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Melody
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pdf/ec/ec1616-e.pdf
Monday, August 11, 2008
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Supportive Email
Hi Amy:This is great. I am printing out stuff as I receive it. I like the idea of Grow a Row for the Hungry. I may be able to get some people from our church to help with that part of the garden. Sharing is a very good thing. I appreciate what you are doing, and I will try to make the next meeting.Jim
Good Ideas Email
Amy:I think that there is a large plot of land that is behind the houses that are north (I think) of the main part of the park between the railroad tracks and a row of houses. That would be a good area for several reasons.1 - it is out of sight in case someone thinks that a garden detracts from the neighborhood.2 - it is out of sight in case someone decides that they want to take food from someone else's work3 - it is on a higher area which means that it won't be a swamp. We might have to cut a trail between the current park and this patch of ground. That won't be much of a challenge. I am glad you got in touch with Bill. He can help clear the way with Parks and Recreation. If we do this right, maybe we can get them to plow our ground. Jim
Friday, August 8, 2008
Nice Email
Hi Amy- Thank you for keeping us so well informed. You’ve done a great job keeping the peace and considering everyone’s opinions and site issue concerns. I think the park is great. Hopefully it will work. I hate to see any trees taken down in general --- also that area down by the pool is an ecosystem of it’s own ---- kind of boggy and peaceful. I hope the location in the park will still allow people to use the field for sports. I don’t know how big it would be. But that appears to be the best and possibly only place it may work. I also think the on-line survey you sent was wonderful because it helps us to visualize things better. I liked the gardens much better that looked more natural. Like the ones with curvy paths and the ones with rows of stone between the plants. I think the ones that are what I would consider “raised beds” (with wood around them) are not as aesthetically pleasing and actually be kind of ugly. Also, the wood would probably be chemically treated or plastic which is also not desirable. Thanks for keeping us all informed and listening to all sides of the issues. -Annette
Email about Site
Hi, Everyone!
As you know, finding the appropriate site of our future community garden has been the most challenging part of the planning process. We can count ourselves lucky that interest, finding people that want to help, and money/funding will not be a problem. In my experience and research, these are usually the most difficult aspects to creating a garden. I thought that I would send you the communication that has gone back and forth between myself and Parks & Rec to keep you up abreast of the park as a CG site possibility. Bill, from Franklin Park Conservatory, has gone back and forth about it being possible at the park, and we know that the Shadowbrook residents do not want it, so I hope that the park site will work out.
Here are the emails from oldest to most recent, my emails are in bold:
Hi, Tina, I have been working with Bill Dawson and the Growing to Green program in order to create a community garden in my neighborhood. He suggested that I write to you to talk about the possibility of a community Garden in Sycamore Hills Park, which is one of the sites we have been looking at. I would love to talk with you about this. Bill gave me your contact information, so please feel free to email me back, or I can give you a call on Monday. Thanks for your time!
Hello Penny! Thank you for contacting me. We are meeting internally tomorrow and will discuss Sycamore Hills. I will get back to you. Thanks Penny
Hi, Tina! Thanks for the quick reply! If you think it might be helpful, I would love to share some information with you about my research in the Sycamore Hills community concerning the garden (I went around to all 230 houses to talk to them about it). I handed out a pamphlet and a survey, which helped me to gather an incredible amount of information. Please let me know if this would be helpful to have for the meeting. If not, I will eagerly look forward to hearing about the meeting! Thanks!Penny
Hi, Tina, Any news from the meeting? I am not sure what Bill has communicated, but we have over 30 people interested in participating in the garden, and our big hurdle is choosing the site. We have some community land, but too many people are opposed to it being there for it to be a good community garden site. Our other option is the Sycamore Hills Park, which no one is opposed to using and gets full sun in a huge field, so our little & organized raised bed garden would look really nice there and would increase the use of the park. Amy
Hello Amy-We are completing a draft of Community Garden Policy. While it is not official, we have met with Bill and received his comments as well as discussed internally in developing the draft. Once we get Bill and our comments worked into the draft Policy, I will pass it along to you to see if your group is able to meet the qualification/required info. for the possibility of a Community Garden. I'll be in touch with the draft. Thanks
As you know, finding the appropriate site of our future community garden has been the most challenging part of the planning process. We can count ourselves lucky that interest, finding people that want to help, and money/funding will not be a problem. In my experience and research, these are usually the most difficult aspects to creating a garden. I thought that I would send you the communication that has gone back and forth between myself and Parks & Rec to keep you up abreast of the park as a CG site possibility. Bill, from Franklin Park Conservatory, has gone back and forth about it being possible at the park, and we know that the Shadowbrook residents do not want it, so I hope that the park site will work out.
Here are the emails from oldest to most recent, my emails are in bold:
Hi, Tina, I have been working with Bill Dawson and the Growing to Green program in order to create a community garden in my neighborhood. He suggested that I write to you to talk about the possibility of a community Garden in Sycamore Hills Park, which is one of the sites we have been looking at. I would love to talk with you about this. Bill gave me your contact information, so please feel free to email me back, or I can give you a call on Monday. Thanks for your time!
Hello Penny! Thank you for contacting me. We are meeting internally tomorrow and will discuss Sycamore Hills. I will get back to you. Thanks Penny
Hi, Tina! Thanks for the quick reply! If you think it might be helpful, I would love to share some information with you about my research in the Sycamore Hills community concerning the garden (I went around to all 230 houses to talk to them about it). I handed out a pamphlet and a survey, which helped me to gather an incredible amount of information. Please let me know if this would be helpful to have for the meeting. If not, I will eagerly look forward to hearing about the meeting! Thanks!Penny
Hi, Tina, Any news from the meeting? I am not sure what Bill has communicated, but we have over 30 people interested in participating in the garden, and our big hurdle is choosing the site. We have some community land, but too many people are opposed to it being there for it to be a good community garden site. Our other option is the Sycamore Hills Park, which no one is opposed to using and gets full sun in a huge field, so our little & organized raised bed garden would look really nice there and would increase the use of the park. Amy
Hello Amy-We are completing a draft of Community Garden Policy. While it is not official, we have met with Bill and received his comments as well as discussed internally in developing the draft. Once we get Bill and our comments worked into the draft Policy, I will pass it along to you to see if your group is able to meet the qualification/required info. for the possibility of a Community Garden. I'll be in touch with the draft. Thanks
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Email about Tour
Hi, Gardeners.
As we discussed at the meeting, the garden tour planning is underway. Sue Middleton has been organizing this, so big thanks to her. The tour will happen: 1-5 pm, Friday, August 29. Please try to attend as it will be a great community building experience and brainstorming session for our SHCG. Please RSVP (Sueatzue@aol.com) and let her know if you are willing to drive. Start drawing up your vision for the garden; include detailed descriptions, and during the day we will amend our designs as we see good ideas. At the end of the day, it would be great to have a general idea agreed upon for the SHCG. In the meantime, if you click this link, you will not only help out a Cornell research student by taking her survey, you will see many interesting and varied images of gardens to get you thinking.
Thanks!
Amy
As we discussed at the meeting, the garden tour planning is underway. Sue Middleton has been organizing this, so big thanks to her. The tour will happen: 1-5 pm, Friday, August 29. Please try to attend as it will be a great community building experience and brainstorming session for our SHCG. Please RSVP (Sueatzue@aol.com) and let her know if you are willing to drive. Start drawing up your vision for the garden; include detailed descriptions, and during the day we will amend our designs as we see good ideas. At the end of the day, it would be great to have a general idea agreed upon for the SHCG. In the meantime, if you click this link, you will not only help out a Cornell research student by taking her survey, you will see many interesting and varied images of gardens to get you thinking.
Thanks!
Amy
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