It may be useful to review literature on power line health effects published
by the US Dept of Health. I admit I wouldn't want to garden under a power
line either, but most of my apprehension is probably due to frequent reports
of the hazards, which this article indicates are unproven.
http://www.hps.org/hpspublications/articles/powerlines.html
Jama Crawford
Shared Harvet
Durango CO
----- Original Message -----
From: "K. Rashid Nuri" <ad...@trulylivingwell.com>
To: "Diann Dirks" <didi...@comcast.net>; "W Ontiveros"
<wontive...@gmail.com>; <community_garden@list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Term Limits for Community Garden Plots?
with all respect to my colleague diann, i have seen a lot of food grown
under
power lines in california. land under high power lines is very dangerous.
check
the research and see how high the incidences of cancer is for residents
living
there. would not recommend anyone growing food in such places. even if
people
are only there for a few hours, the food will be there to collect the
energy
which is out of balance.
K. Rashid Nuri
Truly Living Well
P.O. Box 90841
East Point GA 30364
Phone: 404 520 8331
www.trulylivingwell.com
It is simply service that measures success. - George Washington Carver
________________________________
From: Diann Dirks <didi...@comcast.net>
To: W Ontiveros <wontive...@gmail.com>;
community_garden@list.communitygarden.org
Sent: Wed, December 29, 2010 12:00:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Term Limits for Community Garden Plots?
How about asking for land under the high power lines and space along the
L.A.
River? The spaces are sometimes leased by landscape companies for growing
stock,
but not all of it is used. One wouldn't want to spend a great deal of time
under
those lines but keeping a garden a couple of hours a week wouldn't be too
tough
I wouldn't imagine. Also, there are some large parks in L.A. which have
some
unused land. That's a possibility. And vacant lots can be looked into. I
lived
in L.A. and saw a lot of land unused. Not huge amounts but being
resourceful I
know more space can be found. Just drive around and spot unused land.
Possibly
if it's in a neighborhood and is owned by someone, but being unused, the
owner
can be contacted and make a deal with them to lease the land and pay
something -
makes a great tax write-off.
Guerilla gardening is also a possibility - using land unused by just
planting on
it, here and there. I have heard stories in NY about vacant land being
planted
on from the back to the front year after year, and eventually having the
city
give them the land because it's already established and community
building.
Hope this helps,
Diann Dirks
----- Original Message ----- From: "W Ontiveros" <wontive...@gmail.com>
To: <community_garden@list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Term Limits for Community Garden Plots?
Our garden opened in 2009 and we have 30 raised beds in a densly
populated
neigborhood 5 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles. We've leased the
land from the city's Department of Transporation. Our plots are assigned
based on a weighted lottery - applicants living closest to the garden
receive 3 chances, those who live in the zip code 2 chances, and all
others
receive one chance.
Our plot term is currently 2 years. We have no term limits. However,
after
the 2 year term, all gardeners who wish to renew must reapply and take
their
chances in the lottery.
We decided on this process to be fair to all stakeholders and ensure that
all applicants have a chance to get a plot. A few gardeners were
resistant
to this process. However, by and large our gardeners understand that the
person who didn't get a plot the first go around deserves a chance to
garden, too.
Virtually all gardens in the L.A. metropolitan area have extensive
waiting
lists. Santa Monica city has some of the longest wating lists.
They discussed term limits for their gardens, but backed off due to
community resistance. We do have some new gardens in the works.
However,
demand for garden plots here always seems to outrip supply. Suitable
vacant
land is also scarce here. I don't see it getting any easier to establish
more gardens here anytime soon.
-Warren
Milagro Allegro Community Garden
http://hpgarden.org
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: William Maynard <wmayn...@cityofsacramento.org>
To: "'community_garden@list.communitygarden.org'" <
community_garden@list.communitygarden.org>
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 20:42:18 +0000
Subject: [Community_garden] Term Limits for Community Garden Plots?
All
With all the demand for community garden plots.. wondering if there are
any
community gardens out there that have a term limit as to how long that
you
can keep a plot?
Unlimited number of years? Or X number of years?
And the procedures of filling the plots if there is a term limit..
lottery
of all current gardeners and those on waiting list? How long are the
term
limits?
We all know that we need more gardens and the benefits of keeping the
same
plot year after year..build soil and community etc.. just wondering
about
term limits on plots if anyone has them in place and how its working.
Thanks.. More Gardens!
bill
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