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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Spring at Unity
Greetings!
The organizers of Unity Urban Garden, Essence, Shari' and Shel had a meeting not too long ago and discussed goals and plans for the upcoming Spring Equinox season and the months to come. We are in the midst of starting herbs and veggies from seed. We planted a few berry plants last season so it will be nice to see them grow this year.
This year our goals are to create a permanent sign, post the beautiful sign we received from the Maryland Cooperative Extension of College Park with the Master Gardener's Association of Baltimore, finish installing our fence, install a much needed shed, attend free seed giveaways, test/amend the soil, install rain barrels, find out which grants we can apply for and budget the rest of the money that UUG was gifted from previous grants.
Since UUG is a garden that was created with partnerships with the community at the forefront of our work we are always in dialogue about how to welcome and gain more volunteers from adults to children by creating projects or having them be a part of some existing projects we know we will be completing. We also decided that UUG will not be an exclusive organic garden as we rely heavily on donations and most donations in the form of plants and such are not organic. A possibility is to have a small section of the garden be completely organic in the future.
Last year we were very fortunate that the garden was not vandalized and only a few non-essential items were taken. This year I will be energetically cleansing the garden before we begin work in it, which I am excited about. As the garden grows the organizers are growing right along with it as we learn just how far we want to go with the garden as we also grow spiritually on a personal basis. UUG is a work in progress.
Here is a list of the herbs we will be starting from seed:
Basil, sage, thyme, lavender, oregano, chives, peppermint, goldenrod, calendula, lemon balm, yarrow, rosemary, echinacea and chamomile.
Check back for upcoming updates, pics and posts!
Peace,
Shelowann
The organizers of Unity Urban Garden, Essence, Shari' and Shel had a meeting not too long ago and discussed goals and plans for the upcoming Spring Equinox season and the months to come. We are in the midst of starting herbs and veggies from seed. We planted a few berry plants last season so it will be nice to see them grow this year.
This year our goals are to create a permanent sign, post the beautiful sign we received from the Maryland Cooperative Extension of College Park with the Master Gardener's Association of Baltimore, finish installing our fence, install a much needed shed, attend free seed giveaways, test/amend the soil, install rain barrels, find out which grants we can apply for and budget the rest of the money that UUG was gifted from previous grants.
Since UUG is a garden that was created with partnerships with the community at the forefront of our work we are always in dialogue about how to welcome and gain more volunteers from adults to children by creating projects or having them be a part of some existing projects we know we will be completing. We also decided that UUG will not be an exclusive organic garden as we rely heavily on donations and most donations in the form of plants and such are not organic. A possibility is to have a small section of the garden be completely organic in the future.
Last year we were very fortunate that the garden was not vandalized and only a few non-essential items were taken. This year I will be energetically cleansing the garden before we begin work in it, which I am excited about. As the garden grows the organizers are growing right along with it as we learn just how far we want to go with the garden as we also grow spiritually on a personal basis. UUG is a work in progress.
Here is a list of the herbs we will be starting from seed:
Basil, sage, thyme, lavender, oregano, chives, peppermint, goldenrod, calendula, lemon balm, yarrow, rosemary, echinacea and chamomile.
Check back for upcoming updates, pics and posts!
Peace,
Shelowann
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