[Garden] Planting Party - confirmed use of biology greenhouse

Fri Mar 20 10:42:47 EDT 2009

That is excellent Stephanie!  Good score:)  I don't have the seed
types at hand if no one else does I can look this weekend.

Candace

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 10:20 AM,  <s3lyons at scimail.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
> Hello fellow gardeners,
>
> I have great news!  I just spoke with the manager of the Biology dept
> greenhouse and she is willing to let us use space FOR FREE!  The news
> doesn't stop there....she is going to provide us the flats and pots for
> planting and her staff will look after the watering until we are ready to
> plant in the garden.  We also can go and use the work bench in the
> greenhouse for our planting party.  It is important that the compost we
> plant the seedlings in is bought in the bags and is sterilized...there are
> labs experiments in the greenhouse and we need to make sure we are not
> brining in any pathogens.  The bench we are allowed to use holds up to 16
> flats.  Saying all of this I would really appretiate cooperation with use of
> this facility...this is on a trial basis and we are really fortunate for
> this generous support.  Non-researchers and non-biology people have never
> been allowed to use this space.
>
> Can someone please email me and let me know what seed types will be planted.
>  I need to notify the manager.
>
> Thanks,
> Stephanie Lyons
>
>
> Quoting Alicia Mah <alicia.mah at gmail.com>:
>
>> Dear Gardeners,
>>
>> Here are a list of things that have/should/could get done before our
>> planting party on April 1 at 6pm, and those tasks which are completed/
>> have
>> or have not been assigned. Fill your name in, or correct me if something
>> has
>> already been taken care of.
>>
>> Things that have already been done:
>> Making the poster - Alicia (attached to this email)
>> Ordering seeds - Candace/Maddy
>>
>> Things that really should be taken care of:
>> Making and Distributing posters - Alicia - I will leave some at the office
>> if others on campus would like to swing by and pick some up to distribute
>> to
>> their respective corners of campus.
>>
>> Where to put seeds after planting? - Some to Candace, any others? do we
>> have
>> enough other people who can take them to their homes? or, Can we put them
>> on
>> campus, potentially in WPIRG office, or in greenhouses on campus? anybody
>> have any leads?
>>
>> buying planting soil - who?
>>
>> Deciding which seeds to plant - can be done at the planting party, however
>> just wanted to remind people that this was a concern brought up at the
>> last
>> meeting, just randomly planting seeds might not be the best strategy?
>>
>> Optional:
>> Buying party food (we have at least $40 to spend, potentially more with
>> collaboration from Simplicity Circle) - ?
>>
>> Excited to see you all at the party :D
>>
>> cheers,
>> Alicia
>>
>> P.S. post-planting party considerations (i.e. for another day) might be:
>> to finalize the budget (so that we can get approval from WPIRG and start
>> spending the money!)
>> fencing?
>> turning the soil?
>> weed/pest control?
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 4:10 AM, Paul Nijjar <paul_nijjar at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On Thu, 3/12/09, Alicia Mah <alicia.mah at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Hello to all gardeners,
>>> > Please take a look at the poster attached. I've
>>> > submitted it to Evan for
>>> > approval, the plan is to put it up around campus. Please
>>> > respond with a
>>> > quick "yes the poster looks okay" or "we
>>> > should change 'this'... "
>>>
>>> The bottom half of the poster is rather... left aligned. One way to
>>> fix it might be to use more centering. Another way might be to stick a
>>> few more graphics in the poster.
>>>
>>> Here's one possible layout:
>>>
>>> "Community gardening is the answer for you" --> center this
>>>
>>> "Come to our seed planting..." --> right align this paragraph
>>>
>>> Then you might stick pictures of cassava or bittermelon or
>>> other vegetables we might grow in the blank spaces. Even if you don't
>>> stick in any other graphics I think this balances out the poster a
>>> bit.
>>>
>>> I am also wondering whether the bullet points could be improved. You
>>> already have "learn about gardening" in the "No experience but want to
>>> learn?" bit (although maybe it is worth re-iterating -- maybe "learn
>>> about organic gardening"?). Also, "get free vegetables" may turn off
>>> the good-hearted souls who tend to be attracted to the garden. Here
>>> are some other possible bullet points off the top of my head. Probably
>>> three bullet points are a good number, but if you're looking for ideas
>>> then you might consider some of the following:
>>>
>>> - Grow wholesome organic vegetables!
>>> - Spend time outside for a change!
>>> - Dig in the dirt!
>>> - Get your hands dirty!
>>> - Support local agriculture!
>>> - Develop your appreciation for misshapen carrots!
>>> - Help compost UW's food waste!
>>> - Take your frustration out on bindweed!
>>> - Eat the (edible) weeds!
>>> - Fresh peas! Fresh strawberries! Fresh tomatoes!
>>> - Party with the earthworms!
>>>
>>> etc.
>>>
>>> If you're not looking for ideas then that is fine too. I am just
>>> picking nits on account of I am a lousy nitpicking nitpicker.
>>>
>>> > P.S. Paul, could you potentially come later on in the
>>> > evening (say around 7)
>>> > for the planting party? Would that be a fair compromise?
>>>
>>> There's no need to compromise on my account. If I can drop by I will,
>>> but unfortunately I can offer no guarantees. You should really be
>>> cultivating all the lurkers lurking on the list, because they are the
>>> ones who have easy access to campus, and they represent the vibrant
>>> young seedlings of the revolution.
>>>
>>> - Paul
>>>
>>>
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