Unity Garden Inaugural Planting... a success!

~November 23rd, 2010~

students representing 7 student organizations on campus gathered to plant a Unity Garden in an act of unity to raise awareness about issues of campus climate and participate in common ground efforts to make UCSD even better. We also did art projects and created a collaborative sign for Earl's Garden. We had a follow-up pizza gathering for volunteers to relax together and get to know one another.

Student groups represented included: Hawaii Club Intergroup Relations Program Intervarsity LGBTQIA at UCSD Students for Common Ground The Sustainable Food Project at UCSD Tritons for Israel hosted at Earl's Garden

Let's look forward to watching the garden grow together!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

preparing for... the UNITY GARDEN!

Today...

Keegan and I took another trip to City Farmers and adopted beautiful plants and a very happy Apple tree by the name of Anna to be planted by over 10 student organizations in their new home at Earl's Garden for the Intergroup Tree Planting on November 23rd.

Anna, the Apple Tree :-)

Plants in pots, waiting to let their roots free!

Students Inaugurate “Earl’s Garden” Article

Check out the article written by UCSD's newspaper on Earl's Garden. Thanks to Justin Kauker for writing this piece! Students Inaugurate “Earl’s Garden”

"Walk past the polished windows, concrete paths and sharp angles of Warren

College, cross Voigt drive past the music playing from water polo warm-ups and

turn left into the Goldberg apartments. You’ll find a small patch of dirt, covered with

hay and surrounded by green wire fence. A yellow sign, hand painted, leans against

the fence. “Earl’s Garden” it says. It is a farm no bigger than most front yards. And

yet its founder says it’s one of the most radical food projects UCSD has ever had.

On Sunday, Nov. 7, students gave the garden life as they planted the inaugural crops..."

Earl's Garden Grand Opening!

~November 7th, 2010~

I couldn't have asked for better weather yesterday! It was a perfectly cloudy day for planting. We set up two tables for art projects and another table for fruits, vegetables, and drinks. Warren residents, interested students, and members of various organizations came out to participate in welcoming the new garden to UCSD. There will be many pictures to follow as well as shout outs and mention of the volunteers who planted in the garden and offered their labor of love.

Until then, enjoy some of the photos :-)

Map of Garden in Warren

Hey, all! here's a map of where Earl's Garden is in Warren College. Planting event coming up TOMORROW :-)

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152353168142001

Thank you! - fava bean donation

Thank you to Brian Pierini of Geisel Library for fava bean donations!

We are grateful for your seed-sharing!

"Fava bans grow slowly but steadily over the “cold” months with very little blossoms, but as soon as spring comes they just explode with seed pods. Of course, this is San Diego, so the weather can change from year to year. The fava plants fix nitrogen, being a legume, and the leaves and stalks can be composted later. (Some cultures even cook the leaves.)"

Intergroup Peace Tree Planting, COMING UP!

Are you a leader in a student org? Would you like your UCSD cultural/religious/political org to get involved with an intergroup tree planting? If so, check out:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_bndFWF4gw802SGuJE-bbGEjSLo08BTUbozwwtbYpRY/edit?authkey=CJvzxqMI&hl=en#

Mission Statement!

Earl's Garden has a mission statement.. for all formal and informal purposes :-)

The mission of Earl’s Garden is to serve as a peaceful site where visitors and volunteers can connect with nature and grow food alongside one another.

list-serv

If you'd like to be added to the Earl's Garden list-serv, please fill out your info on the link HERE!

Thanks friends!

A photo of Keegan at work~

Earl's Garden Seed Planting Day!

Come out and volunteer at Earl's Garden this Sunday, November 7 at Noon and help the sustainable food movement grow at UCSD.

We will be planting some seeds and enjoying a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Earl's Garden in Warren College.

Take a break from studying and enjoy a fun afternoon of gardening with friends!

Happy Day of Buying Plants at City Farmers!

Today Keegan of the Sustainable Food Project at UCSD and I went shopping for some plants at City Farmers Nursery!

We returned to the garden with about two wheelbarrows full of herbs, perennials, seeds, grape vines, and starts.

We are so excited to start planting! Please email me at jbaltman@ucsd.edu on my facebook or right here on this blog to get involved!

Keep on growin',

Jessica

Upcoming Meetings!

Hi friends!

Just letting you know we have some logistical meetings this week to create a great structure for the garden as well as internship roles.

We shall keep you in the loop.

Warmly,

Jessica

Progress in Pictures!

The compilation of months of planning, labor, meetings, and lots of love and sacrifice by a few people fueled by a vision of agricultural involvement and education in the heart of Warren College at UCSD is partially captured in the photos below. Come out and see the evolving garden for yourself or get involved by contacting Jessica (me) at 858. 733. 0087 or at jbaltman@ucsd.edu.

~Grateful for our volunteers~

Thank you to Bob Greenamyer of Victory Gardens for his labor, support, and guidance in the process of establishing Earl's Garden.

Thank you to Paul Maschka for viewing the Earl's site, sharing Seeds at City Urban Farm as a model, and offering your expertise.

Thank you to Keegan Oneal of the Sustainable Food Project at UCSD for his continued involvement and commitment to Earl's Garden.

Thank you to all of the wonderful volunteers who got your hands dirty this summer to have the garden ready for fall quarter. We couldn't have done it without you:

Valerie Sahakian

Fang Liu

Hilary Wilhelm

Mackenzie Moore

~Grateful for our supporters~

Generous funding for the garden was provided by The Green Initiative Fund at UCSD. Thank you TGIF Committee for funding this project and thank you students for your fees.

Thank you to UCSD Housing*Dining*and Hospitality, for their financial and administrative approval, especially Mark Cunningham and Krista Mays for your perpetual support of the garden.

Thank you to Warren Residential Life for partnership with the garden in support of the social area. Special thanks to Claire Palmer who shared her idea of Earl's Garden, that made it become a reality. Thanks also to Chrystal Basil who devoted much time and energy to advice the garden efforts this summer.

Thank you to Todd Pitman of Physical and Community Planning who granted approval and support for Earl's Garden.

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We are looking forward to a season of progress and growth in the structure and maintenance of the garden and are excited for our new interns and programing opportunities.

I'll keep updating,

love and happy gardening to you!

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EARL'S GARDEN

Warren College

University of California, San Diego

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Progress!

Work at the garden has been moving along nicely!

The past couple weeks have been great in making progress.

We now have all the plant beds filled with soil compost mixture prepared and kindly delivered from City Farmers Nursery, purchased a wheelbarrow, plenty of tools, gloves, started on the irrigation, and the rest along with fencing is looking to be finished this week.

Our goal is still to have the majority of work done by this Friday, September 10th so we will really be moving out there!

Some tasks we still have to complete are:

1. Mulching the pathways

2. Finishing the irrigation, extending lines out to the trees that we will plant

3. Putting up the fencing

4. Making gates

5. Purchasing and building the wheelchair accessible plant bed

6. Purchasing and installing the tool shed

7. Putting in signage

8. Putting in some seating, mulching that area

9. PLANTING!

--succulents

--natives

--perennials

--"potpourri path"

--passionfruit, vines on fencing

--cover crops

Garden on!

Jessica

Garden Design