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1. Create a viable food production program locally; 2. Build learning into our organization; 3. Produce good quality, healthy, and safe food; 4. Gain access to economic opportunities; 5. Connect locally and globally to people of color.
Showing posts with label building a garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label building a garden. Show all posts
7.11.2011
Pivoting Compost Bin
I saw this barrel design at a school near my work and decided to build one for myself out of used pieces of scrap wood in my back yard. I have to install some air holes to insure it has the right ventilation.
11.01.2010
Share Your Yard
Ever wanted a beautiful garden in your yard but don't have the time or energy to build it. Do what many people are doing share your yard. Set up a meeting with someone via this Portland yard sharing website. Then make agreements that fit for both parties. Next thing you know you will have a garden built where there was just grass.
Young gardeners are excited to begin practicing techniques but lack space or land of their own. By allowing your extra land to be worked you are contributing to a healthier food system and can bring food security to a community that does not have much.
I started yard sharing this summer and I am learning a lot from the experience. I am planning to continue working on this land for two years until is self sufficient and growing on its own. I started with sheet mulching to kill the grass. Now the plants are taking roots and doing well.
Ty Regis Cuffy Schwoeffermann
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