Grailville’s Garden Volunteer Days

Learn various aspects of growing vegetables that you can apply in your own backyard while volunteering at Grailville, located on an organic farm. This month, participants will plant and transplant spring annuals in raised beds, and plant herbs and other perennials for biodiversity in the orchard with expert gardener Mary Lu Lageman.

Volunteers will work in Grailville’s kitchen and herb gardens where produce is grown to serve Grailville guests. Our focus will be on seasonal garden needs and will include some Permacultural practices to help us cooperate with nature to create simple sustainable systems in our own gardens. The 60-year-old kitchen garden has been organically certified since 1992.

Please bring gloves, water bottle, sunscreen, hat and footwear that can get dirty (and a mid-morning snack if you would like). Tools will be supplied. No experience needed; you can join us for one day or the whole season. All volunteer days are held on the fourth Saturday of the month through October, 9 a.m. till noon, except in August. Volunteers are also welcome to come on other days or for other hours by contacting Mary Lu. Reservations are requested. Contact Mary Lu (513- 683-2340 or ml.grailville@fuse.net) to reserve or for more information. This program is free and open to the public.

Grailville’s Garden Volunteer Day is held Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 9am til noon at Grailville, 932 O’Bannonville Road, Loveland, OH.