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Submitted by flyfreeasabird on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 2:00pm.
Jun 13 2008 - 10:00am Jun 13 2008 - 3:00pm We will be there from 10am to 3pm with a potluck lunch around noon. Neighbors and Community members are invited to help plant fruit and nut trees and berry bushes then sheet mulch the lawn by putting down cardboard and wood chips to remove the grass. Edible Forest Gardens consist of three main layers, with fruit and nut trees as the upper canopy, berries and other edible bushes as the middle layer and perennial vegetables and fruits as the ground cover. Come and learn how you too could turn your yard into an Edible Forest Garden. The work party includes: ~Design and layout of trees and shrubs in an edible forest garden ~Planting trees and shrubs ~Sheet Mulching lawn ~Mushroom Inoculation For more information contact Terra Commons at terracommons@gmail.com (360) 866-1331 or visit www.terracommons.us
Submitted by chad360 on Wed, 12/05/2007 - 3:21pm.
Hello All, I am posting to announce a formative meeting for TerraCommons, a local green movement, at the Traditions Cafe in Olympia, WA (their website sis down right now, so here is the cafe info: Traditions is open from 9-6 Monday through Friday; located at 300 5th Avenue SW in Olympia, 360-705-2819). Agenda for 12-5-07 Hardcopies of the bylaws are availble at the meeting, and community input is welcome.
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