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If you’ve been following the story you know that the garden and yard at Inye, Kristi, Yirim and Kinneta’s garden is contaminated with lead. We’ve been trying to figure out what to do about it and this post is my attempt to bring things up to date.
In the short term, we’ve built and planted [...]
Here’s an update on the lead issue.
As you probably remember the main garden plot measured between 500 and 600ppm of lead. If there were only adults involved we would consider growing fruits and above ground veggies and using them (after washing carefully).
But there are small children in both families and we cannot take the [...]
When I first looked at the garden site I was very excited. Rich black loam with very healthy weeds growing out of it. full sun, good drainage. The area had also been dug last year and was almost ready for planting. What could be better?
As part of routine preparation we took a [...]
I’m finally getting some time to write about the gardening experience.
A few weeks ago Yirim gave me a tour of the garden patch that will be shared by Kristi, Inye, Yirim and Kinetta. Its perfect. About 12 by 30 and full sun. The first observation was that the dandelions are growing [...]
One of the great things about being a mentor is that you are mentored, meaning you have to learn more in order to teach.
Yirim asked me an interesting question: “Can we grow Pearl Onions?” and, frankly, I have never tried to grow them so I didn’t know.
The answer, I thought, was pretty interesting. [...]
I have about 30 raspberry plants to give away. Raspberries are one of the easiest permaculture crops to grow (perhaps too easy, as they will take over an area). If you want some, email me.
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