Andoni is the Assistant Farm Manager at The Westgate Community Farm. It is a 1 acre productive farm in the Westgate Neighborhood of West Palm Beach that offers neighbors fresh produce, community garden plots, education programs, and a lush green space. Farmers employ sustainable farm practices to grow chemical- free produce. The farm is not certified organic but farmers have over a decade of experience growing food organically using best practices to grow high quality, nourishing fruits and vegetables while building soil and creating habitat for a diversity of plants, pollinators and wildlife. The land is owned by the Westgate Redevelopment Agency and managed by a small team of farmers and educators.
Hello, all, I hope you all are ready for our annual mid-winter celebration of chili. Beef, sausage, chicken, vegan, vegetarian, beans, or no beans. Bring in at least a quart of your own favorite mix (a crockpot works best, but we will take a quart jar if that‘s what you have to offer). And bring a list of your ingredients, out of respect for those who may have dietary restrictions. There will be one award for the best meat recipe and another for the best meat-free recipe.
Then we will sit back and maybe try seconds of our favorites, while we enjoy Andoni Ruiz, teaching us all about Wild Sodas..
Next month, we ask that everyone who attends bring one or two items to be auctioned. • All those herb-y, garden-y things you no longer need or want. • Herb & spice plants (in pretty pots!), herb crafts or artwork. • Garden items (like concrete frogs, tools, nice pots, baskets, etc)..
In April we are planning to take part in the Mounts Spring Plant-a-Palooza, to raise funds for our groups continued well being. Please think about volunteering on Saturday or Sunday of the last weekend in April. See you there! Mary
It’s February, time for the EHS Annual Chili Cook-off
Make your best chili and enter it into our contest. Everyone brings at least a quart of their favorite chili (and the recipe!). Each entry will be assigned a number and we’ll make up small servings in cups. Then everyone votes for their top 3 favorites. We’ll print at least 2 winning chili recipes in the next newsletter
Your friendly neighborhood webmaster, Mary
News from the Garden of Well-being: February 2026
In the past two weeks, the plants and trees experienced some serious cold weather. It was the event of the arctic
