This spring the Self Reliant 4-H Club of Lincoln County will start a 7,500 square feet garden using some the latest
permaculture techniques in an effort to develop a
Local Organic Sustainable Food System.
The
Project is being funded by a grant from Oregon State University. The Organic Sustainable Food Project will be in Toledo Oregon, at the old community garden west of the skate board park.
Techniques to be used to develop an Organic Sustainable Food Supply:
EarthBarrels .... a patio self wicking container
gardening system
EarthBeds ....raised self wicking beds with cloches
Underground Heated
Greenhouse ....heating a
greenhouse by storing the daytime heat in the ground for release at night
Aquaponics ...a closed system of using the fish waste to provide an organic food source for the growing plants and the plants to provide a filter to clean the
water for the fish.
Hot Water System ... using
compost to heat water for the
greenhouse to release at night
If you have any interest in
Permaculture and\or like to work with Youth contact us.
The purpose of a 4-H project is to demonstrate to the community that a local organically grown food supply can be available on their deck or in their back
yard.
Activities which the youth will be involved:
Programming the
Greenhouse Control Computer
Intense
Gardening Techniques
Caring for fish
Growing with soil
Growing without soil
Build EarthBarrels, EarthBeds and Cloches
Learn Composting
Manage a
Greenhouse
Come and join us.
If any adult or high school student has any interest in an Organic Sustainable Food Systems please join us.
No
experience required.
A PowerPoint & Video presentation is available for any interested group or organization with more details.
Carl & Coralee Palmer
nextday@cablespeed.com
