ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION WORK PARTY IN THE GARFIELD NATURE TRAIL

Sunday May 3, 10am-1pm Join your neighbors and get your hands dirty pulling ivy and planting trees!

FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact: Justin Hellier, Coordinator, Tall Trees Youth Stewardship, at youthstewardship@gmail.com or 360.753.8922.

APPROPRIATE CLOTHING: Wear closed-toed shoes, and clothing that can get a little dirty. If rain is expected, wear clothing that can get wet. We’ll provide gloves.

FOOD & WATER: We will provide hearty, healthy snacks, as well as water. You should bring a water bottle. And if you know you get especially hungry, bring a lunch.

LOCATION: The Garfield Nature Trail is on Olympia’s Westside. More specific directions at http://www.ci.olympia.wa.us/cityservices/par/parks/GarfieldNature.htm Our work will take place in the eastern end of the park, next to West Bay Drive. Parking: There is no parking on the side of the park, however. Park on the Rogers side of the park, and then it’s a quick walk to where you’ll meet us. Intercity Transit: The trail is located on the #45 bus line, which goes between the Mall and the Downtown Transit Center.

There is another Edible Forest Garden Work Party on Friday June 13th at the Purple house on 1417 Mitchell Ave NE, 98506 - on the same block and right next to Bigelow park.
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

Due to the record breaking major flooding of the rivers, most notably the Chehalis River, there are many farmers who are looking to Olympia for Help. Some of the affected farmers are the local farms that supply the Olympia Farmer's Market, Olympia Co-op and other local business, have lost everything. They have lost their storage food, tractors, houses, etc."