Please see Jim Davis' comment on a possible community garden at Grace. This is a wonderful opportunity to do so much more with our lot than just parking. I know that many of you were interested in this, so keep the comments coming.
"Jim Davis: This is green-related... I asked (at Tuesday's Vestry meeting) if anyone was interested in working along with me & Denise Miller to get started on a 'Community Garden' on our property. I'm just beginning to do some research on what all is involved. Really could use an energetic semi-retired person (with time) to help implement this idea. The thought is: we'd grow vegetables and donate that produce to needy places around St. Louis. Interested?"
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I am starting a number of peppers, tomatoes, and eggplants from seed and I will likely have some extra heirloom variety plants I could donate.
ReplyDeleteThat's great, Rob. Before we get too far ahead of ourselves, we need to think through the entire process of actually "getting a garden established" (location, tilling, what to plant, fertilizer, water, fencing, etc.) Once we get through that, we would love to obtain donations. Thanks for offering to provide assistance. We'll talk soon.
ReplyDeleteThat's great! I just ordered seeds from seedsaversexchange.com and got watermelon, spinach and tomatoes. Let's see if we can feed some crowds! Composting leftovers makes sense.Rob, if you want to come up with some ideas how our church could make use of composting, you can talk about it at our next meeting.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that Starbucks will save bags of spent grounds for your compost (~15# bags)? I have used grounds from the Kirkwood Starbucks and the one here in Fenton in my compost.
ReplyDeleteStarbucks, really? That is great. I wish they would switch to recyclable cups!
ReplyDeleteI did not know that. That is quite interesting and smart! I wish though they would recyclable cups for their beverages....
ReplyDeleteThere is an article in the April Better Homes and Garden about raised gardens. This you would block off with planks of wood and work with your own soil, no digging! There would be as many gardens blocked off as you want to make, leaving space to walk through. Individuals could take care of there own gardens. The only thing would be the source of water, besides the heavens!
ReplyDeleteI will bring the mag. Sunday!
There is an article in the April issue of the Better Homes and Garden mag. about raised gardens. You block off the gardens with planks of wood and then you have made individual gardens that people can plant and take care of themselves. There is no tilling or digging in the existing soil, they give suggestions on how to build up the soil. Watering is a problem, you can't depend on regular rain.
ReplyDeleteI'll bring the mag. Sunday to the meeting.
I like raised gardens! With the impermiable clay that we have around here it stops the roots from rotting.
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