Happy Summer everybody:
I'm working on a project to build raised vegetable beds for a community children's garden here in Bellefonte, Pa., and looking for non-toxic material suggestions. We have a design that calls for wood. We budgeted about $500. The cost of cedar is about $650 for the wood alone. So it's time to get more creative. Of course we want to avoid pressure-treated wood and anything that leaches chems. And we are looking for long-term durability. Any suggestions on another type of naturally rot-resistant wood that may be more affordable? The additional challenge is that the garden is in our small town's historic district, so we have to be careful about aesthetics. i.e. - we probably can't get away with cinder blocks in this location. Thanks for any suggestions :-) Best, Lisa Duchene ~~~~~~ Lisa Duchene Freelance writer and editor EcoWriting ~ Covering the Business of Sustainability (814) 357-0289 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20090629/ac1c0c23/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
