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

[Greg Gerritt]

Actually the land in question at Colyer field was a floodplain swamp unitl
the army corps of engineers straightened the river as a way of moving
pollution out to sea faster in 1915.  Greg gerritt  Founder Friends of the
Moshassuck


on 8/30/10 10:55 AM, Delgado, Mona Moller at mona_delgado at brown.edu wrote:

> 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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