Hi Ben, if you still have some left, I would love two reasonably sized ones that
can live in a pot for a bit until I can transfer them outside. Thanks so much
for your generous offer!

-Katherine

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Katherine A. Bolton
AmeriCorps VISTA
Morgridge Center for Public Service
University of Wisconsin-Madison
716 Langdon Street, Room 154
Madison, WI 53706

Phone: 608-262-0731
Fax: 608-262-0542
E-mail: Vista@...
www.morgridge.wisc.edu

----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Sommers <bens@...>
Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 1:23 pm
Subject: [cfgn] "Special" Raspberries
To: CommunityActionCoalition <CACSCW@...>,
communityfoodandgardennetwork@yahoogroups.com


> Hi All,
>
>
>
> I am planning on digging some raspberry bushes this weekend, and would
> like to offer them free to anyone who is interested in starting a patch.
> These are "special" not because of their ability to grow in outer space
> or anything amazing, but because they are part of a large patch tended
> by my grandfather and uncle since 1991. Both Gramps and Uncle Scott
> passed away in 2006 and I would be very happy to see their work live on
> in years to come. We are preparing to sell the house, so this is a
> one-time offer.
>
>
>
> They are VERY prolific bushes; bearing large, flavorful, deep-red fruit.
> I do not know the variety but are growing very well in Beaver Dam, so
> would likely do well in the Madison area.
>
>
>
> Please respond to me by Friday with any requests. The amount I can give
> each person depends on how many people respond, as there is only so much
> room in the back of my Subaru.
>
>
>
> Be well and happy, happy Spring,
>
>
>
> Benjamin Sommers
>
> Agency & Garden Technician
>
> Community Action Coalition for Southcentral Wisconsin, Inc.
>
> 1717 N. Stoughton Rd.
>
> Madison, WI 53704
>
> (608) 246-4730 ext. 208
>
> mailto:bens@...
>
>
>
> Visit CAC online for more program information: http://www.cacscw.org
> <
>
> Also check out our new Community Garden Organizer's Handbook!!! It is
> a
> great resource for all gardeners!!
> http://www.cacscw.org/gardens/handbook/
>
>
>