Hawley Hamlet in Lincoln Nebraska

1. The Hawley Hamlet
(2008 – 2013)

2. Disclaimer
Nothing I am sharing with you today is original.
Anything of value you take away from this presentation
was swiped from somebody smarter and more
experienced than myself…
(Who
undoubtedly swiped it from somebody else.)
That’s how gardening works.
It’s a humbling art that’s passed from one person to
another… And chancy, because you never know what
the weather (and now Climate Change) will bring.
Getting out in the garden gives you an appreciation for
where your food comes from.

3. Home, Sweet Home (circa 1990)

6. … The ‘Work-in-Progress’ (as of February 2013)

7. …and as of July 2013

8. Our Lawn-free Front Yard with Bee-friendly, Drought-tolerant
Perennials

9. Growing Food for Bees and People in the Public
Right-of-Way

10. Looking for the ‘Huh’ Factor
( *Notice all the lawns up the block… )

11. What the Neighbors have to look at…

12. * Note the roof-top Solar Panels

13. ‘Live and Learn’
Hamlet Heat Islands

20. The Movie Stars
As featured on NET’s “Backyard Farmer”

22. Plat map for ‘The Hamlet’ – our city block bounded by 25th & 26th Streets and ‘T’ & ‘U’ Streets
in the Hawley Neighborhood Historic District near Downtown Lincoln (photo taken 2010)

23. Aerial photo of ‘The Hamlet’ city block (photo taken 2011)

42. United Nations: “Of the 100 crop species that provide 90 percent
of the world’s food, over 70 are pollinated by bees.”

43. A panoramic view of part of The Hamlet’s half-acre neighborhood
garden & orchard in the interior of the block (photo taken July 2012)

50. Plat map for ‘The Hamlet’ – our city block bounded by 25th & 26th Streets and ‘T’ & ‘U’ Streets
in the Hawley Neighborhood Historic District near Downtown Lincoln (photo taken 2010)

52. ‘Live and Learn’
The
Corn
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54. The Winter Garden

65. The Urban Gardener’s
Goal
To put something home-grown on the table every day
— whether it’s fresh, stored, canned, dried or frozen.
In an urban environment, ‘self-sufficiency’ will never be a
viable option. There simply isn’t enough ground available to
grow the calorie crops necessary for our diet.
But even at the city block level, we can be growing fresh
greens year-round, preserving our garden harvest, and
keeping bees and a couple of chickens for eggs.
We’ll be making more efficient and responsible use of
available resources, getting plenty of exercise and giving

66. Locavore:
One who eats foods grown locally whenever
possible, generally within 50-100 miles of home.
Locavores connect more closely with their food
sources by supporting local farmers and
businesses — relishing in the pleasure of eating
fresher, more nutritious foods while reducing the
carbon footprint of food production, packaging
and transportation.

67. Omaha
Local
Foodshed
Lincoln
Local
Foodshed

68. Nebraska Regional Foodshed

70. Photo Credits
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Jean Lewis, JeanLewisPhotography.net
Doug Boyd, Lincoln Green by Design
Jacob Hannah, Lincoln Journal Star
Jeff Nelson, Hamlet neighbor
Publicity
Backyard Farmer: “Growing Your Own Food”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU0EpplTtT4
Backyard Farmer: “Urban Chickens”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg63teQDB_0
City of Lincoln Department of Urban Development: “The Urban Page”
http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/city/urban/reports/pdf/urbanpg/v17i2s13.pdf