Fellow gardeners,
There is much to discuss.
We have been contacted multiple times this week by the administration regarding two important issues.
1. Composting
2. Dog poop
1. Composting is both a privilege and an important part of the garden here. As garden members, it’s your responsibility to know when your compost week is and follow through.
The compost schedule is posted online.
It has been a recent issue that there has been a severe fly infestation in the nearby classrooms and the administration has pinpointed the garden compost collection bins as the source of this problem. We know that composting can be gross and sometimes smelly, but as a garden community, we need to make sure that the compost does not disrupt other aspects of MIIS life (particularly class instruction). Be responsible and compost when it’s your turn. If you don’t know how, don’t be shy, we’ll help you! If you can’t make it your week, it is your responsibility to find someone to do it for you.
Also, please note that the collection bins have been moved to the back of the garden. They will remain there indefinitely.
2. If your dog poops in the garden, pick it up please. Plain and simple.
Also, if you see that an animal has defecated in the garden, please help us out by picking it up and throwing it out, if you can. Fecal matter can harbor disease, is a risk to food safety, and sucks when you step on it.
Next order of business: REMINDERS
1. Please weed and harvest your plots.
With the heavy administrative eyes on our garden currently, we need everyone’s plots to be in tip-top shape — especially, because next Friday is a campus visit day.
2. We’re getting rid of the collection of containers in the front of the garden. If you store your compost container there, you will have until 8:00am Thursday, July 14th to collect it. After that, it will be considered recycling.
3. Mural Update
We’ve only gotten one email thus far regarding the garden murals. If you’re interested in participating, in any way, shape, or form — whether that’s with ideas, moral support, or some elbow-grease, we’d love your help! At this point, we’re planning to do it tentatively the first weekend in August. Let us know!
Updates!
For those of you not in Monterey this summer or those of you new to the garden, check out some of these photos that I snapped the other day!
We planted more succulents in front of the garden.
Remember where all those tall weeds were? We thought this might be a better use of that space!
Wish us luck on planting these raspberries! So far, the prospect is not looking too good for their survival…. 
As always, we wish you happy weeding and harvesting,
Lauren and Tiffani
