Monthly garden workday to tend to your gardens, the public pick plots, tidy up and meet your fellow gardeners.

Things to do in February for your garden:

• Plant seed potatoes. Seed potatoes are currently available at Russell Feed Supply

• Plant cool-season vegetables:

  • By transplant: Broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, chinese cabbage, kohlrabi.

  • By seed outdoors: Beets, carrots, collard greens, kale, lettuce, mustard greens, spinach, swiss chard, turnips, radish.

• Start your eggplant and pepper seeds indoors.

Monthly garden work day to tend to your gardens, the public pick plots, tidy up and meet your fellow gardeners.

This month’s tasks:

1. Rebuild plots; if you’d like yours rebuilt, please attend.

2. Remove holiday decorations.

3. Build Vego mobility bed.

Monthly garden work day to tend to your gardens, the public pick plots, tidy up and meet your fellow gardeners.

Join the Fairmount Plant Swap where you can trade seeds, seedlings, plants, candles, pots, beverages, candles, etc.

Saturday, May 14 from 12pm - 2pm

Join us as Amelia Merie Radosevich of Studio Tersilla guides us through making beautiful table arrangements.

Tickets required. Seats are limited, 10 spots (plus your littles) available.

Tickets available here.

Monthly garden work day to tend to your gardens, the public pick plots, tidy up and meet your fellow gardeners.

Join us as Ms. Brooke of Yogi Squad guides us through an Easter-themed yoga adventure. We’ll move our bodies and do a fun, Easter-themed craft.

This yoga event is great for kids 2-6. Space is limited to 12 students.

Reserve your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bunny-and-yoga-art-party-in-the-garden-tickets-315373670137

Bring your Easter baskets and join us at Fairmount Community Garden's free Easter egg hunt for children ages 6 years and under. Egg hunts will start on a staggered schedule.

9:00 - 9:20: 1 and under
9:30 - 9:50: 2 - 4 year olds
10:00 - 10:20: 5 & 6 year olds

Welcome, new gardeners! This is a first workday for many gardeners, and we encourage current and new gardeners to tidy up your plot(s) to prepare for Spring.

We will have coffee and donuts, and some Garden Board Members will be on-site to greet and guide new gardeners.

15 minute mini Fall photo sessions available for booking ($45 per block) in the garden.

Book your session here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20623701&appointmentType=27114566

Join us at the Fairmount Community Garden for a pumpkin painting event. This is a fun event for kids 12 months and older. Space is limited, tickets available on October 9 at 9am. Please register for your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pumpkin-painting-in-the-garden-tickets-186005666957

This event is sponsored by The First Milestones and the Fairmount Community Garden.

Gardeners are encourage to tidy up their plots, weed public pick as needed, and decorate for the season.

If you are a gardener, farmer or community organizer in North Texas, you will not want to miss Dig Deep: A Conference for Growers!

About this event

Join Tarrant Area Food Bank and the Tarrant County Food Policy Council for another great gardening conference. We will be in-person at BRIT | Fort Worth Botanic Garden on July 17, 2021. Some virtual content will be available for those who are not able to join us on site.

Growers from across North Texas will come together in the spirit of education and passion for what the soil can produce. Dig Deep: A Conference for Growers provides a unique opportunity for growers from different fields to share experiences, knowledge and resources. All conference topics are suitable for beginner and intermediate level growers.

Whether your goal is to feed your family, share with our hungry neighbors, or enter the marketplace, this will be the learning opportunity for you. No grower in North Texas will want to miss this!

You’ll have the opportunity to explore three unique tracks focused on home, community and market gardening.

Learn more and sign up here.

Join us for a Virtual Kitchen Garden Cooking School Harvest Series workshop to learn about the art and science of growing, preparing and enjoying fresh, healthy vegetables and fruits from your own backyard or community garden.

The workshop includes:
• Instruction on how to grow cucumbers in a backyard or community garden setting
• An overview of the nutritional benefits of cucumbers
• A cooking demonstration with three irresistible ways to prepare cucumbers
• Take-home recipes and growing guides

Learn more here

Using a raised bed for your garden is a great way to control garden soil quality, improve drainage, and reduce the weeds and pests that can harm your crops. During this workshop, you will be led through some basic safety precautions and carpentry skills before we demonstrate how to assemble a basic, wooden raised garden bed

The How to Build a Raised Garden Bed workshop will cover the following topics:
• Different materials that can be used to make a raised bed
• Basic tools needed to build a garden bed
• A power tools safety demonstration
• Assembly of a raised bed

Learn more here

Monthly garden work day. Please see chalkboard at the garden for clean-up tasks.

Please join us for a family-friendly and socially-distanced Egg Hunt at the Fairmount Community Garden! This event is great for budding gardeners (up to 6 y/o).