Came across this blog post and video by Gabriel, who has been working with our community garden from the Garden Project. I think this is a great video showing the process of beginning with a lawn and ending with a thriving garden. Check it out.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Budget & Next Steps!
The English Meadows Community Garden Team met for the second time tonight. We put together a budget (see below) and between the generous gift of one of the members and a community grant, we have all the money needed to make it happen. Our next steps include:
April 20 @ 6PM - Attend the EMPOA (English Meadows Property Owners Association) meeting to get approval of our plan.
May 4 @ 7PM - Attend the EMPOA Annual Meeting to get approval of the plan from the entire neighborhood.
May 4 after the Annual Meeting - We'll hold a brief meeting to plan next steps.
May 15 @ 1PM - BREAK GROUND!
Our current plans include two raised beds that are 4 feet by 8 feet each. We will assign people to daily tasks (watering and weeding) and will have one or two harvest days a week in which we will share the produce from the garden amongst the participating members. We will also be giving a share to the local Holt Food Bank. The garden will be chemical free and organic.
There's plenty of room to join in. If you're interested, drop me an email (tom@saraharthur.com). Join us for any one of the above meetings and come help us break ground!
April 20 @ 6PM - Attend the EMPOA (English Meadows Property Owners Association) meeting to get approval of our plan.
May 4 @ 7PM - Attend the EMPOA Annual Meeting to get approval of the plan from the entire neighborhood.
May 4 after the Annual Meeting - We'll hold a brief meeting to plan next steps.
May 15 @ 1PM - BREAK GROUND!
Our current plans include two raised beds that are 4 feet by 8 feet each. We will assign people to daily tasks (watering and weeding) and will have one or two harvest days a week in which we will share the produce from the garden amongst the participating members. We will also be giving a share to the local Holt Food Bank. The garden will be chemical free and organic.
There's plenty of room to join in. If you're interested, drop me an email (tom@saraharthur.com). Join us for any one of the above meetings and come help us break ground!
| English Meadows Community Garden Budget 2010 | |||
| Quanity | Unit Cost | Total | |
| Rabbit Guard | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| U-Post | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Lanscape Fabric | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Wood (2x12x12) | 4 | 20 | 80 |
| Brackets | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| Screws | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Seeds | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Labels | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Plant Props | 20 | 1 | 20 |
| Misc | ? | 50 | 50 |
| Soil | 1 Yd. | 11 | 11 |
| Grand Total | 311 | ||
Friday, April 9, 2010
Next Meeting - April 13
Our next meeting to put together a plan for the English Meadows Community Garden will be this coming Tuesday, April 13 @ 7:30 at 5058 Glendurgan Ct. Hope to see you there!
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