harvey Street. Come by to get some seeds for ...
05/28/2024

The Harbour Grace Seed Library is back at tthe War Memorial Library on 116 Harvey Street. Come by to get some seeds for this year’s growing season. The Library also has some fantastic gardening resources for you to take home after your visit. All you need to participate is a library card. Drop by the Library during opening hours to participate in this year’s initiative!

https://townofharbourgrace.ca/article/harbour-grace-seed-library-open-05-28-2024/

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And we're back! The Harbour Grace Seed Library & Exchange program is a partnership between the War Memorial Public Libra...
06/01/2021

And we're back!

The Harbour Grace Seed Library & Exchange program is a partnership between the War Memorial Public Library and our local community garden. You don’t have to be a community garden member to take advantage of this program - all you need is a Newfoundland & Labrador Public Library Card!

And the best part? It’s free!

Sign up at our local library, get a loan of some seeds, return what you don't use, and donate seeds from your own collection! (And maybe check out a gardening resource or recent bestseller, too?) Once the library’s seed collection is exhausted for the season, it’s gone! However, you can save seeds you grow and return them to the library for next year’s crop.

We hope this outreach project will introduce our community to gardening, food sustainability and public literacy programs in new ways.

The 2021 Harbour Grace Seed Library will be opening on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. All visiting details are below:

Seed Library hours for Summer 2021:

Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Thursdays & Saturdays: 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

(In the event these times don't work for everyone, we work within regular library hours to accommodate individual schedules.)

Only two users will be permitted in the library at one time. Use will be restricted to a designated area of the library.

Face masks are required to be worn before entering the library.

Hand sanitizing is required upon entering the library.

COVID-19 screening is required before entering the library

When inside, social distancing must be practiced at all times.

If you have had a chance to peruse the seed catalogue online and you know which seeds you want, you may call ahead: we will get them ready for you and you may pick them up in the library foyer.

All measures are in place so COVID-19 protocols are met.

Happy gardening!

The catalogue can be viewed here:http://www.hrgrace.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Seed-Library-descriptions-final_alphabetized-2021-1.pdf

http://www.hrgrace.ca/parks-recreation/community-garden/

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Harbour Grace Public Library Harbour Grace Community Garden

05/17/2021

May 17, 2020:

RE: One Box Left for Seasonal Rental

Hello gardeners! One box just came available for seasonal rental if anyone is interested. $10 for registration. The box number is 31 (see the plot plan below for location).

Email [email protected] to reserve!

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04/19/2021

April 19, 2021:

Notice RE: Registration for 2021 Community Garden Season

We're now taking registration for our 2021 Community Garden season. Presently, we have 34 boxes available for seasonal rental.

We’re asking gardeners to email our general account, [email protected], if they’re interested in renting a raised bed. We will only accept reservations via email.

If you’re a returning gardener, please indicate in your email whether you want to retain your box from last season (2020) - we will do our best to accommodate. As always, we will maintain a waitlist.

The annual rental fee is $10 per box. Payments must be made in cash at the Town Office, 112 Water St, Harbour Grace, NL. The deadline to pay this fee will be Monday, May 10, at 3:30 p.m. Any unpaid boxes will be reallocated to gardeners on the waitlist.

The Harbour Grace Seed Library will be returning in May 2021! Stay tuned for a full inventory of the seed catalogue and how to participate. We’re also hoping to host a few virtual webinars in April, May and June for gardeners.

http://www.hrgrace.ca/parks-recreation/community-garden/

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04/14/2021

April 14, 2021:

Update RE: Our Community Garden for 2021

Hi gardeners!

On Monday, April 19, 2021, at 10 a.m., we’ll be starting registration for our 2021 Community Garden season. Presently, we have 34 boxes available for seasonal rental.

We’re asking gardeners to email our general account, [email protected], if they’re interested in renting a raised bed. We will only accept reservations via email after 10 a.m. on the date noted above, NOT before. If you’re a returning gardener, please indicate in your email whether you want to retain your box from last season (2020) - we will do our best to accomodate. As always, we will maintain a waitlist.

The annual rental fee is $10 per box. Payments must be made in cash at the Town Office, 112 Water St, Harbour Grace, NL. The deadline to pay this fee will be Monday, May 10, at 3:30 p.m. Any unpaid boxes will be reallocated to gardeners on the waitlist.

A further reminder will be posted on Monday, April 19, at 10 a.m.

The Harbour Grace Seed Library will be returning in May 2021! Stay tuned for a full inventory of the seed catalogue and how to participate. We’re also hoping to host a few virtual webinars in April, May and June for gardeners.

http://www.hrgrace.ca/parks-recreation/community-garden/

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04/08/2021

April 8, 2021:

RE: Registration for 2021 Community Garden

Hello gardeners!

There's been lots of interest regarding our community garden for 2021! FYI, the registration process should be started by late April - more info on that coming soon. There'll be plenty of advanced notice for new and returning gardeners.

Keep following this page for all the updates!

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Get your garden ready with local gardener educator Dan Rubin of Perfectly Perennial Herbs and Seeds!Dan will discuss ​cl...
03/16/2021

Get your garden ready with local gardener educator Dan Rubin of Perfectly Perennial Herbs and Seeds!

Dan will discuss ​clearing your beds and rows, adding compost and organic soil amendments, what your plants will need to do really well, where to find local, free soil ingredients, early seed starting, selecting varieties well-adapted to local conditions, protection from wind and weather and how to overwinter crops for year-round harvest. ​

Please email [email protected] to register. You will receive the link to join 24-48 hours before the event starts and registration will close 1 hour before the event.

No card? No problem residents of Newfoundland and Labrador can visit http://www.nlpl.ca​ and "Become a Member"

Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/260850142314676/

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05/12/2020

FREE WEBINAR: PLANNING YOUR GARDEN (MAY 13)

Join Trina Porter, of The FARM (Foxtrap Access Road Market), for insider tips of how to plan YOUR garden. This informative free webinar will answer some common questions and will be appropriate for beginner gardeners too! There will be a Q&A following webinar.

Trina hopes to cover:
- Companion planting
- Successive planting
- Spacing of vegetables (square foot vs rows + intensive planting)
- Transplants vs direct seeding
- Crop rotation

Please register using the following link:
https://meeting.zoho.com/meeting/register?sessionId=1059293004

05/08/2020

We're happy to announce our 34 boxes at Moriarty Park have been reserved. Once we have the information sorted, we'll send notifications to gardeners. The box allotments - ie., where your box is on the plot plan (see below) - will be drawn at random. We'll maintain a wait list, depending on interest, in case any boxes become available.

Gardeners for this upcoming season will be invited to the private group "Harbour Grace Community Garden Members Group (2020)." Here, the idea is for members to chat, share tips, exchange plants, and address any concerns. At the end of the season, this group will be deleted and another started for 2021, etc. Again, *gardeners only*.

We'll use this page to share with the community the great things happenings at the garden - lots of pictures, dishes using ingredients grown at Moriarty Park, articles of interest, etc.

We're currently drafting rules that will govern access to the garden this summer. These protocols will comply with the expected rollout of 'phase 4' of the provincial government's "Living with COVID-19" document. For your safety and everyone else's, these protocols must be followed - no exceptions.

Unfortunately, the Harbour Grace Seed Library is on hold, due to the temporary closure of War Memorial Public Library. We're working on ways to gift gardeners some seeds, to get things started. Stay tuned.

Despite the current global situation, let's enjoy our new space and make 2020 our best season yet!

10/01/2019

NOTICE TO COMMUNITY GARDENERS:

The Town is currently in the process of establishing a new site for the Community Garden at Moriarty Park (the old baseball field), as part of a long-term, phased revitalization project.

Community Gardeners should be aware that the raised beds will be moved to their new site starting Monday, October 28, 2019. All harvesting should be finished by this date.

The gardening season will start again in spring 2020!

http://www.hrgrace.ca/site/residents/community-notices/

http://www.hrgrace.ca/site/parks-recreation/community-garden/

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Awesome job!
09/02/2019

Awesome job!

More photos from patrons of this year's seed library: Here is Lynn's summer squash plant doing really well in her greenh...
08/21/2019

More photos from patrons of this year's seed library: Here is Lynn's summer squash plant doing really well in her greenhouse.

Have a photo to share? Email [email protected] and we'll post it!

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Nasturtiums grown from our seed library in Harbour Grace!-- The Seed Company by E.W. Gaze Food First NL
08/20/2019

Nasturtiums grown from our seed library in Harbour Grace!

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The Seed Company by E.W. Gaze Food First NL

Yoga in the Garden with Jen Ellsworth is a go for tomorrow at 9 a.m. Free admission. The weather is 19°C and sunny - bri...
08/19/2019

Yoga in the Garden with Jen Ellsworth is a go for tomorrow at 9 a.m. Free admission. The weather is 19°C and sunny - bring water and sunscreen!

Reminder: Yoga will be held at the S.W. Moores Memorial Park, across from the Town Hall, not the community garden.

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One of our patrons, Lynn, grew this candy pumpkin from the library's seed collection. Looking good! Send us your plant p...
08/16/2019

One of our patrons, Lynn, grew this candy pumpkin from the library's seed collection. Looking good!

Send us your plant photos from the seed library this year! Our messenger is open and you can email [email protected], too!
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The Seed Company by E.W. Gaze Food First NL

Did you participate in our seed library initiative this year? How did your seeds grow? Send us some pictures in messenge...
08/15/2019

Did you participate in our seed library initiative this year? How did your seeds grow? Send us some pictures in messenger and we'll post them (with attribution)! You can also email your pictures to [email protected]. Here's some arugula grown from seed this summer at the community garden.

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Address

106 Harvey Street/P. O. Box 40
Harbour Grace, NL
A0A2M0

Opening Hours

Monday 12:30pm - 4:30pm
Tuesday 10:30am - 12:30pm
1pm - 4:30pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 12:30pm
1pm - 4:30pm
Thursday 1pm - 4:30pm
6:30pm - 8:30pm

Telephone

(709) 596-3894

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