What exactly have the group of master gardeners and volunteers done so far?
Let's have a look:
April 16 - host presentation by Roger Doiron
April 23 - the first till
May 2 - 200 5th and 8th graders (aka "Earth Buddies") pull rocks
May 9 - 2nd tillage (T. Sanders)
May 10 - master gardener workday
-install 6 raised beds (made by the generous Mr. Bray)
-lay out central path
May 14 and 15 - Leo and I till rocks and what not
May 16 - 9th grade community service day
-install fence posts
-dig trench
-fill rock path
-paint shed
-construct trellis
-construct tipis
-plant highbush
-compsost
-blueberries
May 20 - sow clover circle (Maryellen)
May 24 - plant onion seedlings (Marie)
May 28 - install 4 spigots (W. Michaelson)
May 31/June 1 - amend soil with 40 sq. yds of organic compost
June 4 - sow clover path (Sheri) and plant alyssum around circle
June 7 - finish fence (Scats, Olivas, Barberas, Thomas) and rototill (D. Leith)
June 10 - plant basil, tomatoes, begin herb garden (Marie, Sheri)
Sunday, June 15
Wednesday, May 14
Hello There!
Hello and welcome.
Any venturer into cyberspace asks the same question when being introduced to a new face in this mysterious and sublime blogging continuum: who are these people and what are they doing here?
My name is Conor Gillies and, with my good friend Leo Oliva, we will be documenting our work, feelings, and thoughts as we spend our summer at the Yarmouth School Garden. Conceived by a wonderful group of coordinators, nutritionists, and master gardeners, the YSG is a vegetable garden designed to help promote organic farming while feeding the Yarmouth School System.
The whole thing reached newspaper-worthy proportions.
So how did we get involved?
Last April, Leo and I applied for the Yarmouth Alumni Association (or the YAA, as we affectionately know them) Community Stewardship Grant. The grant is described as thus:
"The YAA Community Stewardship Grant was created to fund a project by a YHS group of junior or senior students that meets an identified local need. Projects address issues of public health and welfare, education or environmentalism in the state of Maine."
Public health and welfare? Education? Environmentalism? What better a cause than a Community Garden? With high spirits and focused minds, the renowned Conor/Leo Duo struck again. With $3000 in funding, it was clear that grueling (but enlightening) adventures lay ahead.
So now, as the road ahead of us begins to clear, the need for documentation is apparent.
Indeed, this will be an experience.
Any venturer into cyberspace asks the same question when being introduced to a new face in this mysterious and sublime blogging continuum: who are these people and what are they doing here?
My name is Conor Gillies and, with my good friend Leo Oliva, we will be documenting our work, feelings, and thoughts as we spend our summer at the Yarmouth School Garden. Conceived by a wonderful group of coordinators, nutritionists, and master gardeners, the YSG is a vegetable garden designed to help promote organic farming while feeding the Yarmouth School System.
The whole thing reached newspaper-worthy proportions.
So how did we get involved?
Last April, Leo and I applied for the Yarmouth Alumni Association (or the YAA, as we affectionately know them) Community Stewardship Grant. The grant is described as thus:
"The YAA Community Stewardship Grant was created to fund a project by a YHS group of junior or senior students that meets an identified local need. Projects address issues of public health and welfare, education or environmentalism in the state of Maine."
Public health and welfare? Education? Environmentalism? What better a cause than a Community Garden? With high spirits and focused minds, the renowned Conor/Leo Duo struck again. With $3000 in funding, it was clear that grueling (but enlightening) adventures lay ahead.
So now, as the road ahead of us begins to clear, the need for documentation is apparent.
Indeed, this will be an experience.
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