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Comment by Becky Elder on October 2, 2011 at 12:15pm

Hey Monica!  John Anderson - The Colorado Wormman in Ft Collins is very open to discussion with you & your efforts.  Ft Collins just had a successful, first permaculture design course up there & John has folks in mind to work with you!  You can email me outside of TT (He's not on this) & I'll connect you two up!  Love & light!    Here's my email... becky@blueplanetearthscapes.com

Comment by Michael Gutierrez on October 1, 2011 at 11:22am

Greetings Monica-

I have been working on building gardens for families with kids that are food insecure in southwest Denver (where the President was last week).  With the help of permaculture folks here I have developed a model for micro-CSA's using hugelkultur and sheet mulch, that works very well in the poorest neighborhoods.

 

This was a successful test year and I plan to expand next year using only donations of money and volunteer labor.  I have had enthusiastic support from faith organizations. 

 

Send me a message I can be of help.

 

E Michael Gutierrez

Executive Director

Center for Integrative Prevention in Public Health

Denver, Co.

Comment by Becky Elder on October 1, 2011 at 7:42am

HI Monica!  I live at in the Pikes Peak Region, so I am unable to help with your thesis project in Fort Collins, but I do know permies in Ft Collins who may not be on this list.  I'll send them some info and, if I get a response, I'll contact you again for your contact info!  Good work you are doing!  Becky  Elder in Manitou

 

Comment by Monica Clark on September 30, 2011 at 10:22pm

Hello~I am a Graduate teaching assistant @ CSU.  My thesis project involves creating community gardens for low income housing in Fort Collins.  I have found a wonderful grant from USDA that offers $25,000 for planning and $300,000 to develop a gardening initiative for low-income populations.  I am a grant writer and am asking for any interested parties who may be interested in collaborating.  I need a committee~and would love community collaboration on this project.  I am an experienced gardener/farmer.  I have started a community garden and farmer's market. 

Monica

Comment by Jim Kenworthy on September 24, 2011 at 9:17pm

Do you all know about Occupy Wall Street? You can google it, or google adbusters. This is day eight of the occupation.

Comment by Charlie von Schlesien on September 15, 2011 at 12:45pm

        

Hello Growing Zealots,

I posted the below offer last spring and was so fortunate to find a man that made the growing field come richly alive.  Unfortunately he has moved to California to begin work on yet another project.  That said, this allows consideration of another that does not have land to evaluate a possible partnership.  The land could make a good CSA, the land can also be the space to grow hops,and or grapes!

 

Awesome Farming Opportunity

       

I have a farm on 3 acres in Niwot that has a growing field 200'x 75', black gold with an amazing 7 ph and a drip water system.

  

There is a 40'x10' lean-to that was errected for a retail stand, chickens are planned for the spring as lamps and a 1500 sq. ft. interior greenhouse.  

 

The seed library is all organic and 30% of which are heirlooms waiting to be unleashed.

 

I would like to welcome any interested seasoned and learning farmers to part take in this years growing season and posssibly more....

Meaning, if there is a qualified and passionate soul that is committed and holds goal oriented energy, I would like to consider a long term partnership.

 

Please call Charlie

Niwot Fattoria

720 684-6796

720 569-1014

email: vonschlesien@yahoo.com

Comment by David Braden on April 16, 2011 at 9:42am

In addition to all the work involved in traditional gardening, things like deer eating all the produce, prevent people from growing their own food.  However, there are ways of Living with Deer, as we will explore in our practicum tomorrow.  I hope you can join us.

 

Comment by Jim Kenworthy on April 8, 2011 at 5:19pm

Planted potatoes in two compost piles today (old coffee grounds, etc.)       . I also have lots of sheet mulch. Many worms--many.

Compost for peace and justice. I know of nothing better.

 

Comment by David Braden on April 8, 2011 at 5:13pm

As you may know, we are promoting sheet mulching (lasagna gardening) as No Weed, No Water, No Till, Deep Mulch, Drip irrigated Gardening, because it is the only gardening/agricultural system that we know of that builds fertility in soil over time.  All other methods we know deplete fertility.

 

We know that nature will accumulate nitrogen in a natural system.  We know that traditional gardening and farming deplete nitrogen and require annual inputs to replace it.  The difference is that a deep mulch system feeds a "complete" soil ecosystem . . . a complete set of organisms to cycle the nitrogen.  When you till the soil you destroy the habitat for that complete ecosystem.  If we are serious about sustainability, then this change in gardening techniques is required.

 

Planting in the deep mulch takes a different approach than planting in tilled soil.  We are sharing what we know about those the difference in a series of inexpensive hands on events at the Applewood Permaculture Institute.  See the events posted on this site, or our Event Calendar.

Comment by David Braden on March 31, 2011 at 5:50pm

Welcome Dan,

 

I think "send a message to the group" really works.  I got yours, although I didn't open it, and can't find it in my inbox right now.  I don't know what is the best way to communicate with the group.  Your choices are 1) Post a comment, 2) start a discussion, or 3) send a message.  I have tried all three and I think different people respond to different stimuli.  Any way, no one will hold your efforts to build a sustainable world against you.

 

In Community

David.

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