Transition North Twin Cities own Larry Sable participated in a very nice project at the City of Blaine Community gardens the past month. And a few of us from Transition North Twin Cities helped crown the gardens with topsoil. For more on the project see Larry's write up below. Nice work Larry along with all the other folks who helped out.
RAISED BED GARDEN BOXES AT BLAINE COMMUNITY GARDEN
The community garden in Blaine, next to
Blaine City Hall, has a new addition this year. Eight raised bed garden boxes
were built, and are now filled with soil and ready to plant.
The project was
suggested by Shari Kunza, Recreation Manager, with Blaine Parks and Recreation.
I volunteered to coordinate this project with the Boy Scouts for the construction.The
Soil and Sunshine Garden Club, which has been active since 1954 donated the
money for the project. For questions about them call Lynn at 763-786-5458.
The
Boy Scouts from Troop 522 provided the labor for the project. Many thanks to
Rich Spartz their Scoutmaster, and Robert Upton their committee chairman for
their help. A special thanks to Caleb, and his dad Adam, for their extra
effort. Also, our appreciation goes out to the Menards in Blaine, and the
Subway located by the Blaine City Hall for their help.
The boxes are 4'X8'X2'
tall. We started them on March 31 in less than ideal weather conditions. They
were completed on April 26 after the snow FINALLY went away.
The garden blend
soil was added on May 4, 2018, with some help from members of my Transition
Town North chapter. For questions on that group you can call me at
612-964-6547.
Rather than complaining about things the city does that can never
please everybody, I was happy to be part of something that enhanced our
city.
Larry Sable
