The month of August is a good time to start raising some of your own fruits and vegetables, because it is easy to dig due to all the rain which also helps plants take off and flourish.  August 24 Sunday the annual Organic Garden Tour in Sierra Vista it will be held at two backyard gardens on Choctaw off Highway 92 from 10am to 2pm.  New grower, Jim Woodruff will show his concrete block raised veggie beds, fruit trees watered by harvested rainwater,   berries, grapes, onion and garlic.  Elly and Bill Stavark’s 13 year old multiple raised bed backyard garden where they grow vegetables year round and make great compost.

The Bisbee Farmers Market, Compost Queen, Marcia Gibbons, will be sharing wealth of experience making compost.  She will have compost samples at various stages as well as information on composting systems.  This is on Saturday August 16 and on August 17 Sunday the Bisbee Community Gardens Group will have its first annual Organic Garden Tour, including several gardens in the Warren district.  There will be demonstrations of rain water harvesting, composting, solar cooking and solar drying.

Jane Wyatt of San Simon Chile Company will return with her green chiles and chile roaster to the Sierra Vista Farmers Market beginning on August 14.  On August 23 from 8 am to 1pm celebrate chile seaon at the annual Chile Festival at the Bisbee Farmers Market.  Jane will bring two large roasters and a trailer loaded with sacks of her green chiles and jalapenos as well as red chile pods.

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