Congratulations on joining Summit Community Gardens! Welcome to our community. This welcome packet contains important information about how the garden operates, and how you can get involved to make the garden run smoothly and efficiently. Community gardening requires work beyond tending to your plot, every gardener is asked to participate to the best of his or her ability in the management and upkeep garden.
Attention plot renters! Opening day is Saturday, May 11th from 11am-3pm. We inivite all plot renters to join Garden Director Melissa for a short orientation at 12pm or 2pm. The orientation will go over best pratices in the garden and review the new processes in place for this summer. We will have starter plants for sale as well as compost for your beds and woodchips for your walkways. This will be a fun day to meet your garden community and get excited about the season ahead!
Stay tuned for more details on this event.
Wesley Crump is a USU Extension Assistant Professor in Wasatch and Summit counties focused on horticulture. We'll go over fruit tree selection, planting, and general care. We want to take the fear out of growing fruit trees!
Saturday, June 8th, 10-11:30 am at the garden (4056 Shadow Mountain Drive)
June 10th - 14th, 9:00 - 3:00 pm
Rising 1st graders through rising 6th graders
Our “Budding Culinary Scientists” camp is an opportunity to learn about culinary arts and science. Each day holds art, physical activity, gardening, and cooking opportunities. Campers will learn about team building, sportsmanship, recipe creation, preparation, and execution. Campers will receive a “Budding Culinary Scientist” certificate at the end of the week.
Nuestro campo de "Científicos de Culinario Naciente" es una oportunidad para aprender sobre el jardín, cómo cuidar, cosechar, preparar, y cocinar los productos del jardín con un grupo de compañeros. También exploraramos la ciencia de alimentos, usando pigmentos naturales y experimentando con reacciones químicas para aprender como la neutralización afecta combinaciones de sabor. Al fin de la semana, los campistas recibirán un certificado de "”Científico de Culinario Naciente.”
June 17th - 21st, 9:00 - 3:00 pm
Rising 1st graders through rising 6th graders
Our “Arts in the Garden” week explores our natural world as art. We will incorporate art as movement, through dance; art as music, with new instruments incorporated in the garden space; and food as edible art, preparing food from the garden. We will tend our rainbow garden and plant vegetables. Each day campers will learn about art as an expression of creativity and imagination.
Nuestra semana de “Artes en el Jardin” explorará la naturaleza como arte. Incorporaremos arte en forma de movimiento, baile y música, con nuevos instrumentos musicales que serán incluidos en el espacio del jardín. También crearemos arte comestible, usando y preparando los frutos del jardín. Cuidaremos nuestro jardín lleno de colorido plantando plantas anuales y vegetales en nuestras macetas del Jardin de Ninos.
June 17th - 21st, 9:00 - 12:00 pm
Age 3 - rising 1st graders
Tracy Zisselsberger
June 17th - 21st, 9:00 - 3:00 pm
Rising 1st graders through rising 6th graders
Our “Arts in the Garden” week explores our natural world as art. We will incorporate art as movement, through dance; art as music, with new instruments incorporated in the garden space; and food as edible art, preparing food from the garden. We will tend our rainbow garden and plant vegetables. Each day campers will learn about art as an expression of creativity and imagination.
Nuestra semana de “Artes en el Jardin” explorará la naturaleza como arte. Incorporaremos arte en forma de movimiento, baile y música, con nuevos instrumentos musicales que serán incluidos en el espacio del jardín. También crearemos arte comestible, usando y preparando los frutos del jardín. Cuidaremos nuestro jardín lleno de colorido plantando plantas anuales y vegetales en nuestras macetas del Jardin de Ninos.
June 24th - 28th, 9:00 - 3:00 pm
Rising 1st graders through rising 6th graders
“Week in the Life of a Gardener” camp focuses on our food system, using our beautiful garden as a classroom. We will learn about sustainable agricultural models, regenerative soil practices, and local food systems. We will explore the history of gardening including Victory Gardens. Campers will have hands-on experiences to help them understand the importance of growing and preparing their food.
El campamento “Una Semana en La Vida de un Jardinero”será un enfoque en nuestro sistema de alimentación, usando nuestro lindo jardín como el aula. Cada día tendrá oportunidades para aprender, arte, movimiento físico, jardinería, y preparación de comida. Aprenderemos sobre modelos agrícolas sostenibles, sistemas alimentarios locales, y prácticas regenerativas para la tierra, utilizando nuestras camas de jardín. Participaremos ayudando a llenar nuestras canastas CSA semanales, que donamos a los miembros de la comunidad.