Gardening manual, compost tea and last chance for survey

Dear Gardeners,
Spring is really coming on with flowering trees and birds building nests (and even feeding babies already). I see lots of little plants coming up in the gardens and spring crops won't be far behind. Now is a great time to plant lettuce, spinach, radish, carrots, beets, peas and potatoes. We may have a few frosty nights yet so keep an eye on the weather forecasts, but the warm days are certainly welcome.
Gardening manual:
For those of you new to gardening and others with specific questions, please check out our on-line organic gardening manual by Robin Mittenthal, one of our previous gardeners. It is written for our climate and includes lots of general information and lists of individual vegetables and their care. You can download (or read it on line) here:
http://www.eagleheightsgardens.org/tips/gardentips.shtml
That page also has Emma Schroeder's thesis with a historical perspective of the gardens and a page to help you understand how to buy products that are approved for organic use.
Compost tea giveaway:
One of our gardener, Gary, has a special treat this Saturday, May 2. He has prepared a batch of actively aerated compost tea. He will be giving that away in pint-size batches on Saturday starting at 3 pm near the Eagle Heights shed. Bring a container or bucket. The "tea" should be diluted to about 5 gallons and used promptly and should cover a large plot. The water for dilution shouldn't be chlorinated so Gary recommends letting tap water sit uncovered for several hours before adding it to the tea.
For more information: http://www.gardeningwithmicrobes.com/aact.shtml
I've also included his recipe as an entry in the Registrar's archive on our website.
Coffee recycling coordinator needed:
We are looking for a coffee collection coordinator. John, our previous coordinator, is willing to tell you how it has been done in the past. Coffee grounds make excellent soil additives. You would need to coordinate pick-ups at local coffee houses so that we don't burden them and can do a schedule to spread the deliveries to different times. People who do regular deliveries (both garden sites) can get workday credit by working with the coordinator. If you are interested in helping out the gardens as  coordinator, please reply to me.
Path clearing:
Please check the path in front of your plots and don't put sticks, rocks or plantings in the path. We need to keep the paths open for carts and gardeners. We especially need to have the hoses off the paths since mowing will start soon and hoses could be damaged.
One last plea:
We would really like to know more about our gardeners and encourage your input. If you haven't taken the survey yet, it will only take a few minutes so please take it in the next week so we can get the information summarized. See:
Gardener Survey
I hope you have gotten to meet some of your neighbors and enjoy the smell of turned soil and new growth. Spring is such a time of promise in the gardens.
Gretel, Garden Registrar