Report from the Frankenart Mart

Our evening at the Frankenart Mart was fantastic.

Some veteran PSL members came by (Yay for Vanessa, Lily, Megan, Michele, Kat & Redwood!) and lots of new people joined. Han and Elocin brought great seeds to share and Leslie, Zeke, and Reuben were perfect hosts.

We used the evening to make seed packets, organize our collection and . . . . reveal our newest gardening tool: a vegetable planting calendar.

It's still in prototype form and specifically for the Outer Richmond. We're refining it and can't wait to share it (and make calendars for other Bay Area micro-climates).

The planting calendar and the Tall Telephone Pea seed packet are both part of the PSL Tool Collection. Stay tuned for more information about this aspect of the library--it's crucial.


Photo by Leslie Henslee

Dream Job at the Frankenart Mart, November 21, 6-9pm

Frankenart Mart is one of our top favorite places.

It's an art-play-gallery-store invented and run by Leslie Henslee. The Mart has quarterly themes for the exhibits and all the art is created by the public. Everyone is invited to go to the Mart, make some art, buy some art, sell some art (50/50 split with the Mart), buy a t-shirt, hang-out, or have a free hot dog (on monthly Free Hot Dog Days). The Frankenart Mart is, as Leslie says, "A playground that earnestly celebrates creation." It is a super fun place.

The Mart's current theme is "Dream Job."

Our dream job is to be the PSL Librarians.

So, on Friday November 21 from 6-9pm we'll be the PSL Librarians at the Frankenart Mart. We'll be making seed envelopes, trading seeds, and designing the seed cataloging system. It's going to be really fun. Join us!