Seizing space
How Rebar and other artsy renegades reignited a movement to reclaim the urban environment
BY MOLLY FREEDENBERG AND STEVEN T. JONES
Wednesday November 18, 2009
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11/20/2009
11/04/2009
Sheet Mulching - More Info
Why Mulch?
Agriculture with mulch in the tropics promotes plant health and vigor. Mulching improves nutrient and water retention in the soil, encourages favorable soil microbial activity and worms, and suppresses weed growth. When properly executed, mulching can significantly improve the well-being of plants and reduce maintenance as compared to bare soil culture. Mulched plants have better vigor and, consequently have improved resistance to pests and diseases.
Agriculture with mulch in the tropics promotes plant health and vigor. Mulching improves nutrient and water retention in the soil, encourages favorable soil microbial activity and worms, and suppresses weed growth. When properly executed, mulching can significantly improve the well-being of plants and reduce maintenance as compared to bare soil culture. Mulched plants have better vigor and, consequently have improved resistance to pests and diseases.
10/29/2009
Student Profiles
I'm going to be adding pictures of the students and other info like:
[Picture]
Sanaz Ebriani
aka Strawberry
Interests:
Work:
Volunteer:
As a way to keep ourselves networked and in touch.
What do you guys think?
[Picture]
Sanaz Ebriani
aka Strawberry
Interests:
Work:
Volunteer:
As a way to keep ourselves networked and in touch.
What do you guys think?
10/28/2009
9th Class: Service Projects, Sat. 10/28
Graze the Roof!
Organization: Glide Foundation
Contact Info: Project Organizer, Maya Donelson Email: grazetheroof@gmail.com
Cell:
Location: 330 Ellis St. San Francisco, CA
Organization: Glide Foundation
Contact Info: Project Organizer, Maya Donelson Email: grazetheroof@gmail.com
Cell:
Location: 330 Ellis St. San Francisco, CA
10/24/2009
10/18/2009
Homework: Pruning – Sat. 10/24/09
Pruning Introduction Article
http://aggie-horticulture.
Pruning Cuts
Fruit Tree Pruning Basics
EXTRA:(not necessary to complete before Saturday's workshop--just a wonderful resource for those of you that are interested in growing fruit trees)
10/17/2009
10/14/2009
6th Class: Pest & Disease Mgmt – Sat. 10/14/09
Pest & Disease Mgmt - presented by Pam Pierce
Prof of City College
SF Leauge of Urban Gardeners
Blog
Revised Editition
SF Chronicle Lessons for Old Gardeners
Alameda Master Gardeners - Alameda College - 3 seminars - Pam Pierce will talk about the lessons from Old Gardens
Pests, and other problems with vegetables
Problems that a gardener has:
(1) Problem of not expecting failures
(2) Assume all is hopeless, and that problem will spread to other plans
Problems growing food crops = sense of urgency - difficult figuring out what to replace with
Ornamental gardener
Growing food crops - don't want to do anything that is toxic so we think v
Goal -Address Food Gardening Problems Constructively
through IPM
Prof of City College
SF Leauge of Urban Gardeners
Blog
Revised Editition
SF Chronicle Lessons for Old Gardeners
Alameda Master Gardeners - Alameda College - 3 seminars - Pam Pierce will talk about the lessons from Old Gardens
Pests, and other problems with vegetables
Problems that a gardener has:
(1) Problem of not expecting failures
(2) Assume all is hopeless, and that problem will spread to other plans
Problems growing food crops = sense of urgency - difficult figuring out what to replace with
Ornamental gardener
Growing food crops - don't want to do anything that is toxic so we think v
Goal -Address Food Gardening Problems Constructively
through IPM
Resources Links
General - Start Here:
Garden For the Environment Resource Links
SF Community Gardens:
SF Community Gardens
*Managing Pests:*
UC Davis - IPM Link
A CCOF story on the 50th Anniversary of IPM
Garden / Hardware Stores:
Sloat Garden Center - Going out of Biz 20-50% sale
Flower Craft
Urban Farmer
Garden For the Environment Resource Links
SF Community Gardens:
SF Community Gardens
*Managing Pests:*
UC Davis - IPM Link
A CCOF story on the 50th Anniversary of IPM
Garden / Hardware Stores:
Sloat Garden Center - Going out of Biz 20-50% sale
Flower Craft
Urban Farmer
10/11/2009
Homework: Pest Mgmt – Wed. Oct 14
1) Observe around you the stuff that looks wrong with a plant. Make note of it.
2) Read Chapter 10 of GG Gardening
2) Read Chapter 10 of GG Gardening
10/10/2009
Recipes – Saturday, 10/10/09
Nora's Grandmother's Recipe
Hadassah's Bread
2 cups warm water
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup molasses
4 cups whole wheat flour
1 pkg yeast
coconut oil or butter for bowl
Put two cups of warm water in a bowl with one quarter cup of Molasses, one teaspoon salt, and one pkg. yeast. When the yeast has popped up to the surface of the water begin to add gradually the whole wheat flour 4 cups, stirring it in. Turn it out on a floured surface and knead it until smooth and elastic (my grandmother says "until it feels like a living thing"). Let rise until double in bulk in a buttered (I used coconut oil) bowl. Punch down, Shape into loaf, make three cuts in top. Put loaf on buttered cookie sheet (I used parchment paper). Bake 30 mins at 350. Cool on rack.
10/09/2009
Further Readings
Fiction Suggestions by Genevieve DeLouvre
As in the Heart, So in the Earth by Pierre Rabhi
Sky Time in Gray's River by Robert Michael Pyle
Class 4 - Backyard Bin Composting
please send, if you have a list
Class 3 - Worm Composting
please send, if you have a list
Class 2 - Soil
Gaia's Garden - Permaculture
Rodale Book of Composting
Golden Gate Garden
Building Soils for Better Crops
Start with the Soil
Secrets to Great Soil
Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening
UC Press - Weather of SF Bay Area
As in the Heart, So in the Earth by Pierre Rabhi
Sky Time in Gray's River by Robert Michael Pyle
Class 4 - Backyard Bin Composting
please send, if you have a list
Class 3 - Worm Composting
please send, if you have a list
Class 2 - Soil
Gaia's Garden - Permaculture
Rodale Book of Composting
Golden Gate Garden
Building Soils for Better Crops
Start with the Soil
Secrets to Great Soil
Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening
UC Press - Weather of SF Bay Area
10/07/2009
10/04/2009
GCETP Recipes – Sat. 10/3/09
Kasey - cabbage salad
Sabina - Quinoa with Black Beans and Cilantro
1/2 head cabbage, shredded
3 green onions, chopped
(put in fridge to crisp)
Break 1 pkg of ramen noodles, toast in ungreased fry pan
Toast in 1/2 cup slivered almonds and
1/4 - 1/2 cup sesame seeds
Dressing: 5 T vinegar, pkg ramen seasoning, 1/2 cup oil, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt
(I tripled the recipe and only doubled the dressing, so you might want to make a smaller portion of dressing. I also used honey instead of sugar, and made sure to use some rice vinegar and sesame oil)
Sabina - Quinoa with Black Beans and Cilantro
10/03/2009
4th Class: Basics of Backyard Composting – Sat. 10/3/09
Definitions:
COMPOST/ING:
-the pulse of an organic garden
-the most critical task of every garden / farm (Rodale)
-Compost is the critical component to creating a balanced eco-system.
-Experimentation with local and seasonal process
HUMUS in this case is NOT
BUT
COMPOST/ING:
-the pulse of an organic garden
-the most critical task of every garden / farm (Rodale)
-Compost is the critical component to creating a balanced eco-system.
-Experimentation with local and seasonal process
HUMUS in this case is NOT
BUT
-Fungus by-product;
-Nature's way of recycling. Whether you're involved or not.
-A cement that glues the grains or crubms together
-Result of decomposition - holds soil together
-Essential component of soil; you want to create the conditions that create humus
Wikipedia: is degraded organic material in soil, which causes some soil layers to be dark brown or black. In soil science, humus refers to any organic matter that has reached a point of stability, where it will break down no further and might, if conditions do not change, remain essentially as it is for centuries, if not millennia.[2]
In agriculture, humus is sometimes also used to describe mature compost, or natural compost extracted from a forest or other spontaneous source for use to amend soil. It is also used to describe a topsoil horizon that contains organic matter (humus type,[3] humus form).[4], humus profile[5]
Humus has a characteristic black or dark brown color, due to an accumulation of organic carbon
10/01/2009
9/30/2009
3rd Class: Worm Composting – Wed. 9/30/09
photo source: http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com
Worm Composting
Quotes:
Fred Kirschenmann
"soil is the connection to ourselves...the way to peace with environment. it is the common ground to which we all stand."
"role of soil & worms in our livelihood"
Amy Stewart - The Earth Moved - soil & worms
9/27/2009
Homework: Worm Composting – Wed. 9/30/09
Read:Homework for Wed. 9/30 - (1) What is a Worm? (2) Wormbins makes great compost
9/26/2009
2nd Class: Soil – Sat. 9/26/09
Photo source: shelbycountyswcd.org
Soil Fertility
GFE - mile wide and inch deep
Wendy Johnson - the cultivating of your place is the same as cultivating your soil
Oren Martin - UCSC program - whatya see, whatya think - whatya do
Kitchen Table Talks - Civil Eats- look up
What is soil? dirt, nutrients, life
How we care for our food depends on the health of our soil
broken down to general parts
soil - particles + space
50% - soil particles - 90% rock & minerals - sand (largest), silt, clay (smallest)
50% - porous space - 25% H2O, 25% O2
9/22/2009
Homework: Soil Fertility – Sat. 9/26/09
HOMEWORK
1. Intro to Soil Fertility
http://www.gardensimply.com/soil.php
2. Home Soil Experiment (do at home before Sat)
http://www.gardensimply.com/type.shtml
3. Our Good Earth, National Geographic, September 2008
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/09/soil/mann-text
FURTHER READING
1. Soil in Agriculture
http://www.attra.org/soils.html
2. Soil Biology
http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/concepts/soil_biology/soil_food_web.html
(click on links at left for other topics)
SHORT VIDEO:
http://fora.tv/2009/05/05/Michael_Pollan_Deep_Agriculture
1. Intro to Soil Fertility
http://www.gardensimply.com/soil.php
2. Home Soil Experiment (do at home before Sat)
http://www.gardensimply.com/type.shtml
3. Our Good Earth, National Geographic, September 2008
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/09/soil/mann-text
FURTHER READING
1. Soil in Agriculture
http://www.attra.org/soils.html
2. Soil Biology
http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/concepts/soil_biology/soil_food_web.html
(click on links at left for other topics)
SHORT VIDEO:
http://fora.tv/2009/05/05/Michael_Pollan_Deep_Agriculture
9/19/2009
1st Class: Intro – Sat. 9/19/09
Urban Sustainability Movement - Notable Persons
Amy Franceschini - Future Farmer
SF based artist & designer looking at real problems, and offering artistic solutions.
Franceschini founded Futurefarmers in 1995 as a way to bring together multidisciplinary artists.
Franceschini's work often takes a visual approach to articulating perceived conflicts between humans and nature, and the individual to a community. She works both as an artist as well as a designer.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Franceschini
http://futurefarmers.com/about/
http://www.free-soil.org/
Amy Franceschini - Future Farmer
SF based artist & designer looking at real problems, and offering artistic solutions.
Franceschini founded Futurefarmers in 1995 as a way to bring together multidisciplinary artists.
Franceschini's work often takes a visual approach to articulating perceived conflicts between humans and nature, and the individual to a community. She works both as an artist as well as a designer.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Franceschini
http://futurefarmers.com/about/
http://www.free-soil.org/
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