Re: [Community_garden] Florida growers

Yes, Tina, there are community gardens in the Sarasota/Bradenton area. While most of the gardeners across the country are thinking about putting their gardens to bed for the winter and preserving the harvest, we in this part of the country are beginning to think about what we are going to

Re: [Community_garden] Zoning for Community Gardens

Since your garden will be purchased outright, my suggestion would be to start by researching cities which permit or zone for urban agriculture. Another suggestion would be to check the zoning for gardens held in some of the Trusts for Public Lands. If non-profits are not allowed in

Re: [Community_garden] Policies and best practices

Martha, I applaud the property owner that requires that you develop and adhere to Best Practices in the management of land that has been entrusted to your organization for a community garden. Best Practices simply put means that you will maximize the intended use of the land while minimizing

[Community_garden] Drip Irrigation and Water Restrictions

Would it be possible for those of you with mandated drip irrigation and/or watering restrictions to give me some feed-back on how your plan works? We are in the process of moving to a new community garden location that will be twice as large as the garden that it is replacing. Because of

[Community_garden] Community Gardens in Public Parks

We were faced with relocating our oldest community garden last year and successfully negotiated with our City Commission for new space within a public park to gain land tenure. Our city has one other community garden and our county has two gardens. All three of these gardens are located in

Re: [Community_garden] blank emails

I'm also getting the same annoying blank email on a daily basis.? Isn't there someway to block email from the address to the list serve?? Barbara Powell?Harris -Original Message- From: Ken Hargesheimer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: community_garden@list.communitygarden.org Sent: Sat, 24 May

Re: [Community_garden] urban street lights effect on gardens?

Lisa, Our former beloved Rosemary Community Garden was very well-lit by the lamps from the street and parking lot.  I am a life-long gardener and did not notice any adverse effects on the plants. We are located in Florida. Our main gardening season is in the shorter days of the fall, winter,

Re: [Community_garden] Sources for or alternatives to redwood for plotboxes?

Is there any way that using redwood for building forms for raised beds is a sustainable practice, particularly when the redwood has to be shipped across the country?? Wouldn't this practice be the equivalent of using cypress mulch in that it doesn't matter how pretty it looks if the environment

[Community_garden] Need CSA Plan

Kate, Check out http://www.fwcrcd.org/geraldson_community_farm.htm for information on establishing a CSA.? Geraldson Farm was a long established farm in Manatee County (Bradenton), Florida that has been preserved as a CSA.? The farm is in an area of prime development real estate and has been

[Community_garden] Fees and Deposits

Greetings, While many of you are busy preparing for your final harvest and putting your gardens to bed for the winter, we in sunny Florida are in the prime of our planting season. Has a recent survey been conducted that could give us some comparison data on community garden fees and deposits

Re: [Community_garden] invasive species

Karen, Thanks for opening the dialogue on non-native invasive species.? I would encourage every gardener to familiarize themselves with the list of invasive species for their state.? Many plants may be considered invasive in some areas and be fairly well-behaved,?useful plants in other areas.?

Re: [Community_garden] Indivual fences

Speaking of baseball, what about the Rays?? Too, bad that your garden and fruit season are coming to the end and prehaps your baseball season also.? Barbara Sarasota, Florida -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Community_Garden@List.Communitygarden.Org

Re: [Community_garden] Non-potable water in the garden

Our re-use water in Sarasota, Florida and some of the surrounding areas is purified to a level which allows it to be considered a secondary source of drinking water.? Much of this water is used for landscape irrigation and is safe for use on many fruits and vegetables.? The exception is root

Re: [Community_garden] Miracle Tree

Diann, We have a moringa tree at Orange Blossom Community Garden in Sarasota, Florida, courtesy of one of our gardeners who is of Burmese descent.? Ours is the Asian variety as opposed to the African tree.? Richard, our gardener, is a chef and uses the leaves and the long seed or bean pod

[Community_garden] HR 3225 Community Gardens Act of 2009

Wayne, What should be?our course of action at the present on this?? I understand that the bill was referred to the House Agriculture Committee.? What do we as individuals and as an organization need to do to get this out of committee and make sure that there is some funding attached? I can

Re: [Community_garden] Community Supported Plant Sales

Please respond to the list-serv. Others of us are interested in the use of community supported plant sales to support our gardens also. Barbara Powell Harris Orange Blossom Community Garden Sarasota, Florida ___ The American Community Gardening

[Community_garden] Chickens

Will any of you who keep chickens at your community gardens please share some of your experiences with me? I am in the process of submitting a proposal to the City of Sarasota for keeping chickens at Orange Blossom Community Garden for educational and demonstration purposes. Our present

Re: [Community_garden] Rats in our Garden

Lori, Our previous garden was a downtown location about six blocks from the water and we had RATS and I do mean rats! They were giants that were sometimes as long as your arm when you included their tails. Our solution (in good fun) was to trap them with a hav-a-heart spring trap. We would

[Community_garden] Master Urban Gardener and Master Composter

The countdown to Atlanta is on and Thursday will not come soon enough! I would love to spend some time gleaning ideas from some of you who have Master Urban Gardener Programs that serve your community gardens and Master Composters who work either through your gardens or in the community. I

Re: [Community_garden] $1000 for backflow preventer

Chris, Our city, Sarasot, Florida, has required a backflow preventor for years. And, yes, the cost is approximately $1,000 and there is a yearly inspection required. We (Orange Blossom Community Garden) are not required to pay the inspection fee, but commercial customers are. The cost

[Community_garden] 10-10-10 Global Day of Doing at Orange Blossom

Greetings from Orange Blossom Community Garden in Sarasota, Florida, where the weather is as close to perfect as it gets and our main planting season is well under way! Orange Blossom is a host for a 10-10-10 GLOBAL DAY OF DOING event tomorrow. If you live in our area, we would love to have

[Community_garden] Composting in Florida

Catherine, What type of composting system are you trying to set-up for Culverhouse? If you are simply wanting a place for vegetative waste to decompose by piling it in a bin, then a bin of your dimensions might work. If your are wanting to actively compost, the size is going to be way to