[cg] tilling soil

2006-08-22 Thread Ken Hargesheimer
Be on the lookout for good technical resources, too. Good gardening, all, Don Boekelheide I submit the following. Ken Hargesheimer When Soil is dug or tilled *Dr. Elaine Ingham, describes an undisturbed grasslandwhere a wide diversity of plants grow, their roots mingling with a wide diversi

[cg] Thoughts on consensus

2006-08-22 Thread Don Boekelheide
Thanks to everyone for discussing the inclusion of community gardening articles on the list. Also, thanks to Adam for posting the piece from Montreal - all of us need to be aware of the very important issue of soil contamination in urban (and rural) areas. My sense of a consensus position is that

Re: [cg] starting from absolute scratch

2006-08-22 Thread Sunnye Dreyfus
Raised beds, maybe? Sunnye Boston, MA On Aug 22, 2006, at 3:05 PM, Mike McGrath wrote: This may be a stupid response, but wouldn't this also be the first land to flood again? Plants don't like floods. ---Mike McG in Philly - Original Message - Fro

Re: [cg] starting from absolute scratch

2006-08-22 Thread Mike McGrath
This may be a stupid response, but wouldn't this also be the first land to flood again? Plants don't like floods. ---Mike McG in Philly - Original Message - From: "Cameron McLaughlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August

[cg] starting from absolute scratch

2006-08-22 Thread Cameron McLaughlin
Can anyone recommend some sites and sources of very basic help for a community that has no history whatsoever of community gardening? I tried to explain the concept to a city councilman recently and got a polite "sounds interesting" brushoff. I know people who would be interested in finding the

[cg] Postings discussion

2006-08-22 Thread Appelhans
Hi, Don and all, Speaking from my position in a small Idaho town with only 3 community gardens I really appreciate the link that this list in general and individuals postings in particular creates between our small program and the many other CGs across the country. Though we are small we experienc

Re: [cg] please keep posting articles

2006-08-22 Thread Diana Stoll
Hi everyone. I am a new member to ACGA. We are in the planning stages of beginning a community garden. I am learning a lot from all the stories and articles. Thanks for your efforts - they are appreciated! Diana Stoll Horticulture Program Coordinator University of Illinois Extension Kane Cou

[cg] Isle of Wight, UK Children's Community Garden

2006-08-22 Thread adam36055
FROM WILDERNESS TO PERFECT PLOTS By Richard Wright A GROWING project has sown the seeds of success for schoolchildren on Newport allotments. They have transformed 15 allotments at Pan from a wilderness to productive plots, starting work in the rain and snow of February and completing the first

[cg] {Disarmed} Contamination closes community garden in Montreal

2006-08-22 Thread adam36055
Gardeners at the Baldwin Public Garden at Rachel and Fullum were told that their fruit was contaminated. Ismael Hautecoeur is the project coordinator for a rooftop garden Sarah Wakefield from the Centre for Urban Health Initiatives at the University of Toronto. CTV.ca News Staff Updated: Sun. Au