[Summit] Transformation from unproductive and bleak to productive and lush would be a beautiful thing.

[Delgado, Mona Moller]

Going back in time this was farm land I believe.

Mona

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:59 PM, James Barfoot <jimbarfoot at cox.net> wrote:

> I walked through the Collyer St. site with Greg yesterday.  There would
> definitely be space for at least the 4800 sq ft that was mentioned before,
> and it can co-exist happily with the reforesting project. It would go on
> land that is now grassed over but unused, or covered with knotweed, and
> would require little work to set up. The biggest parts of creating a good
> garden spot are probably bringing in a load of compost and clean soil (what
> was on that land before? - who knows?), and bringing a water pipe from the
> nearby street water main. Other than that, a bit of new fence (and of course
> some clearing of 15' weeds) is all it would take. It is on a dead-end street
> with good accessibiliy, and its own paved parking, so we don't interfere
> with on-street parking. There is also a basic children's playground adjacent
> to the prime garden location. The land, though near the Moshassuck River, is
> on higher ground, so it didn't flood, even with this Spring's record levels.
> There are mature trees along the street, but far enough away so they would
> not shade the garden area. On the north side, the spot is bordered by the
> steep embankment carrying Smithfield Ave. between I-95 and North Main St.,
> so it's sheltered from strong wind.
>
>
>
> On Aug 25, 2010, at 8:36 PM, Jim Kelley wrote:
>
>  With all of our eyes and neighborhood knowledge, I bet we could find an
>> under used (in the sense of a garden) lot about the size of a house lot (or
>> perhaps an actual former house lot) currently  owned by a commercial or
>> institution who may be persuaded to allow such a transformation.
>>
>> When I rented for 10 years on 11th St., I greatly lamented my ability to
>> grow more than my porch allowed. I think there are many community building
>> and other positive outcomes if the proper location and allotment process can
>> come to pass. I'd love to hear of places which might be transformed.
>>
>> By the way, if the urban chicken ordinance passes in the next couple of
>> weeks, perhaps we could truly have Rhode Island Reds back on North Main
>> St!:) You got to see the movie about the Arena at 1111 North Main if you
>> haven't seen it yet. Perhaps we can have a community showing.
>>
>> Jim Kelley
>>
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