Community Garden?

[Camp Creek Kid]

For those of you interested, Seaside Neighborhood School is in the process of developing an organic garden as part of the Gardening class elective. It is located in Seaside on the southeast corner of the Lyceum. Right now it is a sandy vacant lot.

Dec. 1 will be the first work day and the plans, designed by a local architect, will be presented this Thurday.

Please consider this garden as your community garden. There is LOTS of work to do, but the students are very excited and committed. As you know, Seaside Neighborhood School is a public charter school and anyone who wishes to sponsor, donate to, or volunteer for, is welcome.

The garden will grow organic vegetables and I believe that they will be available for sale to the community.

 

[Chandra]

Camp Creek Kid is correct about the community garden at Seaside. This idea has been tossed around quite a bit lately and it seems the opportunity has finally presented itself. The garden is actually designed using the principles of permaculture and will include things like a pond for aquaculture w/ solar pump, composting, rainwater catchment for handwashing and irrigation, greywater system for waste water and some other cool features. The garden will be for the SNS, though in the summer and on weekends, the school will be looking for community support to keep the garden going and will probably have community projects throught the year.

Thanks for the designation of "architect". By definition of the word, that may be the case, though I consider myself a residential & environmental restorative designer. Gary Justiss, who is an architect, designed a beautiful little garden shed and fence for the Corner Garden. The drawings are on display either at the school or office of the Seaside Institute.

In a similar vein, the designs are underway for another community garden in South Walton. More information will be provided as the details get worked out.

 

[Smiling JOe]

As long as the Mosquito Control people spray poisons into the air around our properties in Walton County, I don't think we can call our yard gardens "organic." It is a technical point, but we should clarify our definitions of the word, "organic."

Glad to see Seaside School taking that initiative.

 

[Chandra]

Excellent point SJ. Hopefully, the garden (absent of additional toxins) will inspire a new generation of youth that will develop innovative ways to work with nature instead of against.