Re: [Community_garden] like water for chickens

2010-12-09 Thread Donna Jackson
I am learning so much from this group! The collective knowledge here is the best live resournce library I've been a part of. Jack's answer was the best so far... (Smile) Donna Jackson Project HOPE School Community Garden Mount Vernon, NY On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Jack Hale jack.h

[Community_garden] Fwd: The Daily GOOD: GOOD Helps Build a School Garden

2011-01-19 Thread Donna Jackson
Just sharing - Donna -- Forwarded message -- From: GOOD g...@mail.vresp.com Date: Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 8:53 PM Subject: The Daily GOOD: GOOD Helps Build a School Garden To: artr...@gmail.com [image: The Daily GOOD] *Your one-good- thing-a-day email *JANUARY 18,

[Community_garden] From Reveries Magazine Cool News of the Day

2011-03-11 Thread Donna Jackson
*farmer jones* The average age of the American farmer is near 60, but Hank Keogh is out to change that, reports Isolde Raftery in the *New York Times* (3/6/11). Hank is 26, and with his multiple piercings and severe sideburns, looks more indie rock star than seed farmer. But he's the Grange master

[Community_garden] Roundup causing birth defects...

2011-06-08 Thread Donna Jackson
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/07/roundup-birth-defects-herbicide-regulators_n_872862.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp0009 Roundup Birth Defects: Regulators Knew World's Best-Selling Herbicide Causes Problems, New Report Finds -- Donna M. Jackson Events PR: AM Media Group II, Inc. Art,

[Community_garden] A pop-up garden grows in Midtown Manhattan!

2011-08-04 Thread Donna Jackson
http://www.good.is/post/a-pop-up-farm-opens-in-midtown-manhattan/?utm_content=headlineutm_medium=hp_carouselutm_source=slide_5 Stalled project leads to re-use of available space... -- Donna M. Jackson Events PR: AM Media Group II, Inc. Art, History Culture: www.triplehillarts.com The method

Re: [Community_garden] Link for Grants

2012-03-19 Thread Donna Jackson
Hi Dean - I would check and see if your local library has free access to the Foundation Center database. you can do a customized search. Here are the Colorado listings - not sure of where you are in relation to these sites: http://foundationcenter.org/collections/ccco.html On Mon, Mar 19, 2012

Re: [Community_garden] Heavy Metals in Soil test

2012-05-08 Thread Donna Jackson
When we were preparing our grounds for a playground installation last year (sorry it's off topic, but still soil related) we used Kenneth Eck to do our soil testing. Really awesome guy who went above and beyond to assist, even after hours. Just figured I'd add another resource to your list.