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Greenbelt Three Sisters Garden Update August 2011
The Greenbelt Three Sisters Demonstration Gardens and Urban Foodshed Project aims to enhance local food security and promote sustainable gardening practices in urban areas. Key goals include providing gardening opportunities, promoting bay-friendly practices, and offering community education on organic land care. The initiative also emphasizes the need for continued support and funding to maintain the gardens and ensure their sustainability.
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- 1. Greenbelt Three SistersDemonstration Gardens & Urban Foodshed Project August 2011
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- 5. In a senseits all about water and soil flow
- 6. 2010—Food Security—Urban Food Movement • Non-local –dependence on fossil fuels, --waste issues--pesticides • Water issues ---Current unsustainable agricultural water use practices use 80 percent of water for agriculture • Public health –chronic diseases--childhood obesity • Peak soil –Long since reached -estimate 40 years of soil left every pound eaten 6 to 24 pounds lost to erosion • Desertification—over grazing • Global warming may cut agricultural production in half by 2020 • Fossil fuel dependent agriculture and land care • In US-- 2/5 of 1 percent of population are farmers—average age 55 • Mono-culture loss of diversity--95 percent of seeds used in agriculture are lost
- 7. Watershed—Bay Health • On a per acre basis, urban and suburban contribute 7 times the pollution to bay as agricultural areas
- 8. Grew out ofGreen Aces Pesticide and Land Care Report Recommendations The City and partners engage in a strong public education campaign designed to inform residents of Bay friendly and Organic Land Care, and to provide interested citizens with knowledge of alternatives to pesticide use. Outreach and education tools include: household brochures, workshops, Greenbelt Recreation Department courses, and experimental community demonstration gardens
- 9. Four Equal InterrelatedGoals • Provide additional gardening opportunity for urban dwellers—participate in food production • Promote Bay Friendly edible and native plant landscaping—help run off to Bay issues • Promote community and co-learning in different areas of Greenbelt • Educational, Scientific and Artistic and creative expression
- 10. Principles • Inclusive—multi-age andethnicity— handicapped access • Organic –Bay Friendly practices • Use of unused space now in grass • Provide for sustainability of gardens–on- going infrastructure • Incorporate education and art—creative expression; On-going life long co-learning
- 11. Three Sister Areasof Greenbelt • Idea is that would work together on plans and each help get started- – Greenbelt—Center—Back of community center – Greenbelt—West---Springhill Lake Recreation Center grounds – Greenbelt—East—Schrom Hills Park
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- 15. The Three SistersCorn, Beans and Squash—Center Garden 2010
- 16. Time to Playand Bond with the Soil
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- 18. Making Fairy Housesto Place in the Gardens—Putting the Gardens to Bed: October 2010
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- 20. Schrom Hills Garden:August 2011
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- 25. Help Us Climbto the Top of the Hill! Adopt a Box or Pathway Stone
- 26. Adopt a GardenBox and Pathway Project at Springhill Lake Garden! • Site and soil conditions (storm run-off area) indicate that we need to garden at Springhill Lake site in deep raised bed containers. • Design for circle of 16—boxes that are about 4 by 8 feet and two feet deep & eco-art stepping stone pathways.
- 27. There are manyways to contribute—Do one or all three! 1) Donate funds for materials and soil to help build a box or for eco-art pathway stones. 2) Participate in workshops to build the boxes and eco-art stepping stones. 3) Plant and maintain a box working with the CHEARS Chesapeake Conservation Corp volunteer.
- 28. Raising Funds toSupport and Sustain the Gardens --Suggested Donation • We’re asking individuals and groups to give support in donating to this project. All names of contributors of any amount will be acknowledged on boxes and stones • $100 donation needed to support a box (materials, soil, initial plants—(folks may make whole or partial support donation—any amount appreciated) • $25 donation for pathway stone
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- 30. Planting Rain GardenEarth Squad --Earth Day-Greenbelt
- 31. Public Works Supportivewith Conditions • Small manageable— • Design help from city has limited area and is being given—work • Must be aesthetically closely pleasing • City not responsible for • City agrees to allow use vandalism; Accept may of water from near by loose; near community buildings centers help • Volunteers must • Chears agrees to be implement and sustain responsible for any gardens; Plan to hold needed restoration workshops to implement
- 32. Center Sister – Workshops(Four-Square, Biointensive and Three Sisters Gardens) – Plantings 4 fruit trees( 2 cherry trees, peach, and plum) – Herbs and veggies ( Greens, cabbage, chard, peppers, corn, beans squash, tomatoes, pumpkins, sunflowers)
- 33. East Sister • SchromHills Park—July 25—BIG STORM Day—Kick off – Workshop s • Drought Tolerant & Eco-Circles with Master Gardeners • Vertical gardens—construction with bamboo – Plantings • Fruit Trees/bushes (Persimmon, figs, grapes, kiwi) • Drought tolerant herbs and flowers
- 34. Greenbelt West SisterKick-Off • Kick-off September: 2010 • Equinox Celebration and Medicine Wheel Gardens • Camp Fire Inc Partnership
- 35. Goals for 2011 –Sustain/start gardens/workshops continue – Outdoor Nature Classroom (Arbor Day Project) – Urban/suburban food shed (link to Green Aces sustainablity plan) – Handicapped access – Community partnerships—adult day care, camp fire – Food Forest – Link to reducing run off and monitor
- 36. Next Steps—Outdoor Nature Classroom/Art • Center Garden—Re-plant beds –outdoor nature classroom & handicapped acccess also work with adult day care center • Schrom Hills---Cover crop—plant—forest garden • Springhill Lake—16 beds—work with school and camp fire—stream monitoring—forest garden
- 39. Homescale Demonstration Workshop topics • Permaculture • Biointensive • Forest gardens • Eco-circles • Organic farming and land care • Square foot gardening • Conservation landscaping—native, wild life • Bio-retention—rain gardens
- 40. Permaculture is an interdisciplinary design system. • The observation of natural ecosystems • The wisdom of indigenous peoples • Traditional farming systems • Modern scientific and technological knowledge
- 41. Build Soil FertilityNaturally Green manures Put the worms to work DYNAMIC ACCUMULATORS Comfrey
- 42. Square Foot Gardening •One square foot garden unit measuring 16 sq ft (1.5 sq metres) holds an average of 130 plants and produces enough vegetables for one person. A family of four can have fresh greens in abundance throughout the growing season and beyond from only 64 sq ft of growing space (6 sq metres).
- 43. Biointensive • Double-Dug, RaisedBeds • Composting Intensive Planting-build soil-60 percent cover crops • Companion Planting • Carbon Farming • Six to 8 times less water use per pound of food • Calorie Farming • The Use of Open-Pollinated Seeds • A Whole-System Farming Method
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- 47. Restore forests Plant trees!
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