Tracking produce yields at the community garden is an easy way to impress your fellow neighbors, council representatives, media, and most importantly, potential funders. When applying for garden grants, it’s important to be able to provide quantities that show how much food the garden can produce and how many mouths it has the ability to feed. For the South Side garden especially, these numbers will be astounding. So far I’ve seen squash longer than an arm’s length, corn and sunflowers towering over 6 feet tall, and a plethora of juicy tomatoes. Just think about how many pounds of food you are collectively growing!
Tracking your harvest is SUPER easy. All you have to do is weigh and record the produce you harvest from your plot on a regular basis. Starting this Thursday (August 2nd), there will be a scale and harvest tracking sheet located in the job box nearest the pedestrian gate to make this task even easier. It would be ideal if we could get at least a handful of gardeners to track their yields.
Interested in helping to sustain the South Side garden? Sign-up to track your plot’s harvest!
Contact Jessica: jessica@growpittsburgh.org
