There are some great photos posted on Picas as well - 
http://picasaweb.google.com/nenphotographs/VictoryGarden08GH#

from sod removal to harvest - thanks Cyndi for the link.

Shawn

-----Original Message-----
>From: [email protected]
>Sent: Jan 6, 2009 12:48 PM
>To: [email protected], [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [Community_garden] san fran victory garden borders
>
>You can email them and ask:
> 
>_http://www.sfvictorygardens.org/cityhall.html_ 
>(http://www.sfvictorygardens.org/cityhall.html) 
> 
>Cyndi
> 
> 
>In a message dated 1/6/2009 11:44:53 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
>[email protected] writes:
>
>Samantha,
>I missed that episode because I don't have a television,  but I'm guessing it 
>was re-crete... Broken up bits of sidewalk and driveway  with the broken edge 
>facing out.  Easy to stack, nice texture, free, half  the weight of natural 
>stone, flat on two sides so it's easy to level and  mosses/molds over nicely.
>
>Or it could have been frozen burlap, I have  no idea, never been to san 
>francisco.  Just taking a wild leap!   Doesn't anyone from san francisco read 
>this 
>list anymore?
>
>Good luck  with it, whatever you use.
>fgc
>
>Fred Conrad
>Community Garden  Coordinator
>Atlanta Community Food Bank
>732 Joseph E Lowery Blvd, NW,  Atlanta, GA 30318
>ph: 678.553.5932 fx:  678.553.5933
>[email protected]    <http://www.acfb.org>  
>Our mission is to fight hunger by engaging, educating and empowering our  
>community. 
>
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:  [email protected]  
>[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of  
>Samantha Provencio
>Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 11:44 AM
>To:  [email protected]
>Subject: [Community_garden] san  fran victory garden borders
>
>I  was watching the Victory Garden on  PBS and they highlighted the San 
>Francisco victory garden on City Hall.   They mentioned the borders (raised 
>beds) 
>that looked like burlap but it wasn't  it was some kind of recycled product 
>found locally.  Does anyone know  what it is and how it would be superior to 
>burlap?  and has anyone done a  bed like that, how does it stand up over time? 
> 
>what are the  limitations...I'm in Cleveland so we get frozen ground and 
>heaving 
>that San  Fran might not get...thanks!
>samantha
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