Many people are looking for more garden space to grow their vegetables & fruit.
2011 Update- Bellingham Urban-Garden-Share website- http://www.urbangardenshare.org/bellingham/
Also post your needs & offerings on your neighborhood Transition groups site- https://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/groups
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Past Discussion script prior to urbangardenshare posted below:
"LANDOWNERS" - If you can offer some sunny land for a gardener to improve the fertility & diversity of, either in the country or urban zones, please let us know by posting on this discussion.
(include your address location/neighborhood). Then after you communicate with a potential gardener, you decide if it is a match for you.
(Later community volunteers hope have a more effective online matching service through the "www.urbangardenshare.org".)
GARDENERS OFFERING THEIR SKILLS to improve the fertility & diversity of anothers garden or land.
If you are interested in edible gardening on some land posted here, please contact the person who is offering the land space through their comment page.
Another good way to find garden space, is to walk through the alleys in your neighborhood looking for gardens that could use your help, or land that would be good to garden. (Start out small if you are a beginner.) (Also try posting on the fourthcornerexchange.com network exchanging local 'life-dollars'.
"Land-owner" - once your offer of sharing land or garden space is met, please return to this discussion and 'X" out your reply post. reply post, move the curser to the right of the top line of your post. (This is done by signing on to TW, than going to your st until the hidden "X" appears, then click on that X to remove your post.)
Also consider joining our TW Community Asks & Offers Group and posting your offer or need there.
https://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/group/communityasksandoffers
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Also needed, is someone willing to coordinate & find an online garden-sharing & mapping system for our Whatcom area. If you know anyone who is already doing this in our county, please pass the word. Attempts have been made in the past with volunteers & interns, but the follow through has not yet happened! Any ideas on which local organization would offer office support & space for someone committed to making this happen?
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Some locations where people live are shaded by tall trees and there is not enough sun to grow edible plants. Those elder tree are beneficial to the whole neighborhood beyond the limits of the home. Its important that neighbors are encouraged to preserve their trees.
Sharing part of the sunshine on your land to a neighbor to garden on, could help those old trees stay standing. If you're not growing a garden in your yard, then plant trees & shrubs!
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Soon to include whatcom sharings:
http://www.urbangardenshare.org
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Other leads for finding possible garden space in the urban center of B'ham, would be through Chris E of BUGS - see his TW group , his website, or phone him.
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original discussion title was - Garden Spaces Available for Gardeners - Urban & Rural Locations
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Re garden space sharing barriers: I'm aware that there are a few taxpaying 'land-caretakers' that are concerned with liability and have refused to share land with neighbors requesting edible garden space.
I'm wondering if there are any grant programs that would help cover costs of liability insurance, although I am not enthusiastic about money going towards a non-local or corporate insurance company.
Or, if there is some type of legal leasing agreement, that for the renting land at $1 per year, that the tax payer would have some protection. (who are our Transition Whatcom attorneys?).
I'm aware that in Island county, some of the "land-owners" are able to receive property tax breaks by having their neighbors farm & grow fruit trees on their land. I would sure like to find a way to reduce our land taxes in Whatcom county.
Amy, what are your thoughts & experience?
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