UAF community garden kick-off meeting

April 13, 2018

University Relations

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:

1. Bring your seed in containers that can be opened so people can take what they want


2. Bring small containers (envelopes, pill bottles, etc.) to take seed away in.


3. Provide as much information as possible about your seed: species, variety, conditions in which it grew, strengths and sensitivities, maturation time, sprouting time, etc.


4. 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.