Joy Ave. Pathway & Garden Dedication & Celebration - Sat. June 8 - 11 am

[Peter Guttchen]

To NENA members and other interested folks,

 

It's time to get outside and party!  Leave your shovels and work boots at home and join with your neighbors to celebrate the grand opening of the Joy Avenue Pathway and Edible Forest Garden on Saturday, June 8 at 11 am.   This beautiful new pathway, garden, and pocket park -  more than two years in the making - has me doing (imaginary) cartwheels of joy every time I visit.   It shows what's possible when neighbors join together around a shared vision and roll up their sleeves to make their neighborhoods and communities better places to live. 

 

This not-to-be-missed event will feature:

* Joyous music from our neighborhood’s own Celtic band Fiddlehead.

* Fascinating tours of the edible forest garden.  Learn about the more than 200 edible plants and trees that line the pathway and why dandelions are so awesome.

* The unveiling of the beautiful new Joy Avenue Pathway interpretive sign and lots more...

 

The pathway is located in the 1600 block of Bethel Street about 1.5 blocks north of the SF Bakery.  More information can be found on NENA's website.  Just click on the Joy Avenue Pathway tab.  

 

This is an all-joy, no-sweat, shovel-free event!

 

Best regards,

 

Peter Guttchen

NENA Vice President

pgut...@gmail.com

 

P.S. - I just updated the Path Math for the Joy Avenue project.  The numbers speak for themselves.  There is a lot to celebrate!

 

-$39,200 worth of donated labor, services, and supplies

-$3,400 in City of Olympia grant funds

-1,350 volunteer hours

-More than 200 edible shrubs and trees planted in the pathway corridor

-3,700 lbs. of trash removed

-1.5 cords of wood recovered and donated to needy families

-60 cubic yards of wood chips and mountains of cardboard for mulching

-25 cubic yards of recycled asphalt to build the pathway

-1,800 yards of geotextile fabric for the base of the path

-6 ravenous goats chowing down for two weeks to remove invasive plants and weeds