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Each garden will be open for one hour,
so the homeowner can go visit the other gardens. There is no charge
for this garden tour. Join us for one garden or all of them.
Co-Sponsored by Slow Food Rochester. To be on the Slow Food Rochester email list for other events, email
Michael - Michael@SavorLife.com.
Saturday,
July 18th Tour Schedule
9:00-9:55 am - Grow Green Greenhouse at 275 Dr. Samuel McCree Way,
just of Genesee Street near St. Mary's Hospital. Southwest Area
Neighborhood Grow Green Program
www.SWANGrowGreen.org
Mapquest Link
10:00-10:55 am - Clara Barton School #2, 190 Reynolds Street.
Meet at corner of Reynolds St. & Frost Ave. in the garden (Jan McDonald,
Executive Director of Rochester Roots)
www.RochesterRoots.org
In 2006, they expanded the gardens to include a one-acre parcel of land on
the grounds of School #2. This parcel provides a majority of the produce
used for distribution and marketing. Over 40 varieties of vegetables are
grown here. In the courtyard of the school there are raised beds and an
herb garden. The entrance to the school is landscaped with flowers.
Mapquest Link
11:00-11:55 am - 51 Raeburn Avenue, between Thurston & Genesee Park Blvd.
(Marcene Lloyd) Marcene has been growing edible things for years and
loves experimenting with new ideas. Her favorite book is Rodale's
1001 Ingenious Gardening Ideas. Her gardens grow under 60' Black
Walnut trees, with some things in containers.
Mapquest link
12noon – Suggested lunch destinations: El Latino, Unkl Moe’s,
French Quarter Café, Holley’s Café, Boulder Coffee (lunch is on your own,
not included in this free tour). If you bring your lunch or get take out,
bring it to Genesee Valley Park for a beautiful picnic location, and then
join the foraging group below.
12:30-12:50 pm - Foraging in Genesee Valley Park (and Poison Ivy ID). Meet
at parking lot for the skating rink and pool off Elmwood Avenue just west
of the river. Look for my wide brimmed straw hat and tan Toyota
Sienna.
Mapquest link
1:00-1:55 pm - 19 Trafalgar Street, directly behind Wilson Magnet School on
Genesee Street (Michael Warren Thomas)
Michael's family has 50 edible plant species, which doesn't include 30
heirloom tomatoes that are grown on his flat roof. There is a pond
with singing toads, grapevines, apple trees and much more. Don't
miss the three varieties of chickens that will soon start producing eggs.
Mapquest link
2:00-2:55 pm - 120 Hamilton Street, SWPC (South Wedge Planning
Committee) Victory Garden, started this spring.
www.SWPC.org
http://acga.localharvest.org/garden/M2292
Mapquest link
3:00-3:55 pm - Children's School of Rochester - School #15, 494
Averill Street (at corner of Pearl). The beginning stages of an
educational & edible school garden, emphasizing low maintenance.
Mapquest link
Includes samples of cheesecake from Cheesy Eddie's
4:00-5:00 pm - The Little Bakery, 89 Charlotte Street behind
Restaurant 2 Vine. See the edible flower garden and taste a variety
of edible flowers. This is also the biggest Hollyhock garden in
Rochester!
www.TheLittleBakery.com
Mapquest link
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