tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71644209795727341922024-02-18T23:02:35.506-08:00Provo Urban GardenIn 2009, a group of Planners working for Provo City decided to transform the underutilized planting beds on the south side of the city campus into a flourishing urban garden. The garden is now in its sixth year. Volunteering their time, the planners have able to grow and donate over 2000 lbs of fresh produce to a local food bank.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164420979572734192.post-48827784060594684062014-06-19T12:08:00.000-07:002014-06-19T12:08:15.389-07:00Still GrowingWe got things in a little late this year, it was kind of a cool spring, but the plants have already moved beyond the initial growth stages. All the leaves are in and stems are starting to extend. This year we've planted tomatoes, corn, beans, beets, onions, cucumbers, cantaloupe and leeks. Hoping for a great summer!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164420979572734192.post-20632633141825990662012-10-15T07:28:00.000-07:002012-10-15T07:28:22.466-07:00As cool temperatures came into Provo over the weekend, we harvested the few remaining vegetables and cleaned out the planters. In the end, we produced 473 lbs. of produce for the Utah Food Bank. Though we were a ways off of last years total, we learned some things that we can do better next year to help us get closer to the 1000 lb. mark, including installing better soils and giving some of the plants more room to grow.<br />
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Thanks for all those who helped water and harvest this year and those who published stories (NPR, KSL), or mentioned the garden in other blogs, as this only helps to show that anyone can turn otherwise unused spaces into something that can help the community by just donating a couple hours of time each week.ardmoreaaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213087858439250100noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164420979572734192.post-32413944421376377712012-06-07T14:53:00.000-07:002012-06-07T14:53:18.464-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We started a variety of squash, carrots, potatoes and radish from seed along with a variety of tomato plants. We hope to match last years total of donations by the summers end.<br />
<br />ardmoreaaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213087858439250100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164420979572734192.post-32478237741825992042011-09-28T13:43:00.000-07:002011-09-28T13:44:44.616-07:00A Blossom in the Desert<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6dyo28V7zJZtu0_rP3in8w7ahdtf3Dt2hRmfc1LI-E-PbdP897bgXdVOOsTC3wyHxfMQ34-zanhnlnBuIgUUyyqNnj4PO2GU8bkJnrosdHkWbQfPjYCebPdkneTbq-u28lzDboloju2I/s1600/DSC_0020.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6dyo28V7zJZtu0_rP3in8w7ahdtf3Dt2hRmfc1LI-E-PbdP897bgXdVOOsTC3wyHxfMQ34-zanhnlnBuIgUUyyqNnj4PO2GU8bkJnrosdHkWbQfPjYCebPdkneTbq-u28lzDboloju2I/s320/DSC_0020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657514220567030866" /></a><br />I spotted this beauty poking through a crack in the City's parking garage. Our garden is directly above this. I imagine there was just enough water and sediment runoff coming from somewhere to make it sprout and the sun did the rest.<div><br /></div><div>There's something about a flower growing in a harsh environment that makes you want to re-evaluate your position in nature.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164420979572734192.post-41855853624288833822011-08-15T08:58:00.000-07:002011-08-15T09:01:26.528-07:00Tomatoes<div>It was a record day for tomatoes (59.5 lbs) with 78lbs of food being donated overall. The squash and cucumbers are done producing and we probably won't get many more. Fortunately, potatoes and tomatoes are coming on strong.</div><div>
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Hopefully our daily yield will go up. 1000 lbs is still quite a bit off from where we are now, but who knows once the melons and pumpkins start coming in.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164420979572734192.post-69205652621626621702011-07-05T08:43:00.000-07:002011-07-05T08:52:21.725-07:00The Garden So Far<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaduP2k0qDJe-3mr9dsWMMwb2Oy1p11Wa-FZQC1m40fp0WtEk2CspMw1AjIywJ9v7aglZ2VetJ-8AlFxK78xPPaFmqDZ99liIt6frCFvK6oBP94qkkavL_JBNsQF1vngDy3JTz16l66sLY/s1600/DSC_0055.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625896606995107938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaduP2k0qDJe-3mr9dsWMMwb2Oy1p11Wa-FZQC1m40fp0WtEk2CspMw1AjIywJ9v7aglZ2VetJ-8AlFxK78xPPaFmqDZ99liIt6frCFvK6oBP94qkkavL_JBNsQF1vngDy3JTz16l66sLY/s320/DSC_0055.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWzvyguBWjGdf-A9Zcf25AGx1YJ6Uu7iBZeMpkUb16lZtiwaGppnq5qfUSRMKwaLrtQl3bpJMRqNQAcf9osPChFBOyIcOncQC8GoGCKM8Ai5MysOnjEB8pTzsc1JX99DpjYdbXJr2ggQB/s1600/DSC_0054.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625896601095985650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWzvyguBWjGdf-A9Zcf25AGx1YJ6Uu7iBZeMpkUb16lZtiwaGppnq5qfUSRMKwaLrtQl3bpJMRqNQAcf9osPChFBOyIcOncQC8GoGCKM8Ai5MysOnjEB8pTzsc1JX99DpjYdbXJr2ggQB/s320/DSC_0054.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuk5PTJ7ueBWrEqtO2r8gQvuAfYyskJtggXuTdOEQMh6uuGzkmq9Wf2CgxIRUeUXiry6u0Y8PPCzLIBJJgfBTahjcbWgRZB0KYT53Z2oLhQNj-7qJcrwlPBR6HvB9_Ql2On0la4K-q65RD/s1600/DSC_0048.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625896596251099346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuk5PTJ7ueBWrEqtO2r8gQvuAfYyskJtggXuTdOEQMh6uuGzkmq9Wf2CgxIRUeUXiry6u0Y8PPCzLIBJJgfBTahjcbWgRZB0KYT53Z2oLhQNj-7qJcrwlPBR6HvB9_Ql2On0la4K-q65RD/s320/DSC_0048.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>After what turned out to be a cool and wet spring, the garden is finally planted and flourishing. The hope this year, much like last year, is to be able to collect and donate at least 1,000 pounds of fresh vegetables to the Community Action Food Bank in Provo. With the current condition of our crops, we feel we may have a good chance in setting a new record. </div></div></div>MBoeckelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879244868178011939noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164420979572734192.post-33047295983266620022011-04-25T08:56:00.001-07:002011-04-25T09:25:47.614-07:00Beginning of the Garden SeasonAs spring slowly approaches, work has been steadily progressing so that the 2011 gardening season will be even more successful than last year. We started out about 3 weeks ago by having a bucket brigade of compost, hauling the material from a dump truck up the stairs to the planters. Last week, we finally tilled in the compost and raked the beds so that they are ready for planting. We have also started planting in trays in our cubicles. Now, we only need to wait for a weather window to start putting in some of our cooler weather crops. While we had a huge variety of plants last year, this year we are opting to specialize a little more and not plant so many different things. Our hope is that we will be able to gather more weight this way and avoid the pest problems of 2010. Fortunately, we have some of our herbs coming in strong already and while they don't weigh a lot, they will be a tasty treat for someone. On another positive note, our garden was featured again in the local newspaper, the Daily Herald. You can access the article by clicking <a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/provo/article_6b002d22-96b6-5cd6-aa66-120134e6ed78.html">here.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIKdKswup6Tf6jDqpEq4G9xxLWQI2F7WZUOpBG3G5E6kNhIaJbXmYSmzKRZhzQdXmhPLQzvdZXZ1AIE1yXHJU0RQJFB0CIIHBN9yxlAkioOhaa1EgZ21XFg74Yso0XVcZlCsk8WuMYXkx/s1600/DSC_0222.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599557512809253522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIKdKswup6Tf6jDqpEq4G9xxLWQI2F7WZUOpBG3G5E6kNhIaJbXmYSmzKRZhzQdXmhPLQzvdZXZ1AIE1yXHJU0RQJFB0CIIHBN9yxlAkioOhaa1EgZ21XFg74Yso0XVcZlCsk8WuMYXkx/s320/DSC_0222.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRueHLTxga90b5woKY2XBVGF2XWJYmoQy_yPtEE-HH7YdHBx3CEePNdyDs8TE2-DZgI684PKxGfip4kuF76oocdI7UIoYdFVUL1vLY8MOD-goP536Pi583ogJy2mQWW9tLXXwNy6FAmxk/s1600/DSC_0221.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599557503513739794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRueHLTxga90b5woKY2XBVGF2XWJYmoQy_yPtEE-HH7YdHBx3CEePNdyDs8TE2-DZgI684PKxGfip4kuF76oocdI7UIoYdFVUL1vLY8MOD-goP536Pi583ogJy2mQWW9tLXXwNy6FAmxk/s320/DSC_0221.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3NLtcIpdWfzFloFyYf8FlVsT6pZ1JQl6orw-3Oj3Ry6aH1nKiZNIW8t2IcMOXqdRSyO3ak0k2jbE-a4fCjWwwvcqLy1OFa3ZJPFCl6IdZqA6TO60-BtnttxdQAG1_pTIwgkjx4aNhd5O/s1600/DSC_0217.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599557497225896674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3NLtcIpdWfzFloFyYf8FlVsT6pZ1JQl6orw-3Oj3Ry6aH1nKiZNIW8t2IcMOXqdRSyO3ak0k2jbE-a4fCjWwwvcqLy1OFa3ZJPFCl6IdZqA6TO60-BtnttxdQAG1_pTIwgkjx4aNhd5O/s320/DSC_0217.JPG" /></a>MBoeckelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879244868178011939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164420979572734192.post-62279934923664728822010-08-12T15:49:00.000-07:002010-08-12T16:13:46.307-07:00Darrin Nordahl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpVqjTUMfHvI4NfuDk6voNQFdOxBWxfU-R0Y8DgeNR_lO3uZ8d1pcNk2hJsL7fbb4_pzEHTvhfNfkb9y1_Q5mNYifar6GytQPzhEk1ljUWKASMMWSLWnSvU_UQOGeKw6i2Vy-5D65U8cj/s1600/Public+Produce.jpeg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpVqjTUMfHvI4NfuDk6voNQFdOxBWxfU-R0Y8DgeNR_lO3uZ8d1pcNk2hJsL7fbb4_pzEHTvhfNfkb9y1_Q5mNYifar6GytQPzhEk1ljUWKASMMWSLWnSvU_UQOGeKw6i2Vy-5D65U8cj/s320/Public+Produce.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504664192239589106" border="0" /></a><br />Special thanks to Darrin Nordahl for his mention of our garden in <a href="http://www.grist.org/article/food-smart-city-governments-grow-produce-for-the-people/">this article</a> he wrote for Grist Magazine. Darrin is a planner, teacher, presenter, author who (among other things) has spoken broadly about a concept he calls "municipal agriculture." You can read all about it in this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Public-Produce-New-Urban-Agriculture/dp/1597265888">fine book</a> he wrote last year. It's nice to be a part of this "new breed of Urban Agriculture." Thanks Darrin.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164420979572734192.post-10773965128737271102010-08-10T14:59:00.000-07:002010-08-10T15:21:39.429-07:00From My Window<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92bXBingkOd9xRmDcRavLz_MlLy6i4lOKQlU-kmX2K6VkhcZ1ktWxacvDa1-4byUUguMjZfIPK1z7YaLX7vOd5764itzx8mkxVOq6nlQsv7FxDn22euueoYl18MahD_uZt60RlfJA-MKW/s1600/DSC_0098.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503909683214121186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92bXBingkOd9xRmDcRavLz_MlLy6i4lOKQlU-kmX2K6VkhcZ1ktWxacvDa1-4byUUguMjZfIPK1z7YaLX7vOd5764itzx8mkxVOq6nlQsv7FxDn22euueoYl18MahD_uZt60RlfJA-MKW/s320/DSC_0098.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is a view from my office window. From right to left you can see potatoes, eggplant, and cucumbers. I like the way the cucumbers are starting to cascade over the side of the building. By the end of last year’s growing season the vines were almost half way down the wall.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164420979572734192.post-59828777316783027602010-08-03T09:53:00.000-07:002010-08-03T09:59:09.525-07:00Over 100 Lbs So Far<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzMgcv-4lLE9vCtRhLwUxqURrchtWxItZssXPH9gnLEvGwH3jIVrZ1FGgQDSgjhSMWSRS35RCLeMXJne7T2RzIFVEmN85ZGGKnI1gRhd2pXndDwGJ3Cy8a4PHyr41Kp5Bedib5udHouzv/s1600/DSC_0091.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzMgcv-4lLE9vCtRhLwUxqURrchtWxItZssXPH9gnLEvGwH3jIVrZ1FGgQDSgjhSMWSRS35RCLeMXJne7T2RzIFVEmN85ZGGKnI1gRhd2pXndDwGJ3Cy8a4PHyr41Kp5Bedib5udHouzv/s320/DSC_0091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501228891573212642" border="0" /></a><br />Last week, our overflowing cucumber bed began to produce and that has created a large increase in the amount of weight collected. In less than 1 week, we have harvested nearly 25 pounds of cucumbers, both burpee and lemon varieties, and there is little sign of our massive vines slowing down. Today's picking equaled 23 pounds in total including other crops. Having crossed the 100 pound mark, we are 1/10 of the way towards our goal.MBoeckelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879244868178011939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164420979572734192.post-63359934089283239782010-07-26T09:36:00.000-07:002010-07-26T09:36:44.734-07:0020 Lb Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztwoAHCdkS-plPTk5A0Va40pkSz9Sl8BP8qaugDtoAMzIgWAsNWbUZL6tNQsfDIXc7mRAop2U7-YjvwqOtmXoMyjt5rGbTxwduNGVMsOiyn-WpKh5-Y54nLcvesJX3BLB2GoARjRMUDBo/s1600/DSC_0073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztwoAHCdkS-plPTk5A0Va40pkSz9Sl8BP8qaugDtoAMzIgWAsNWbUZL6tNQsfDIXc7mRAop2U7-YjvwqOtmXoMyjt5rGbTxwduNGVMsOiyn-WpKh5-Y54nLcvesJX3BLB2GoARjRMUDBo/s320/DSC_0073.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>After a long weekend, we all returned to work and made a quick visit to the garden to find that a good amount of produce was waiting to be picked. Green beans were everywhere, as were peppers, eggplant, and squash. We later cut a few broccoli heads as well, to total 20 pounds of produce for 1 day. The photos includes green beans, black beauty eggplant, ichiban eggplant, zucchini squash<a class="cssButton" href="javascript:void(0)" id="publishButton" onclick="if (this.className.indexOf("ubtn-disabled") == -1) {var e = document['postingForm'].publish;(e.length) ? e[0].click() : e.click(); if (window.event) window.event.cancelBubble = true; return false;}" target=""></a>, and sweet banana peppers.MBoeckelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879244868178011939noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164420979572734192.post-47232323116043219622010-07-19T15:40:00.000-07:002010-07-19T15:40:57.843-07:00Successes and Failures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hSMKHhCnmMluv7le9qwJRFL-TEf6K7OxaxfZUpygLh7hR6xCaEpRsCvXW4Bx3BEoGKGt1aMIYiyBuMEZvhfwEqeokHoM8A5R3DCHNibCRLrSn3zbQd5aKxZwXBSQYOBWABZiwX3TPvTW/s1600/DSC_0065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hSMKHhCnmMluv7le9qwJRFL-TEf6K7OxaxfZUpygLh7hR6xCaEpRsCvXW4Bx3BEoGKGt1aMIYiyBuMEZvhfwEqeokHoM8A5R3DCHNibCRLrSn3zbQd5aKxZwXBSQYOBWABZiwX3TPvTW/s320/DSC_0065.JPG" /></a></div>Last year, we didn't plant any real cold weather crops but this year we thought we would give it a try. We planted cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, and brussel sprouts in hopes we would get some more variety in our harvest. A few weeks ago, we noticed something on our cabbage and brussel sprouts that turned out to be aphids. We sprayed them, they died, they came back, and we repeated our process. Our plants were big and tightly spaced, so much to the point that we couldn't seem to treat all of the plants like we needed to. We were able to salvage the cabbage, managing to keep the aphids off of the heads and keeping the leaves drenched in insecticidal soap. The brussel sprouts were a different story. Today, we cut the cabbage, and pulled all of the sprouts and had to throw them away. Fortunately, we saved 5 large heads of non-infested cabbage, which increased our harvest total another 14 pounds. MBoeckelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879244868178011939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164420979572734192.post-24457855592850661132010-07-15T11:03:00.000-07:002010-07-15T11:03:50.661-07:00First Green Bean Harvest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBQWubyvisNG0lAxYGqpyHHwrC611iP3VQJyNF8RZIpbAxuaT40HGGvY4O197cFte0eWnA62-J7tVAX025EZvkRqMdtcuSTMEvP3RnIAt_JuJSUYDfZBI2HGk-CKS3UjfBz7Ugiavjus3/s1600/DSC_0064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBQWubyvisNG0lAxYGqpyHHwrC611iP3VQJyNF8RZIpbAxuaT40HGGvY4O197cFte0eWnA62-J7tVAX025EZvkRqMdtcuSTMEvP3RnIAt_JuJSUYDfZBI2HGk-CKS3UjfBz7Ugiavjus3/s320/DSC_0064.JPG" /></a></div>Last year, we planted four rows of green beans and only 2 of those really produced. Two of the rows, which saw afternoon shade and morning sun, thrived while the other rows only grew a couple of beans. This year, we planted in a different location and packed the bed with rows. Rows are only 8 inches apart with plants about 4 inches apart. This years plants, a blue lake bush variety, are twice the height of last years and are also much bushier. As we peeled the plants apart from one another this morning, the beans were quick to show themselves hanging from most the plants. Today, we picked our first crop of the beans and it weighed in at about 13 ounces. MBoeckelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879244868178011939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164420979572734192.post-16885016128183176762010-07-08T09:13:00.000-07:002010-07-08T09:13:36.783-07:00Beets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vVsnK3CSmvdwALmaG_cf8iKUIUUao6P3ssc1C1zyElJZ0kdAtkJekkm52W9mYcznfdxibW_MrD-X6wanJ2JCw-Eq9DTYccgF6iKTpNd9sG3hhngB9ezN7cD-C_D50nRRDpn4X9ZEThyphenhyphenE/s1600/DSC_0055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vVsnK3CSmvdwALmaG_cf8iKUIUUao6P3ssc1C1zyElJZ0kdAtkJekkm52W9mYcznfdxibW_MrD-X6wanJ2JCw-Eq9DTYccgF6iKTpNd9sG3hhngB9ezN7cD-C_D50nRRDpn4X9ZEThyphenhyphenE/s320/DSC_0055.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>On July 5th, we took our first beets out of the ground. We weren't able to pick all of them since some had clearly not grown enough, however, the ones we did pick were decent sized and were ready to be pulled. We grew the cylindra variety, which have more of a cylinder shape rather than the bulb shaped Detroit varieties. We will likely plant another couple of rows of Detroit Dark Reds to ensure a fall harvest. 8 pounds of beets in total.MBoeckelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879244868178011939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164420979572734192.post-69728078271112312452010-07-06T10:56:00.000-07:002010-07-19T14:32:25.481-07:00First Harvest<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2U2PTgep1YH1u9bbmttCFnfG5jb2SBUQ0qqo5zhcW3wL7B5AFdYQU9NN0Cp4yqqU2ZoeIxL0HSuNBrgodEk-KcBCvhkwEYI38oWoesITVk-aRMLTJHcN2PX_BJ_KchEQ3qsX1TTk1xF-/s1600/DSC_0052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2U2PTgep1YH1u9bbmttCFnfG5jb2SBUQ0qqo5zhcW3wL7B5AFdYQU9NN0Cp4yqqU2ZoeIxL0HSuNBrgodEk-KcBCvhkwEYI38oWoesITVk-aRMLTJHcN2PX_BJ_KchEQ3qsX1TTk1xF-/s320/DSC_0052.JPG" /></a>On June 30, 2010, we had our first harvest from the garden this season. Thanks to Brad's early plantings of lettuce, which included but was not limited to romaine, butter crunch, and endive, we were able to harvest 7 pounds of lettuce that was donated to the local food bank. With our goal being 1000 pounds of produce this year, we have a long way to go.MBoeckelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879244868178011939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164420979572734192.post-5433653069050638562010-07-06T10:50:00.000-07:002010-07-06T10:50:44.949-07:00The Garden So Far<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHU3zOQ_aJYymdt8rx-1LZz5Q7DMYd5LqmeNKZMSM9BmnEvzE2mWe6ZG03wD5d8UfX-hkyH9n2GVK1lwk3k8gGApr7cNbtqGGX9wSbEvae1ZtZPPNdY4YZ6W7rmJ2lnU9Z34OFUJUj79_T/s1600/DSC_0029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHU3zOQ_aJYymdt8rx-1LZz5Q7DMYd5LqmeNKZMSM9BmnEvzE2mWe6ZG03wD5d8UfX-hkyH9n2GVK1lwk3k8gGApr7cNbtqGGX9wSbEvae1ZtZPPNdY4YZ6W7rmJ2lnU9Z34OFUJUj79_T/s320/DSC_0029.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WcSh5aw25WmgiyLkGIWBaiUg0dP4bxiysd8hnuYLh9FMavVR8tUJ5pR51UStuePeYp0aFh7J74PUScw4HcQVM9Wc8Mq-WIBJB0zy6Cjpoktv-HV0tmEwmPIJF2GSCEGJwNEXlGIOP_DO/s1600/DSC_0039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WcSh5aw25WmgiyLkGIWBaiUg0dP4bxiysd8hnuYLh9FMavVR8tUJ5pR51UStuePeYp0aFh7J74PUScw4HcQVM9Wc8Mq-WIBJB0zy6Cjpoktv-HV0tmEwmPIJF2GSCEGJwNEXlGIOP_DO/s320/DSC_0039.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijabEf4S8-0ACZRmyzeuerEgfB5W1u6kjKTdQ0qZF0H1I4zhQmu7kqticXGpF0ux4Q7wcjjHXSixodjmb6U5u8yLVQoBuCSG1v1RsxlBv_SmETskE3zCwT1qmq9AQ66wueBkdW8wEo3eOr/s1600/DSC_0030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijabEf4S8-0ACZRmyzeuerEgfB5W1u6kjKTdQ0qZF0H1I4zhQmu7kqticXGpF0ux4Q7wcjjHXSixodjmb6U5u8yLVQoBuCSG1v1RsxlBv_SmETskE3zCwT1qmq9AQ66wueBkdW8wEo3eOr/s320/DSC_0030.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0b9WPjTZ8IyWgSnN92jbggTWcJN9Gm_tLZHSZpLzkZUF7f_6blZzirXdw5tscMVY8-KLlH3w9smFjijzZYIvMUZ5odCbyLJSebgcayNwUPdh1CXO9ef6D_24BzwvTgf50wMOTBGVKiOT/s1600/DSC_0040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0b9WPjTZ8IyWgSnN92jbggTWcJN9Gm_tLZHSZpLzkZUF7f_6blZzirXdw5tscMVY8-KLlH3w9smFjijzZYIvMUZ5odCbyLJSebgcayNwUPdh1CXO9ef6D_24BzwvTgf50wMOTBGVKiOT/s320/DSC_0040.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGL_yEq_yO0izblf6kxMOCv4DyW3kTYUoRMmdge5S3rNW-bAFJXn5PuBjnejRifLxrvU0EY6WG3UMSaqu9k7-8UCBO_3689gp85lZrwFMxW32xRzBI8z4R6J97Gdd0Oa0CslD0TjrulCQ0/s1600/DSC_0025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGL_yEq_yO0izblf6kxMOCv4DyW3kTYUoRMmdge5S3rNW-bAFJXn5PuBjnejRifLxrvU0EY6WG3UMSaqu9k7-8UCBO_3689gp85lZrwFMxW32xRzBI8z4R6J97Gdd0Oa0CslD0TjrulCQ0/s320/DSC_0025.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhux6y2EGrC80KjUPGSvEKbCLU0zsE05YN_cTau-s6XoqzDi_nFhv0e2djXJbIcyxVCjnVmLuzATKQfZMs8Srfc0pQx-9-eVreP27zZ2I-HURapGWAtd2RB945IXJa0QCUXKHtuHwL87dH1/s1600/DSC_0027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhux6y2EGrC80KjUPGSvEKbCLU0zsE05YN_cTau-s6XoqzDi_nFhv0e2djXJbIcyxVCjnVmLuzATKQfZMs8Srfc0pQx-9-eVreP27zZ2I-HURapGWAtd2RB945IXJa0QCUXKHtuHwL87dH1/s320/DSC_0027.JPG" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This year, we were fortunate to have started many plants in our cubicles and were able to have most of our garden planted by mid-May. As of June 29th, it was evident that our plants were thriving and may actually surpass last years success. Here are a few pictures of our garden from that day. As you can see in the photos, we have a variety of plants that we didn't experiment with last year. This years garden includes: Potatoes, Eggplant, Beets, Peppers, Cucumbers, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Salsify, Zucchini, Corn, Green Beans, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Acorn Squash, and Sweet Meats Squash. Enjoy the photos.</div>MBoeckelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879244868178011939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164420979572734192.post-70824069005810427522010-06-24T11:50:00.000-07:002010-06-24T11:52:13.555-07:00The 2010 Planting Season Begins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBLjv5zDc-1g5IZGDsNweYhRHkmniP0yoOSR3QEkQ6XY-X93wqWVi7-rkSepoLm4STSm9PL7iPgIl-SMV9n9GaVUbR04ZSCaP19c5lnt53qBxsj640aqsV06yv5E4SQxnDi1pqq19IgjE/s1600/APR+20+2010+008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87A9ZBvMOLzmTXF6yGLnTq_EormXAuqixyEARgudOFiJa3rYZe1ngtDXRmBa5uVmcPw0QBP3QP0ep6cin77vW06dCmksjrb7NvNOS2StWK9VyXj8-4NlYsvm8XrSUmI-Aeyhaj11TqNJQ/s1600/APR+20+2010+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87A9ZBvMOLzmTXF6yGLnTq_EormXAuqixyEARgudOFiJa3rYZe1ngtDXRmBa5uVmcPw0QBP3QP0ep6cin77vW06dCmksjrb7NvNOS2StWK9VyXj8-4NlYsvm8XrSUmI-Aeyhaj11TqNJQ/s320/APR+20+2010+007.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPnVlyj1ZsSiZlyP0WFEl6-NCXB2oILUag1JMF6H0M8sKUk2SvJ5suDCA9oT4QqSzkF6xUqpGH4QpzAqsAtlWiDa596dnjK-_-H3FVq6ZWI9iPni4qPL9UUEqTqaPMQX-1yGp2OcAVbtd/s1600/APR+20+2010+005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPnVlyj1ZsSiZlyP0WFEl6-NCXB2oILUag1JMF6H0M8sKUk2SvJ5suDCA9oT4QqSzkF6xUqpGH4QpzAqsAtlWiDa596dnjK-_-H3FVq6ZWI9iPni4qPL9UUEqTqaPMQX-1yGp2OcAVbtd/s200/APR+20+2010+005.jpg" width="200" /></a><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBLjv5zDc-1g5IZGDsNweYhRHkmniP0yoOSR3QEkQ6XY-X93wqWVi7-rkSepoLm4STSm9PL7iPgIl-SMV9n9GaVUbR04ZSCaP19c5lnt53qBxsj640aqsV06yv5E4SQxnDi1pqq19IgjE/s320/APR+20+2010+008.jpg" width="320" /></div>After what seemed to be an endless winter, the garden participants were finally able to put their shovels in the ground on April 19th, 2010. Last years garden only featured a few of the available beds on the south side of the city campus but this years garden was expanded to include all but 1 of the big beds. In the pictures above, staff volunteers work to haul compost up the staircases to the beds in need of the additional nutrients.MBoeckelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879244868178011939noreply@blogger.com0