Organic Garden (currently mulching)
Community Garden (currently mulching)
PODS (Ray Cirino's design)
Laying down stone floor around fire pit (in process)
Mural above Organic Garden (scheduled to paint in Mid-January - help us make this a reality)
Greenhouse
Composting station
Cobb Benches
Rocket Stove
Rain Water Catchment System
Grey Water System
Solar Panels
Outdoor Shower
Outdoor Composting Toilet
Currently asking for contributions: plants, fruit trees, gardening tools, solar panels, 50 gallon barrels for rain water collection and carpenters, plumbers and all around jack-of-all-trade types please come and share your knowledge.
We rely on the expertise of our friends. Any input, thoughts, and/or muscle you're willing to share is much appreciated! Please let us know how you would like to contribute.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
The Giving Garden
The Giving Garden is a new project under the Green Ambassdor program.
Our mission is to provide sustainable living education to the community. The Giving Garden provides the community with a hands on approach to learning about growing organic food, permaculture landscaping, cobb building, rainwater system, rocket stove, solar panels and more. Projects are ongoing and free to the public.
Students that work on the garden receive community service hours.
Donate to the Giving Garden for a free tax write off.
We are accepting: seeds, mature fruit trees and plants, gardening tools and gloves, building resources - hay, sand, clay, stones, wood, wire meshing, recycled rubber flooring, landscape fabric, wood window boxes etc.
We accept any materials that you think may benefit our project.
For mural project: paint, brushes, buckets, your hands and creativity to make the project possible.
We also accept money donations. All proceeds go to the Giving Garden Projects.
Our mission is to provide sustainable living education to the community. The Giving Garden provides the community with a hands on approach to learning about growing organic food, permaculture landscaping, cobb building, rainwater system, rocket stove, solar panels and more. Projects are ongoing and free to the public.
Students that work on the garden receive community service hours.
Donate to the Giving Garden for a free tax write off.
We are accepting: seeds, mature fruit trees and plants, gardening tools and gloves, building resources - hay, sand, clay, stones, wood, wire meshing, recycled rubber flooring, landscape fabric, wood window boxes etc.
We accept any materials that you think may benefit our project.
For mural project: paint, brushes, buckets, your hands and creativity to make the project possible.
We also accept money donations. All proceeds go to the Giving Garden Projects.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
Breaking Ground
Today we began one of the most important steps in any garden...getting the soil ready. We chose a small patch near the side of the house which gets lots of sun. We will grow lots of yummy food just outside the door!
Our preferred method today: Sheet Mulching.
You can build new garden beds full of rich, fertile soil without ever putting a hand on a shovel! Sheet mulching, also known as sheet composting, layers cardboard, compost, and vegetative matter right on top of lawns or weedy areas. Over the course of a few months the mulch and the underlying sod and weeds decompose. Sheet mulching increases the population of beneficial soil microbes and worms, improves soil's capacity to retain nutrients and water, and reduces weeds. But the best thing about sheet mulch is it creates fantastic new garden spaces with only a small amount of effort on your part!
Gidget and I decided to get rid of most of the crab grass roots (that have taken over the yard) so we actually worked way more than we expected, however, it was a blast! Alta, Gidget's mom helped and offered great guidance. She grew up on a farm and is currently growing her own food a few blocks away. Will also helped water, a very important step to the entire process. Most guidelines ask that you water for 2 hours. We've taken Ray Cirino's advice and soaked the cardboard and then watered once all the layers were down, using much less water.
Our preferred method today: Sheet Mulching.
You can build new garden beds full of rich, fertile soil without ever putting a hand on a shovel! Sheet mulching, also known as sheet composting, layers cardboard, compost, and vegetative matter right on top of lawns or weedy areas. Over the course of a few months the mulch and the underlying sod and weeds decompose. Sheet mulching increases the population of beneficial soil microbes and worms, improves soil's capacity to retain nutrients and water, and reduces weeds. But the best thing about sheet mulch is it creates fantastic new garden spaces with only a small amount of effort on your part!
Gidget and I decided to get rid of most of the crab grass roots (that have taken over the yard) so we actually worked way more than we expected, however, it was a blast! Alta, Gidget's mom helped and offered great guidance. She grew up on a farm and is currently growing her own food a few blocks away. Will also helped water, a very important step to the entire process. Most guidelines ask that you water for 2 hours. We've taken Ray Cirino's advice and soaked the cardboard and then watered once all the layers were down, using much less water.
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