2nd Garden Workday
So, this was the second garden workday so far. The goal for this workday was to finish staking out the areas for the plants, and to dig a few holes to see how difficult it was, and how long we thought it would take. Low …
Updates
Bobcat Work Begins!
I swung by the garden to do some weeding in my plot today, and I was very excited to see the bobcat hard at work! Much of the asphalt and rock had already been pushed aside, revealing classic sandy Florida soil underneath.
Bobcat
We interviewed Fred Crandall of Traction Bobcat, to see if he would be able to aid us in clearing the asphalt in a section of the garden. Plans discussed and agreed upon. Unfortunately some of the stakes we placed on Saturday will have to be removed. Work starts Wed. 6-10-09.
Garden Meeting
Tonight was a successful garden meeting. We were able to discuss several issues that have popped up, and get organized for Saturday. We’re hoping that the first order of plants will be in by then, but even if they aren’t there are plenty of things …
Gutters
Mary interviewed someone on gutters, and got a drawing of recommended gutter placement for the church building. We should hear from him in 2-3 days with an estimate, and from there we’ll begin to build the rainwater system!
1st Saturday Workday
On Saturday about 10 of us gathered to really kick off the new summer permaculture project. With mission statement agreed upon by consensus and project yawning before us, Wayne gave some very positive updates on the paperwork part of the permaculture. Broward Beautiful was enthusiastic about the drawings and gave us a sign to put up out front and 3 extra weeks to get the project done. The City of Deerfield though initially problematic decided that the project was not a “fruit orchard” and gave it the green light as offering up some review by the city’s landscape architect.
Things then shifted outside with Miguel, and everyone gathered pickaxes and wooden spikes and split into to crews. We headed to the Northwest corner of the property (Sector 1) and stuck in the stakes with the initials of the trees on them that will be planted. In addition, Pastor Jim scoped out the slabs of asphalt and will consult a friend to see if he is interested in helping move those with a bobcat before trees are planted.
Also, Miguel found a gigantic industrial container for us to convert to a rainwater collection container! Next meeting is Monday evening and next Saturday should be a workday with digging.