Community Garden in Orlandont
The community garden is being established in Orlando! A number of volunteers turned out to assist with the labor. I went out to help hang gutters, which was quite a learning experience having never laid gutters before. The garden is pretty cool, and I like the energy behind it. A lot of projects are the result of one or two people's initial efforts and belief. You don't need 20 people to make a difference. One, two, ten people can get things done. Wow!
If you are near Whole Foods or need to shop, try and go THIS WEDNESDAY, as Whole Foods is donating 5% of all sales to the Community Garden. That's pretty awesome!
I'll be going myself. The deal is, yes, you'd be just as well to NOT spend $100 and just donate $5 (5% of 100 is 5), yet, well, you do what you can. Frankly, you might SAVE $5 by not even shopping at whole foods and going to Publix, and you could then (in theory) donate $10 off $50 of purchases. Jeez, just buy a pint of Organic Strawberries at Publix and you'd save $3-$4.
Why gutters? To collect rainwater in CISTERNS, which I was told are available through Cooperative Extension for cheap. This is non-potable water, alas, it's only collected for plants. I'll be starting my calls for cisterns at 407 254 9200, Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm.
How you get it out of the bucket is what I'll find out much, much later. That's why I'm volunteering- to learn through doing. Also the plan was endorsed by one who is very qualified, so if they can't find fault, that's pretty cool.
Also keep in mind it's a community garden, which does not mean it's a community food bin. They're planting vegetables and herbs, but flowers too, I guess. That makes a garden.
Remember Whole Foods on Wednesday, if even to donate a little something.
REVISION: A cistern is actually called a Rain Barrel. Coop Extension in Orange County does not have them for resale. However, BIOSPHERE nursery in Winter Garden does. See 6/16/07 Post.
If you are near Whole Foods or need to shop, try and go THIS WEDNESDAY, as Whole Foods is donating 5% of all sales to the Community Garden. That's pretty awesome!
I'll be going myself. The deal is, yes, you'd be just as well to NOT spend $100 and just donate $5 (5% of 100 is 5), yet, well, you do what you can. Frankly, you might SAVE $5 by not even shopping at whole foods and going to Publix, and you could then (in theory) donate $10 off $50 of purchases. Jeez, just buy a pint of Organic Strawberries at Publix and you'd save $3-$4.
Why gutters? To collect rainwater in CISTERNS, which I was told are available through Cooperative Extension for cheap. This is non-potable water, alas, it's only collected for plants. I'll be starting my calls for cisterns at 407 254 9200, Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm.
How you get it out of the bucket is what I'll find out much, much later. That's why I'm volunteering- to learn through doing. Also the plan was endorsed by one who is very qualified, so if they can't find fault, that's pretty cool.
Also keep in mind it's a community garden, which does not mean it's a community food bin. They're planting vegetables and herbs, but flowers too, I guess. That makes a garden.
Remember Whole Foods on Wednesday, if even to donate a little something.
REVISION: A cistern is actually called a Rain Barrel. Coop Extension in Orange County does not have them for resale. However, BIOSPHERE nursery in Winter Garden does. See 6/16/07 Post.
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