Earth Gardens: Edible-Medicinal-Wild Habitats (Permaculture Network)

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Comment by Deanna Lloyd on March 3, 2010 at 10:31am

David, I will email you, but the school gardens REALLY would like the fence posts and chicken wire!

Comment by David Waugh on March 3, 2010 at 12:50am

If anyone is looking for any railroad ties, steel fence posts, chicken wire fencing, or other such items, please contact me. I have some friends who are renovating their yard and garden and have these things free to get rid of. They could be picked up, or I could possibly help to deliver them with my truck. The location is next to lake Padden.

Comment by Deanna Lloyd on March 2, 2010 at 11:45pm

Yes for school gardens! Not only do school gardens provide great food and all the benefits outlined below, but they are a great way to raise environmental awareness (sorta touched on in the blurb).

As Robert Michael Pyle is quoted as saying:
"People who care conserve;
People who don't know don't care.
What is the extinction of the condor to a child who has never known a wren?"

And if you all want to help out with the Roosevelt School Garden we are having the final big workparty of the year this coming Saturday the 6th from 10am - 1pm. Check out the events page to learn more about what specific things we are doing at that party.

Comment by David Waugh on March 2, 2010 at 11:25pm

I found this today:

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/good_food_for_all_kids_a_garden_at...

"By planting a garden at every school in America, we will ensure that every child has the opportunity to benefit from eating more fresh healthy foods. A well-planned edible schoolyard can supply a significant portion of a school's daily food needs. By cultivating a garden together, children learn vital skills in team work, problem solving, creative planning, and sustainable living. Garden-based classes are a great way to complement classroom education in many subjects including biology, botany, ecology, mathematics, nutrition, art, and writing. Most importantly, gardening is fun for kids! School gardens can dramatically enliven the learning process by giving students the ability to connect in a very experiential and hands-on way with the incredible living world unfolding all around them. The diet of America's youth needs to improve. Hunger, bad nutrition and obesity among children are leading causes of health risks and often contribute to poor classroom performance. For all of these reasons and many more, let's support the vision for a garden growing at every school in America!"

Go to the page and give the idea a vote!

Comment by Merry Teesdale on February 28, 2010 at 6:35pm

Call me, I'm in the phone book. Evenings or before 10 AM is best,

Comment by Merry Teesdale on February 27, 2010 at 12:43am

Both Sandie Ledray and I have red wigglers that we sell for Life Dollars or cash.

Comment by David Pike on February 26, 2010 at 6:55pm

our native nightcrawlers will not work well for composting, but there is a certain kind of nightcrawler (european nightcrawler: Eisenia hortensis) which is an excellent composter and can be special ordered online, usually through fishing bait suppliers. I recommend the red wigglers - easy to find locally, and very well suited for the job.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermicompost

http://lancaster.unl.edu/pest/resources/vermicompost107.shtml

Comment by Molly Fogelsong on February 26, 2010 at 6:35pm

Thank you David, we are happy to support local organizations. So you said not to use normal worms does that mean the nightcrawlers? Because I just didn't know if the red wigglers were less hardy then the nightcrawlers. thank you again for your giving me some help on this!!!

Comment by David Pike on February 26, 2010 at 4:02pm

Molly,

Smits Compost in Lynden sells red wigglers by the pound. fyi - you don't want to use 'normal' worms from your garden - they are not as active or hardy as red wigglers - you might also find a fellow gardener who can give you some to start with...

http://www.smitscompost.com/redwigglers.htm

Comment by Molly Fogelsong on February 26, 2010 at 3:37pm

My family and I are looking to get worms for indoors and outdoors (indoors in a composter), and I would love it if this was a local indeaver. If anyone has any ideas that would be much appreciated. Molly

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