Author Archives: Richard Gregson

PUMPKINS, PUMPKINS,  PUMPKINS,  PUMPKINS, PUMPKINS. Do you think you can grow the BIGGEST pumpkin in Baie D’Urfé.  This summer the FFYGPA is holding a pumpkin growing contest.  We have the seeds from a champion pumpkin (600 pounder) and the dirt, you plant it and give it your best care during the growing season.  If yourContinue reading “Giant Pumpkins”

Spring will be here before long (really !) and the Garden at Fritz team are looking for some volunteers willing to help us with the season ahead and the promotion of this venture in the town community. A couple of jobs have been filled, but there are plenty of other interesting opportunities … and evenContinue reading “Looking for volunteers”

On October 18 we held our final harvest session of the year. Approximately 600 cherry tomatoes were picked by eight youthful volunteers. All proceeds went to the West Island Assistance Fund in Roxboro which has been in operation for over 35 years !  Their website is. www.fdoi.org

The pumpkin patch is reaching maturity with rows of bright orange fruits … and more of our produce is on sale at the  local Provigo store.

Bonjour à tous! Nous serons au potager ce vendredi de 4-5PM environ pour faire un peu de travaille dans le potager. Nous avons des plants à enlever et toujours des tomates à cueillir. RSVP si vous voulez être des nôtres. Si vous avez d’autres disponibilités cette semaine ou la prochaine, laissez-nous savoir aussi. Merci! ******************************Continue reading “Come and help us for an hour”

Most of the vegetable we grow are donated to local food banks , good causes or  charities such as the following… West Island Volunteer Bureau , Meals on Wheels , Ste Anne de Bellevue Branch  www.cabvwi.org Services Communautaires On Rock Community Services   www.onrock.org West Island Mission  http://www.westviewlife.org/#/missions/west-island-mission St Columba by the Lake Food Ministry  www.stcolumba.ca   We have also soldContinue reading “Who benefits from our crops?”

It was a big harvest day at the end of last week – here are some photographs of how things went …

A BIG thank you for your presence and assistance last Friday 5 September. We picked a record number of tomatoes and greatly appreciated all of the helpful comments and recommendations as well as your hard work in the hot humid weather. We hope you made it back home before the storm! This Friday, 12 September,Continue reading “Harvest Time”

Brian Manning, master gardener and his faithful assistant, hard at work