Sisters Community Garden is offering members and those on our waiting list a free workshop on March 11 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., when we will learn from garden member Nancy Bright how to grow successfully in our challenging environment, when to plant which vegetables, keys to succession planting and tips for frost protection. Participants can also opt to take part in a hands-on opportunity led by Mimi Schafer on how to make garden cloches out of simple materials. Cloches can protect young plants from the cold spells we often see at the beginning of the season. The workshop is free, but those cho ..read more

OSU Extension Service Master Gardeners to teach class on growing vegetables in Central Oregon Hey Sisters Community gardeners! Our friends at OSU Extension Service are offering a class on how to grow vegetables in Central Oregon. The two-hour session will help you grow a successful vegetable garden in our challenging desert climate. Learn about soil amendments, site selection, season extenders, helpful techniques, and about recommended vegetable varieties to grow and those you might want to avoid. The class includes the 24-page book "Growing Vegetables in Central Oregon," published by the OSU ..read more

Hello Gardeners, February 1st is the start of a new season for the Sisters Community Garden. We hope you will be joining us this year. Returning gardeners have until March 1st to register for the 2023 season. In order to keep the plot you used last year, please return a completed 2023 Application along with the fee payment and the 2023 Release of Liability by March 1st. Returning Gardeners will receive confirmation of their plot choices as soon as forms/fees have been received. New gardeners Applications will be accepted during this same period. You will be assigned an available plot on a fir ..read more

Read this week's Nugget article about the Sisters Community Garden. Picture by Jerry Baldock ..read more

Hi gardeners, We're looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday for the Garden's first work party of 2022! Here's the plan for Saturday: 9 am - Work Party - Welcome & new gardener orientation - Greenhouse plots lottery - Garden maintenance - Choose your work party task from the list posted on the Shed Bring gloves :) - Garden stewards - Gardeners interested in becoming garden stewards for the 2022 season can sign up through the list that will also be posted on the Shed. Garden Stewards play a valuable role in the maintenance of the garden by volunteering to take care of a common area of ..read more

Here's the April edition of Lettuce Grow, the Sisters Community Garden Newsletter. And feel free to consult our newsletter archive for more gardening info ..read more

Do you want to get involved in your community? Join the Sisters Community Garden Committee! The Sisters Community Garden is run by an all-volunteer Committee who meets a couple times a season to ensure that the garden runs smoothly. President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Membership Coordinator, Events Coordinator, Social Media Coordinator, Garden Manager, Garden Steward, our range of activities is quite wide! With Committee members retiring or moving on to new pastures this season, we have seats open! Do you have skill that you think would benefit the garden? Do you want to get invo ..read more

For new and returning gardeners, feel free to consult our newsletter archive to learn gardening tips in Central Oregon and get to know how the garden works along the season ..read more

Read this week's Nugget article about the Sisters Community Garden. Picture by T. Lee Brown ..read more

Hello Gardeners, February 1st is the start of a new season for the Sisters Community Garden. We hope you will be joining us this year. Returning gardeners have until March 15th to register for the 2022 season. In order to keep your plot please return a completed 2022 Application, fee payment, and The 2022 Release of Liability by March 15th. If you request a different plot, please note it on your Application. Returning Gardeners will receive confirmation of their plot choices as soon as forms/fees have been received. New gardeners Applications will be accepted during this same period. You will ..read more