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Community Gardens clean up for winter

Oct 12, 2015 Comments Off

The Morinville Centennial Community Gardens (MCCGS) held their Fall Work Bee Oct. 7 at both community garden locations: the backyard of the United Church and Champlain Park (across from the arena). All plots and raised beds needed to be cleared out and many hands made for light work. The MCCGS has more than 25 members, with many of them new to the Society. In the New Year, the group will discuss plans for Phase Three, to be located in the north end of Champlain Park. […]

Cultural Centre gets literal with their latest flower bed

Jul 8, 2015 Comments Off

The Town of Morinville put their Growing Together tag line to the test July 8 by teaming with the Morinville Community Gardens, Morinville Greenhouse, Hi-Q Greenhouse, and St. Albert Greenhouse to erect a flower bed in front of the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. […]

Country Fair looking to bring down home to the home town

Jul 20, 2014 1

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A 200-seat outdoor dinner and street dance will cap a day-long Country Fair this summer. The event takes place Aug. 23 and is the result of the Morinville Community Gardens and Lions Club partnering with the Morinville Farmers’ Market… […]

Local gardeners batty about bats

Jul 15, 2014 Comments Off

by Morinville News Staff – Backyard bats were the topic of a Morinville Community Gardens workshop held July 15 at the United Church gardens. The local gardening enthusiasts brought in Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development bat expert Dr. Margo Pybus to do a session on bats in general and building bat houses in particular. More than 20 residents attended the session, some to learn about bats, others to get down to the task of building their own bat house… […]

Community Gardens promoting backyard bats

Jun 9, 2014 2

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Backyard bats are the subject of an upcoming Morinville Community Gardens workshop taking place July 15. The local gardening enthusiasts are bringing in Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development bat expert Dr. Margo Pybus to do a session on bats and building bat houses. Cost of the workshop is $35, including supplies to build one. Registration deadline for the hands-on portion of the seminar is June 13; however, registrations will be accepted beyond the deadline for the speaking portion of the session… […]

The day in photos

Jun 5, 2014 Comments Off

Five light standards received paint on Tuesday and Thursday from the MPES Grade One students in Monique Webb’s class. Webb said other students will be putting designs on the posts. The project is an ongoing involvement of students in safety initiatives… […]

Community Gardens planning for farm to table food event

Mar 23, 2014 1

Morinville – If a number of local gardening enthusiasts have their way, 104 Street will be shut down this summer. But the desire for the road closure is no form of public protest. The Morinville Community Gardens are looking to host an outdoor meal for 200 people in conjunction with the Community Fair that the Morinville Farmer’s Market is planning Aug. 22 and 23… […]

Summer cooking and canning classes looking to take people back to their roots

Jun 2, 2013 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Community Gardens and Morinville Farmers’ Market are doing a little cross pollinating this summer in the hopes of helping people learn about preparing and preserving foods the way people did years ago.

Paula Collins, who is organizing eight cooking classes at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre on behalf of the Community Gardens, said there is a strong interest among people today to get back to their roots… […]

Community Gardens cooking up something new

Jan 15, 2013 2

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A $2,000 gift from the Morinville Centennial Celebrations Committee is launching another local group on the road to helping people with healthy and homemade eating. The Morinville Community Gardens recently received a cheque from the committee to continue a project they had initiated during the centennial year, a cookbook of local recipes.

Morinville Community Gardens spokesperson Valerie Loseth said the Centennial Celebrations Committee had collected the recipes and thought her group was the one to continue the project. “They thought that because we are into sustainable living… […]

Bylaw approval gives Morinville Community Gardens expansion the green light

Apr 10, 2012 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Although they already had the green thumb, the Morinville Community Gardens got the green light Tuesday night after Council gave unanimous second and third reading to a bylaw that moves the second phase of the project closer to reality… […]