Happy Hour in the Garden Slowly Reopens

We slowly kicked off our Happy Hour in the Garden series these past few weeks, with very little turnout. Which was fine by me, because frankly I wanted to gently dip my feet into the new waters that is ‘putting on an event in the new COVID era’. I put it out to our volunteers from last year, and we were joined by a couple folks each week. Thankfully one of those volunteers was the knowledgeable Lisa Sanco, Sustainability Educator with Worthy Garden Club, who sponsored those weeks with beer. Next up is 10 Barrel! So put in on your calendar as a repeating event, and then join us on the Tuesday it works out for you! Here are our new COVID-10 guidelines, which we also have posted on our task board in the garden.

Volunteering in the Garden COVID Guidelines:

• There will be a maximum of 8 volunteers (we do not have an RSVP set up for this at this time)
• Please BYO (bring your own) gloves & hand tools (if you have them)
• I will have other sanitized tools available for use if needed
• Please bring a can coozie. Our donated beverages will be in cans and bottles this year, coozie will help you to identify yours.
• Please maintain 6′ social distancing rules
• Please bring your face masks to wear when 6′ can’t be maintained for a project
• If you bring kids, they must be supervised and able to follow other garden guidelines
• I will be: sanitizing tools, pens, and picnic table before and after use
• We will have hand washing station and hand sanitizer available for use. Please use them!
• Don’t come if you, anyone in your household, or anyone you have come in contact with has had any symptoms in the last 72 hours.

Happy Hour in the Garden is every Tuesday, 4-6pm, through September 1st. Every 4 weeks we’ll have another sponsor. Thanks to Humm Kombucha, Worthy Garden Club, 10 Barrel, Deschutes Brewery & Boneyard Beer for coming on board again this year!