All Things Tomato

All Things Tomato

Mid-Sun Community Garden

Tuesday May 10th 7:00pm

Learn all things tomato, pls rsvp to midsungarden@gmail.com

Garden Registration

This year's Garden registration/meet the team will be on May 7th 9am-1pm at the Midsun Community centre along with a BBQ. There will be a compost information session as well as sign up for gardeners to pick the team they'd like to volunteer on. A minimum 4.5 hour volunteer commitment from each gardener, over the course of the gardening season is required.  This ensures that our garden remains healthy, clean and viable year to year.  This volunteer commitment does not include the hours that you garden in your own plot.

Garden Team Meeting April 13th

Next Garden Team Meeting is on Wed, April 13, 2016 at 7 pm at the Community Centre. We will be discussing the upcoming Garden Registration, the Spring Plant Share and The All Things Tomato presentation that will be put on by Richard G and Cheryl G... Everyone is welcome! Hope to see as many people there as possible!!!

Calgary - Free Spring Waste Drop Off

With the mild winter and above-average temperatures this spring, many Calgarians are ready to tidy up their yards and get their gardens ready for the new season. Spring cleaning means plenty of yard waste that can be given a second life as compost. Calgarians are encouraged to drop off their yard waste for free at City landfills so it can be composted instead of thrown away.

From April 1 to May 29, all three City of Calgary landfills will waive fees for residential loads of leaves, branches, plants and other garden material. The yard waste will be composted at the sites, turning it back into a useful resource. 

“Yard waste makes up over a third of household garbage at this time of year,” says Sharon Howland, Leader of Program Management at Waste & Recycling Services. “Fallen leaves, branches and plants are all materials that can be composted instead of thrown away. By composting this material, it will help reduce greenhouse gases and turn it into a useful product that helps new plants grow.”

Here are four tips for Calgarians to know about the spring yard waste drop-off program before they come to the landfill:

• Make sure your load only contains yard waste like leaves, branches and plants (no sod – it can’t be composted at City sites). Charges will apply if the load contains other items.

• Residents are encouraged to leave their yard waste loose or put it in paper yard waste bags, which can be composted as well. If yard waste is loose, residents should make sure to secure and cover loads before transporting them.

• City landfills are open seven days a week from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.:

o Spyhill Landfill – 69th St. and 112th Ave. N.W.

o East Calgary Landfill – 17th Ave. And 68th St. S.E.

o Shepard Landfill – 114th Ave. and 86th St. S.E.

• For faster service, visit the landfill on a weekday or before 9 a.m. on Saturday or Sunday when wait times are shorter.

This program is for residential customers only. 

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