Garden Events
Board of Directors Meetings
Normally, the RVACG Board of Directors usually meets on the first Monday of every month, starting at 6:30 p.m., in the library at Spring Green Community Church, 151 Bossard St. in Spring Green. Do to Covid 19 protocols meetings are held via Zoom until further notice. Additional board meetings are called as deemed necessary by the President or a majority of the Board.
Fundraisers
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Fundraising events are held throughout the calendar year to raise funds for operating expenses for the Gardens. The RVACG is a 501c4 non profit organization. As such any personal donations are not tax deductible.
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Other Activities
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Pre-Season Meeting
The 2021 Spring Registration is currently underway. Opening day for the Gardens is set for May 8. The 2021 Pre-Season Meeting will take a variety of forms due to Covid 19 protocols. Currently small group meetings are being planned at the Gardens for Friday May 7 at 1 pm and at 6 pm and on Saturday May 8 at 10 am or private individual meetings may be scheduled. Gardeners will be contacted to schedule times. The Pre-Season Meeting is held the Saturday before the gardening season opens and serves as a time to explain garden expectations, collect plot fees, assign plots, and meet other gardeners. If weather conditions are favorable a tour of the Garden will be offered and Gardeners may start preparing and planting in their plots immediately after the meeting. At the 2021 Pre-Season Meetings, we will demonstrate how to plant a garden. The public is invited to these demonstrations but must register so that we can follow Covid 19 protocols of group limitations. |
Some guests came all the way from China "just to visit!"
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Open House Our annual Open House provides an opportunity for the public to visit the Community Garden site and meet with the RVACG Board of Directors and Gardeners. Notice of the event is placed in The Home News and on our Facebook page. The public is encouraged and invited to stroll through the Gardens at anytime. |
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Harvest Potluck
The Harvest Potluck is an opportunity for the Gardeners, their families and those who have helped the RVACG throughout the year to celebrate a successful gardening season. Attendees bring a dish to pass and enjoy a time to share their garden stories and evaluate their gardening experiences. It is usually held in late September or October. The 2021 Harvest Potluck is currently scheduled for Saturday Sept. 18 @ 4 pm, possibly at the Gardens, weather permitting and contingent on Covid 19 protocols. |
Work Days
Work days are held throughout the growing season to maintain common areas. Scheduled work days are listed on the Gardeners calendar. Typically there are more work days scheduled at the beginning and end of the gardening season. Sometimes work days are called that are not scheduled for the mulching of the perennial beds and the prairie gardens which has to be done after the plants have emerged from the ground.
Work days are a great opportunity for Gardeners to get to know each other.
A list of tasks is available for gardeners to complete on their own time.
2021 work days are tentatively scheduled for 9 am to Noon on March 27, April 17 and 24, May 1 and 22, June 5 and 12, July 10, Aug. 14, Sept. 25, Oct. 23, 30, and Nov. 6 and 13.
Work days are held throughout the growing season to maintain common areas. Scheduled work days are listed on the Gardeners calendar. Typically there are more work days scheduled at the beginning and end of the gardening season. Sometimes work days are called that are not scheduled for the mulching of the perennial beds and the prairie gardens which has to be done after the plants have emerged from the ground.
Work days are a great opportunity for Gardeners to get to know each other.
A list of tasks is available for gardeners to complete on their own time.
2021 work days are tentatively scheduled for 9 am to Noon on March 27, April 17 and 24, May 1 and 22, June 5 and 12, July 10, Aug. 14, Sept. 25, Oct. 23, 30, and Nov. 6 and 13.