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In this half of the garden students have planted various vegetables and herbs which will be harvested as the summer progresses. Raised box beds allow the students easier access during most weather conditions and will be easier to maintain.
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Common Ground Relief's Garden of Eatin' Program is based at the Martin Luther King Jr., Charter School in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans.
Students from the School's 3rd and 5th Grade classes meet twice a week after school with two of the Common Ground Relief coordinators, Kira and Megan to learn about all aspects of food production, from plant science and nutrition to food systems and sustainability.
Students are able to gain an understanding of how food gets from the farm to their plates and learn which foods to eat and why, while planting a garden of their own at the School.
My day in the Lower Ninth Ward blog entry
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close up of the radiant heating tubing
4 feet by 16 feet. bottom lined with wire grid. Sides covered with plastic membrane. Radiant flooring tubing along the bottom.. will connect to the biomass boiler.
Birdhouse Chair - After, well almost after. Bea has to complete the roofs & add the artistic components - before my next visit!!
This is the place where my computer is .....the two pieces of furniture beside the small ( too small actually and not very useful while I have to place books to get the screen higjer...but I will come up on a better solution I guess...or buy a new computer table) table for the computer, are new and one is already in use for glass bottles that I use for making juice from berries from the garden...and last year i made some red and green ketchup from the tomatoes from my greenhouse....and I used the big bottles here too...now they are empty all of them again..last one just used the other day...so they are now cleaned and saved here for new gardenprojects this year of 2011 when time is ready..things have to grow first...though I almost can´t wait for spring and the growing season this year...so much to look forward to, I think....
But my old bookcase with shelves for both books, the computer and lots of other stuff are gone....the shelves I do have still...maybe can be used for other projects while the tree is good...
Looking back form the school towards the playground, the Garden of Eatin' project utilizes a section of property with a central pathway providing students with access to the rear playground areas.
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Common Ground Relief's Garden of Eatin' Program is based at the Martin Luther King Jr., Charter School in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans.
Students from the School's 3rd and 5th Grade classes meet twice a week after school with two of the Common Ground Relief coordinators, Kira and Megan to learn about all aspects of food production, from plant science and nutrition to food systems and sustainability.
Students are able to gain an understanding of how food gets from the farm to their plates and learn which foods to eat and why, while planting a garden of their own at the School.
My day in the Lower Ninth Ward blog entry
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Follow my travels and photographic adventures at: www.MegapixelTravel.com
Bought baltic pine sleepers from railwaysleepers.com. Here is the main retaining wall that acts as the split between the lower and upper sections of the garden. These big boys are held together with 8 inch bolts. £50 a pack. Cripes!
The non-profit organization, Common Ground Relief" uses the blue building on the left as its current headquarters in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans.
The pink house on the right is their current model home to showcase what can be done or needs to be done to meet current standards for home construction in the Lower 9th Ward.
In addition to enabling 20,000+ volunteers to assist in the demolition, clean-up and restoration of numerous homes in the ward, the group is now providing training opportunities and hand-on experience, advice and guidance as the reconstruction phase gets strongly underway.
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One of many climbing roses now adding colour to the walls of the headquarters of the Common Ground Relief organization in the Lower 0th Ward of New Orleans.
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New higher, stronger levee walls are being worked on and completed thoughout New Orleans and the surrounding counties. This particular wall replaces the Industrial Canal levee that broke open during Hurricane Katrina leading to the total flooding/immersion of homes and businesses in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans
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Even though progress is being made, there is still much to do before the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans will be back to a bustling residential community. This road used of have houses on either side of it before Hurricane Katrina and its after effects changed all of that.
Hard to imagine what it was like before Katrina, during Katrina or in the 4+ years following Katrina but progress is being made and I was happy to volunteer my time to document a small point in time in that community's recovery.
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Common Ground Relief's Garden of Eatin' Program is based at the Martin Luther King Jr., Charter School in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans.
Students from the School's 3rd and 5th Grade classes meet twice a week after school with two of the Common Ground Relief coordinators, Kira and Megan to learn about all aspects of food production, from plant science and nutrition to food systems and sustainability.
Students are able to gain an understanding of how food gets from the farm to their plates and learn which foods to eat and why, while planting a garden of their own at the School.
My day in the Lower Ninth Ward blog entry
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While I was photographing the garden, one of the students asked me about the composting process and I explained how bacteria, etc. would eventually turn the banana peels back into usable compost which they could then add to their gardens. I got the feeling that he might have already known that and was just testing me LOL.
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Common Ground Relief's Garden of Eatin' Program is based at the Martin Luther King Jr., Charter School in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans.
Students from the School's 3rd and 5th Grade classes meet twice a week after school with two of the Common Ground Relief coordinators, Kira and Megan to learn about all aspects of food production, from plant science and nutrition to food systems and sustainability.
Students are able to gain an understanding of how food gets from the farm to their plates and learn which foods to eat and why, while planting a garden of their own at the School.
My day in the Lower Ninth Ward blog entry
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Follow my travels and photographic adventures at: www.MegapixelTravel.com
The beautiful topiary shone, even though the weather didn't. This glorious green and gold confection is at Elvaston Castle in Derbyshire.
19th century landscaped gardens covering 15 acres around Whatton House, home of Lord and Lady Crawshaw. Features woodland, ponds, herbaceous borders, arboretum, Chinese garden complete with replica terracotta warriors, kitchen garden, pets' graveyard.
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From inside the box
4 feet by 16 feet. bottom lined with wire grid. Sides covered with plastic membrane. Radiant flooring tubing along the bottom.. will connect to the biomass boiler.
The ones that make you pull the car over and go, 'Wow, I need this beet right now.' Those are the money beets."
-Dwight shrute
I had to post a picture of the beets we pulled while volunteering at the community garden this weekend so I would have a reason to quote "The Office."
Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.
list of veggies and herbs for community garden outreach class
2.2.2012
salad greens
arugula
pea sprouts
brussel sprouts
broccoli
leeks
collard greens
kale
oregano
rosemary
lavender
beet leaves
Plants chosen for the project are those which will survive the temperatures and rainfalls expected in a normal New Orleans growing season.
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Common Ground Relief's Garden of Eatin' Program is based at the Martin Luther King Jr., Charter School in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans.
Students from the School's 3rd and 5th Grade classes meet twice a week after school with two of the Common Ground Relief coordinators, Kira and Megan to learn about all aspects of food production, from plant science and nutrition to food systems and sustainability.
Students are able to gain an understanding of how food gets from the farm to their plates and learn which foods to eat and why, while planting a garden of their own at the School.
My day in the Lower Ninth Ward blog entry
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Follow my travels and photographic adventures at: www.MegapixelTravel.com