2. Introduction
Arcata, CA
Mission
Emphasis
-Wellness
-Disease Prevention
-Management of Nutrition
3. Community Food Garden
2 acres total
-outdoor garden
-4 greenhouses
-kid’s garden
-fruit tree orchard
Provides UIHS members with fresh produce
Holds workshops, demos & special events
4. Food Garden Assessment
Up to date maintenance
Quality of the produce
-pest & pesticide free
-fresh, no defects, tasty
Seasonal upkeep
-Nitrogen fixing during the winter
5. Wellness Garden
Enclosed by Potawot main offices
Native vegetation to the northwest
Goal: Educating and Healing
patients with traditional plants.
6. Wellness Garden Assessment
Landscape maintenance needed
Adding signs to label vegetation
Murky stream waters/ diverse environment
7. Conclusion
Overall quality of the garden(s)
-Herbal Wellness Garden
-Community Food Garden
Interested in volunteering? (707) 825-5000
Editor's Notes
Example of special event: Harvest Festival (for kids)
Food demos occur at bi weekly produce stand
Workshops on soil testing in spring
Maintenance: pesticide free via crop rotation methods
Quality: no pests, great quality (no physical damage, well spaced, sufficient nutrients) & as far as the kale, berries, basil, & cherry tomatoes great taste as well
Seasonal: clovers currently covering a fourth of the outdoor garden
Wellness garden is enclosed by the gathering room and main offices.
All plant life is native to the lands. Keeps things local and in the community.
Is sustainable and more efficient then brining in plant life that requires different living circumstances.
Goal: educating the community on old traditional healing and plant interactions.
Plants have overtaken each others territory.
Making visible signs of plant life can self educate patients and visitors when passing through.
