Last week, Atlas Tree Service came to the Grateful Tomato Garden to do some serious and much needed tree trimming, all free of charge to Wasatch Community Gardens. Before Atlas Tree Service did their expert work, there were some places where we couldn't even see the blue sky through the trees. Now, there is infinitely more sunshine reaching our garden beds! A huge thank you to Atlas Tree Service! Click on "Read more" to see a handful of pictures documenting tree service in action!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who made this year's plant sale such a success! All of our amazing volunteers, hardworking staff, dedicated board, generous sponsors, supportive vendors, great growers, and of course, the Plant Sale shoppers made this year's Plant Sale the best yet!! Take a look at all the beautiful Plant Sale pictures on our Facebook page by clicking here.

Photo by Judith Zimmerman

Click here to visit our FULL newsletter online!
In order to make the best use of our resources, Wasatch Community Gardens is now offering a comprehensive newsletter available only online. You may have recently received a short one page newsletter in the mail with a full calendar and letter. However, this web page not only contains a full calendar and letter, but also a volunteer spotlight and a full list of our 2009 contributors.

1. Keep a garden notebook. Keeping records from year to year will help you remember which seeds you ordered, which plants you grew and which were successful. You'll thank yourself next growing season.

What is the Salt Lake County Urban Farming Initiative? We're so glad you asked.
In 2009, Salt Lake County began a new Urban Farming Initiative. Publicly owned lands that are currently lying fallow will be considered for lease for the purpose of growing fruits and vegetables. There are 30 parcels ranging in size from a quarter acre to 40 acres that will be available in early spring for community gardens, commercial farms and biofuel plots.

If you think that January is a time to forget about your garden, you are mistaken! Now is the perfect time to start ordering your seeds. If seed catalogs overwhelm you, come to the People's Market Seed Swap. It's an ideal place to exchange with others, share your own unique seed selections and find out about new ones.