21 attend organization meeting; next meeting planned Saturday

“Our sweet little home is in the front office of the old fire station on Athens Street and Historic Homer Highway,” Tennent said. “Turks Installation graciously offered to pay the air condition and light usage during garden club meetings in the front of the building as they occupy the back. The local businesses are very supportive of Homer’s new garden club.”

Dave Gaddis will speak at the next meeting, this Saturday, on Square Foot Gardening and offer a tour of his garden on Sycamore during the meeting.

“It’s an easy garden and require very little attention,” Gaddis said. “I water it twice a week and watch the garden grow. Since it is a raised bed with ‘clean’ soil, there are no weeds at all.”

Served at the meeting will be a zucchini, tomato and cheese dish, and the recipe, that is healthy and compliments any entree’. Catherine Shubert will bring the free plant of the month, including your choice of zucchini, yellow squash, tomato, or bell pepper. Secret recipes will be on hand of how to grow excellent tomatoes. Each person attending receives a certificate for a free treat from David and Katie’s Amish Store.

Manicuring the park will begin after the next meeting and each month thereafter. Those interested are asked to bring gardening tools each month to pull and or spray weeds in the beds, blow, sweep and bag debris off the streets, and trimming sucker off the ornamentals. Plan to spend no more than 30 minutes, organizers state.

“Special thanks goes to the Chamber and CVB for helping with set up and offering information on easy ways to get these projects accomplished,” Tennent said. “And Ricky Vaughn and Kenny Wilson for all they do in the park and keeping our porch plants watered. Working together and helping each other is what the community is all about.”