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Neecerie
Farmgirl in Training
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Denise
Kirkland
WA
USA
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 Posted - Nov 07 2008 : 08:56:56 AM
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Since I live in the city, I am looking into getting a plot at a community garden nearby my house.
This would let me have a bit more actual land space and actually grow usable stuff besides tomatoes next spring.
Does anyone else have experience with a Community Garden?
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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenn
CA
USA
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Posted - Nov 07 2008 : 09:49:49 AM
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I have not been part of one before, but we do have a very nice community garden in the town next to ours. People basically rent space to garden in (I think about $40/year). They get approx 10'x20' raised bed and I have seen little storage sheds of all shapes and sizes so the renters must also be able to store tools and equip there too. I would think with that space and using square foot gardening methods you could get a very nice harvest. The people seem to have a great time visiting, helping and trading with each other. One thing I don't see are permanent plants like asparagus, artichokes and the like.
Sounds like a great plan if you don't have much space of your own. Another suggestion - my friend just found a vertical, stackable planter on the internet that she is using for lettuce, spinach and strawberries. I'll look for the link she sent and post it later. |
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - Nov 07 2008 : 11:43:54 AM
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When I was a teenager, my mom participated in a community garden. In our city, they tend to be established in vacant lots where the owner gives permission. The one I remember was behind a fast food restaurant, and technically belonged to the franchise owner. My mom and the 4 or 5 other ladies who worked the garden had a few problems. One was that they had to get water by running a hose across 3 yards to the house of a man who had volunteered to let them use his. And another was that because the land did not belong to them, they couldn't erect any kind of fence. People who weren't involved in the work at all were free to help themselves to the veggies when they ripened, and boy did they ever!
It sounds like the community gardens you guys are talking about are much more professional concerns. People actually pay for garden space? Do you have any links to these places? I'd be interested to see how this works. |
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Neecerie
Farmgirl in Training
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Denise
Kirkland
WA
USA
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Posted - Nov 07 2008 : 11:46:18 AM
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I am not sure all of them are -pay- to garden...
there is a national organization here http://www.communitygarden.org/
But some that exist are not on their listings..etc...are more ad hoc.
The world's only Art Deco farmgirl? |
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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
623 Posts
Jenn
CA
USA
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Posted - Nov 07 2008 : 2:55:49 PM
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| Hey Denise - here is the website for the stackable pots www.growpots.com |
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
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Posted - Nov 07 2008 : 7:15:03 PM
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My Co-op has one (I live in a Co-op). I don't believe we have to pay. But, I am on the waiting list, have been for 8 years, and I imagine it will be at least another 8 before I get in! lol There is thousands of apartments in my co-op but only a few plots (I would estimate maybe 100? But, there is 20 buildings with 550 apts each in them for our co-op.) Any way.......it's all fenced in, and you have to have a plot to be allowed in there. I'm sure they get special keys like we have special keys to get into our apt building and into our parking lot. (took us 5 years to get a parking space! lol And there's a lot more parking spaces then garden plots! lol Also we do have to pay for our parking space-65 dollars a month. So I wouldn't be surprised if I won't have to pay for the garden spot if I ever come up on the waiting list!
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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Posted - Nov 09 2008 : 06:31:58 AM
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| I wish some of you farmgirls lived closer to me. I have extra room in my garden that I can't give away. Last summer some friends from town expressed an interest in using it. Also a friend that does not have time to tend to a whole garden. I ended up mowing the back half of my garden all summer because no one was using it. |
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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
623 Posts
Jenn
CA
USA
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Posted - Nov 11 2008 : 4:52:55 PM
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Denise,
Do you know about Path to Freedom. The Pasadena family that are urban homesteaders. Just got their ezine, they are having an event on Saturday you might be interesed in. pathtofreedom.com |
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Neecerie
Farmgirl in Training
31 Posts
Denise
Kirkland
WA
USA
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Posted - Nov 11 2008 : 5:34:15 PM
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I have seen a few stories on them....so was aware of them being here in the city.....I will go see what they are doing on Sat...Thanks for letting me know!
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
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Posted - Nov 16 2008 : 9:55:39 PM
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This is an interesting thread - one of my upcoming articles for Herb Quarterly will be on Community Gardening - Brooklyn Botanical Gardens has a book out on Community Gardening. You might want to look on amazon.com and pop in community gardening under the search for books. I am slowly gathering up research material and will keep checking back here!
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Farmgirl Sister #59
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Nov 17 2008 : 05:19:35 AM
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Hi Denise!
Did you know that MaryJane founded an organization called PCEI (Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institution). PCEI has some great community gardens and they have a new campus that even has a growing roof! You can check out their very informative website at www.pcei.org and I am sure if you contacted them at:
Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute
P.O. Box 8596
Moscow ID 83843
208-882-1444
208-882-8029
info@pcei.org
They would be able to help!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our blog: www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
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