Hi Friends! Last week was our CVG Picnic and Veggie Contest, and boy do we have some fun pics to show off. We had people from all over San Antonio come to volunteer their time to help judge, help cook out and help bring dishes for us all to share potluck style.
What a great volunteer turn out we had last week. Also, I think we should note (for those of you who are new to our blog) we have volunteers come help run each garden group weekly. In addition to volunteers on Saturdays, we also have a team of volunteers who come during the week to water the beds. Together, our volunteer team is absolutely essential to the success of the beds, and the garden would flounder without them. Take a look at our volunteer garden leaders with their respective groups:
Our gardeners worked all season to harvest that perfect veggie to enter into the vegetable contest. I should note that the Bexar County Master Gardener judges had very strict guidelines regarding judging the produce:
As you can see, this contest was serious stuff for a new gardener to try to win. 😉
Are you ready to see our contest participants?? Here we go:
!!What an impressive showing!!
As we all know, it’s not always about winning. The knowledge each gardener gains from this program will stay with them for a long time. Making the connection between food and it’s source is such an essential lesson for young people to learn, and add the knowledge of how to actually grow food, and you’ve got a major game changer there. So, in the spirit of knowledge, each gardener was a winner, regardless of how their veggies looked. (And I mean that in the least cheesy way possible, because everyone who participated really, honestly does come out ahead.) BUT, just in case you were wondering, here are some of the entries that went through the very rigorous judging process ;):
AND THE WINNERS…..
What a fun day for everyone, especially for those who competed. What’s better than beautiful weather, great food, green and growing gardens, and awesome company?
That’s all we’ve got for now, friends. Only two more weeks to go before we put our gardens to bed for the summer so, make sure to check back in next week to see how our plants did in the HEAT.
**Special thanks to the Yaeger family, Dana Drury and Lou Kellogg for taking the best pictures and allowing me to share them on this blog**