Saturday I ventured with two other women and we did some garden touring. These were eatable gardens and all the focused on raising food. This region has become very conscious about ecology, food raising and eight Olympians 'urban farms' open up there place for the public viewing.
One of the clever methods of making a yard look attractive from the street is the use of espalier fruit trees along the edge of the sideway screening the vegetable garden behind it. Another added also a line of sunflowers. These people are dedicated and serious gardeners. But the fun thing is they include a sitting area frequently under an arbor of grapes as their resting shaded spot. It become clean to me that the messiest part of any garden is the herb bed. Those herbs are so necessary but they become raggy during the season.
One community garden was outstanding. Instead dividing the land into small little plots for each family they farm this plot together,each donating two or four hours a week of work time. Then each week the family gets a set amount out of the ripe production. They had a hoop house for tomatoes, egg plants and peppers but they also have long rows of potatoes, rye, quiona and every other popular vegetable. I saw they also raised chick peas and soup beans. These people are becoming very conscious about the calories needed for individuals and plan not just for how many pounds they produce. The science of good soil is also figured in their yearly plan. They are having the national speaker come in September, Jeavor for a one day workshop.
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