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!
Siembra La Milpa - 22 de mayo a las 5:30-7:30 pm
Este evento es gratis y abierto al publico. Durante este taller, habrá una siembra y bendición de semillas de La Milpa que involucrará a toda la familia. Este es un momento para reunirse en el jardín y conectarse con las formas indígenas y mayas de plantar que todavía se usan hoy. Este taller estará disponible en inglés y en español. Regístrate aquí gratis.
La Milpa Planting- May 22nd 5:30 - 7:30 pm
This event is free and open to the public. During this workshop, there will be a La Milpa planting and seed blessing that will involve the whole family. This is a time to come together in the garden and connect with Indigenous and Mayan ways of planting still used today. This workshop will be available in English and in Spanish.
Register here for free. on this event.
SCG - EATS and Recycle Utah are teaming up to share all our zero-waste tips: Composting! Recycling! And more! Join us for a fun and interactive experience on Thursday, May 30th, 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Summit Community Gardens 4056 Shadow Mountain Drive, Park City. Free! Click through to register.
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.