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Global Gratitude Gardens: Possible Evokation
The last few days I've been doing alot of work in my garden. We mapped it all out using Google Sketchup:
Tomorrow we're inviting dozens of community groups to the barn to discuss building around 24 community gardens across town. They're going to come every other week and design and build a garden here in the shape of the raincross (which is the upside down bell on the map above), and then the alternate weeks go back to their community location (a church, a school, a hospital) and design their own gardens.
Then next do the hardscape. First with us, then their location.
Then the irrigation, same learn and apply. Then the pathways and raised beds. Then planting. Then learn how to find local partners and identify volunteers and resources in their community. Then harvesting. Then replanting.
All in the learn, then apply style, where they'll be emboldened to do projects they would otherwise not have the spark or courage to undertake.
Plus they'll be networked to support each other, and there will be a complementary city-wide vegetable exchange they'll participate in that will also interface with local soup kitchens.
Its an ambitious plan, but we've worked on similar stuff in the past and are just trying to use all the assets the community already has. We've been asked to do this enough times, we figured its high time we embarked on a serious, integrated plan.
So wish us luck, we're also going to be submitting the Garden Mosaic with its Veggie Exchange, Resourceful Gardens, and Sustainable Hub to the city public utility, the state Strategic Growth Council, and the Metropolitan Water Agency.
I'm thinking of building on this idea for a possible Evokation. I'll contact a few of the agents currently working on food and food security, and discuss my ideas for Global Gratitude Gardens. If you're interested, send me a message.
Tomorrow we're inviting dozens of community groups to the barn to discuss building around 24 community gardens across town. They're going to come every other week and design and build a garden here in the shape of the raincross (which is the upside down bell on the map above), and then the alternate weeks go back to their community location (a church, a school, a hospital) and design their own gardens.
Then next do the hardscape. First with us, then their location.
Then the irrigation, same learn and apply. Then the pathways and raised beds. Then planting. Then learn how to find local partners and identify volunteers and resources in their community. Then harvesting. Then replanting.
All in the learn, then apply style, where they'll be emboldened to do projects they would otherwise not have the spark or courage to undertake.
Plus they'll be networked to support each other, and there will be a complementary city-wide vegetable exchange they'll participate in that will also interface with local soup kitchens.
Its an ambitious plan, but we've worked on similar stuff in the past and are just trying to use all the assets the community already has. We've been asked to do this enough times, we figured its high time we embarked on a serious, integrated plan.
So wish us luck, we're also going to be submitting the Garden Mosaic with its Veggie Exchange, Resourceful Gardens, and Sustainable Hub to the city public utility, the state Strategic Growth Council, and the Metropolitan Water Agency.
I'm thinking of building on this idea for a possible Evokation. I'll contact a few of the agents currently working on food and food security, and discuss my ideas for Global Gratitude Gardens. If you're interested, send me a message.
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Comment by Anick-Marie on March 30, 2010 at 5:18am
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Have you thought of including some permaculture elements of design? I don't know that much about it, but it'd seem a very logical approach to me...
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Comment by sunnydupree on April 30, 2010 at 7:17am
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You are very inspirational NIck!!
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