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I decided that I don't want to have my Evokation be a project that I've already started. The Garden Mosaic is underway, and has been a collaborative project from the wh*** team at Growcology, so me submitting that to Evoke wouldn't be fair to them.

Plus, the wh*** point of Evoke is for us to initiate something new! So copying and pasting our current projects wouldn't be in the spirit of things.

However, it would also be foolish to not build on the momentum that we already have. It would be a disservice to my partners in Growcology, and the Evoke Agents that I partner with, for me to not make use of all the assets and resources that we've already amassed.

So in that light, I've decided to take the principles at the core of Growcology and our Garden Mosaic and go global. The Mosaic is very grounded in California, so some changes will need to be made to make a truly replicable, global model.

What will a Gratitude Garden be?

Gratitude Gardens will be combination social enterprise incubators, living seed banks, and community gathering spaces. Their goal is to give thanks for the gifts of those who came before us, and to create something future generations will be grateful to us for.

Can I plant a Gratitude Garden?

Yes, but the first step is not planting. The first step is research:
  • Find out what grows best in your climate, where you live.
  • Find out what edible and useful plants are native to your area
  • Explore the food and nature-crafts that the indigenous people of your area created
  • Learn about any colonizers to your area and what food they introduced
  • What are some heirloom or landrace plants (or livestock) that grow your area?
  • What kind of indigenous cultivation and fertilization was used in your area?
So thats step one: find out about the edible and useful plants in and from your area.

Step Two will involve finding local organizations you can team up with (don't reinvent the wheel), interviewing local farmers and gardeners that still use traditional methods, and finding the seeds and cuttings to grow these plants. But first, what to grow?

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Comment by Megan Whaley on March 23, 2010 at 5:19pm
Nick I would like your input on how you think we could use humanure systems to create more sustainable gardens and urban farms. Do you have any thoughts on this? I have more information in a blog post here.

I found a bush recently that tastes like a jolly rancher. It looks like a shrub but you just pick the leaf and OMG delish. No one I showed it to could believe it- made great tea too.
Comment by ben on March 23, 2010 at 5:32pm
A great idea that is truly scalable. Can be as simple as a small patch of communal garden for a block of flats or as ambitious as wh***sale conversion of city wasteland for the benefit of all those both now and in the future.

It stikes me that in the UK we already have the startings of this through local allotment societies, they could be the perfect vehicle to start it off and offer a structure and support mechanism (as well as land) for those new and willing to get involved.
Comment by Nick Heyming on March 23, 2010 at 5:39pm
@Megan - Possibly a Lemonade Berry Bush? I've never tasted the leaves, but I think we have one in our botanical gardens here at Growcology. I think humanure is a great idea, but don't know if I'd implement it on the front end due to irrational negative stigma attached to the concept.

@ben You're getting ahead of me, I like it! Step 2 is going to involve finding local or regional organizations already active nearby. It will also involve interviewing organic, native, or biodynamic farmers to find out more about their methods and seeds. Glad to see you're thinking ahead, I'm not trying to replace any existing efforts but support them!
Comment by Turil Cronburg on March 23, 2010 at 5:49pm
Wonderful idea! Check out my own similar version that I'm referring to as Evolving Wildspaces - the idea also includes the idea of a sanctuary, where individuals feel welcome, and are offered a wh*** range of healing things from physical resources, to emotional, to intellectual, to spiritual, in a highly evolved space. Perhaps we could collaborate? Take a look at my recent post about the idea: The evolved nature sanctuary: a community space for all species, ev...

Also, take a look at Agent Liz McLellan's Hyperlocavore project to promote garden sharing.

And thanks to you, too, for promoting a more wholistic approach to gardening!
Comment by Megan Whaley on March 23, 2010 at 6:06pm
Nick- I don't think it's the Lemonade Berry Bush- but the resource you gave me is very nice. Improving the world one piece of useful knowledge at a time =)
Comment by Patricio Buenrostro-Gilhuys on March 23, 2010 at 6:45pm
We seem to be working in similar projects http://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/blogs/next-step-community-urban-1 how can we combine this visions?
Comment by Nicholas Nagao on March 24, 2010 at 2:57am
Great idea Nick. It got me researching a very specific topic too which helped me begin looking into something I've never even thought of before. I found some decent information on the native seeds to Toronto, Ontario here:

http://www.seeds.ca/sl/csci/

This organization appears to be trying to provide this exact type of information to use for projects like yours!
Comment by Jessica Gomes on March 24, 2010 at 3:11am
really great idea!!! +1 for creativity

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