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The Perth-Dupont Community Garden will be hosting a BBQ this Friday evening, July 30th, starting at 5:30pm. The garden is located in the Symington Ave. Playground, which is accessed from Perth Ave. north of Dupont St.

We are half way through the summer growing season, and we have already harvested many good things from our gardens, from beans & beets, cucumbers, peas, radishes and many leafy things like lettuce, Swiss Chard, & many kinds of kale, right up to the Zucchinis.

It will be pot luck style, so that you can bring your own things that you want cooked on the BBQ, (hot-dogs, burgers, slabs of meat, as well as the veggies that you want roasted.

We will have two BBQs' going - one is propane, the other one will be with charcoal. The Community garden will provide the charcoal as well as some veggies and Buns, ...I will have a look at the potatoes and see if they are ready to harvest, and we can cook some of them up for every one.

More info about this event is available on the Perth-Dupont Community Garden website.

The Perth Dupont Community Garden set up sprinklers at the Symington Ave. Playground, July 6 2010. Set up to cool off during the heat wave. More info here.

Market tent at the Perth Dupont Community Garden, July 6 2010. Set up for shade and sprinklers during the heat wave. More info here.

Susan from the Perth Dupont Community Garden writes:

I just wanted you to know that the Perth Dupont Community Garden can be used as an out door public cooling station.

I have turned on the park sprinkler, and inside the garden area, near the train tracks, chairs have been set up in the shade. People can cool off in the sprinkler or use the hose to run a bit of cold water onto their hands or feet, ... what ever they need to do to feel better.

Sounds like a great way to be outside and get cooled off. The Perth Dupont Community Garden is located at the Symington Ave. Playground, which is accessed off of Perth Ave. north of Dupont St. (map).

The following announcement come from the Perth-Dupont Community Garden:

We will be having a Seeds and Plant sale on Saturday May 15 at the garden. Please see the link for all the details and a list of the plants and seeds.

There will also be a few garden related fundraising items - the community is raising money for our building project and Accessibility Upgrades.

Even if you're not planning on a garden this year, please come by and say hello and have a tour of our garden.

The Perth-Dupont Community Garden, located in the Symington Ave. Playground (north of Dupont, between Perth Ave. and Symington Ave.), will have some big projects happening this spring, thanks to a "Carrot Cache Grant". The projects involve creating a new porch around their garden shed, as well as adding solar panels to provide electricity for other projects.

They're looking for volunteers to help build this porch, especially anyone with construction skills and experience. Contact info, plus details about this project and volunteer oportunities are posted on their website.

The following announcement is from Greenhere:

Free Trees for Your Backyard!

GreenHere is excited to announce its second Free Backyard Tree project to residents of Davenport west! Building on the success of the 2008 project, GreenHere is offering a broad variety of shade and fruit trees to residents in the project area.

You may be eligible for a free tree if:

• You have a backyard with a plantable (unpaved) spot at least 4x4m
• Your backyard is between Bloor St. W. and St. Clair Ave. W., and from the CPR/CNR tracks over to Christie St.
• You are willing to commit to watering and mulching the young tree

GreenHere will do a site assessment, plant and mulch the tree, perform a tree care demonstration and provide a resource kit, all free of charge.

In return, we ask that you commit to basic watering and care of the young tree to ensure it grows to provide clean air, shade, better soil and to allow GreenHere to monitor the growth of the tree for long-term project tracking.

By getting a free tree planted, you are helping to provide your community with clean air, shade and improved soil.

Email: waseem@greenhere.ca or call 416.901.2006

Hurry! The deadline for application is April 15th. Plantings will take place in the spring and fall of 2010.

The Free Backyard Tree Planting Project is made possible with funding from Livegreen Toronto and with support from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment’s Community GO Green Fund.

Greenhere has done a fantastic job of getting more trees growing in our neighbourhood. If you're thinking of getting a new tree in your backyard, why not contact them to arrange for a free tree that comes with free setup and technical support! Can't go wrong with that. Be sure to contact them soon if you would like a tree planted in the Spring season.

Photo by Vic Gedris, 2009-08-08.

Photo by Vic Gedris, 2009-08-08.

Photo by Vic Gedris, 2009-08-08.