in sacramento, we use the EPA grants to removed 24"inches of soil and up to 38" of soil in some places of "bad" soil - lead, petro. etc.. this was under an existing community garden that was being leveled for development.. the ron mandella garden.. we were able to save 1/3 of the garden at its original site and was given the other 2/3 of the lost land at another site.. the 30 year old garden had been sitting on a bed of chemicals from former houses that were just buried on site after they burned down years before..who knew or remembered? the grant was for 450,000 for removing the old soil and trucking it to somewhere else (nevada.. sorry), and then replacing the soil...the garden was rebuilt and now in its second year of gardening of 54 plots. .with a waiting list of about 35 persons..the site was studied by a group from the university doing a study on bees in urban settings..they found 26 species of bees in the garden as they IDd every plant in each plot. bill maynard sacramento
>> Kristin Faurest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 9/29/2008 11:58 PM >>> Dear Everyone, ACGA would like to inform its members about a possible EPA funding opportunity for brownfields rehabilitation. They have two proposal guidelines posted now with information that may be of interest to you. ACGA is not directly endorsing this project, simply because we don't have any direct experience with it - we are just acting as an information conduit. Of course any brownfields rehabilitation comes with its own set of hazards and should start with extensive research and environmental testing, but I think this could be an opportunity for some of you and also a potentially interesting starting point for a discussion. Brownfield rehab could offer opportunities for trying out techniques like phytoremediation, for instance, which I know has been done in several places, like the project at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut to remove lead from soil. What do you all think, what are your experiences? I understand that at the Trinity project they'd even be planting vegetables on the site eventually. What can you all tell us about your experiences in this area? Below is a summary of the information from EPA if you all would like to apply. Final FY2009 Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grant Guidelines These grants may be used to address sites contaminated by petroleum and hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum). Opportunities for funding are as follows: Brownfields Assessment Grants (each funded up to $200,000 over three years), Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants (each funded up to $1,000,000 over five years) and Brownfields Cleanup Grants (each funded up to $200,000 over three years). The proposal deadline is November 14, 2008. The contact is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and below is the information she sent us. The EPA Brownfields website is: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields _________________________________________________________________ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20080930/6b28b56d/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org ( http://www.communitygarden.org/ ) To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20080930/17f07881/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
