[cg] Raised Garden Bed Materials

I know we've had this discussion before from different angles, but I still have a question or two. For various and sundry reasons, I'm investigating use of "plastic lumber" in the use of 4 X 8 foot garden beds. There are a bizillion different places that sell these kits for use in raised beds

[cg] Brock Oyler and ownership of community gardens

Hi Brock, Our community garden is part of the City of Pleasant Hill,CA, Recreation and Parks Department. The space used to be a parking lot for the softball players. Now the ball players park on the street. We have 25 individual plots that are 6ft X 28ft. There are six water hook-ups and a

RE: [cg] Community Garden land ownership

Brock, The city of Huntsville has a 99 year lease ($1.00 a year) from the Redstone Arsenal Military Base for using the land we occupy (about 1.5 acres). They told us if we need to grow, let them know and they will expand the garden as needed. Of course, all our harvest goes to the senior citizens

Re: [cg] Community Garden land ownership

There is a wde variety of ownership of community garden land. I am in a 102 plot garden in Chicago on land owned by the city. There are a number of smaller community gardens on land bought by local urban land trusts. Some are privately held but undeveloped and the owner lets a group garden o

[cg] Community Garden land ownership

I am curious to know who owns the land on which most community gardens operate. I ask because the land on which our community garden sits is privately owned and the owner is interested in selling. Our local nature association is thinking about trying to purhase the land through a grant, b

[cg] GreenNet Chicago's 12th Annual Green&Growing Fair

Greetings to Everyone in the Chicagoland area. Just a last minute reminder that tomorrow is GreenNet's 12th Annual Green & Growing Fair. Sow to Grow: Farms and Kids Green Chicago Saturday, April 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 North Central Park Help your garden spring to

[cg] using shredded office paper in compost

Hi Friends, Below is a question from a neighbor. "I have a quick question I would like your thoughts on. I have been shredding all of my office paperwork and tilling it into my veggie garden to improve the soil. Do you see any danger in this - in terms of inks/chemicals?" Any knowledge ab