Newark's Science & Sustainability (SAS) Garden Report Back

[Tobias Fox]

HELLO TO YOU ALL!!!!!

As we are moving into our cooler/colder months others and I are using this time to really get The People's Garden prepared for next Spring. I'm very excited to announce that Dina's mother and aunt, who grew up in the countryside of Portugal, have joined The People's Garden and are lending their green thumbs.

We are currently installing our plastic bottle walls for the greenhouse. This is definitely a process. Thanks to Sara Hambleton we have 2 power drills to help speed this process up. We have all the materials, but still need someone to help with installing the rain gutter for the greenhouse. We'll definitely get there at some point.

Material Donations Needed

We can use more soil so if you have enriched composted soil to spare please let me know. Keep in mind that we have a total of 6 raised beds and 3 of them aren't filled so the more enriched soil the better. Mary Larsen is helping and teaching me how to establish and maintain a worm farm so that we can produce our own healthy soil. I'm looking forward to that experience. :-)

Also, if you have flowers that can still be planted in the ground we'd love to give them a home at The People's Garden. We could also use some cool weather produce for our raised beds and, of course, if you have seeds to share we'd greatly appreciate that as well.

Overall, the garden is becoming more and more organized. Resident Edwin is very committed with trimming unwanted weed, but also leaving enough wild flowers for our butterflies and bees who are still with us. :-)

To review images of the garden please click here:
http://sasupdates.blogspot.com/2012/10/report-back-saturday-october-13-2012.html

Moving Forward
SAS will begin organizing with others in the community to have bike racks installed at public places throughout Newark such as post offices, public libraries, public schools, the community college, and any other places we can have them. We're also seeking ways to have recycle bins like the one attached placed throughout the city to help educate residents on how to properly recycle. Of course, we'll keep you updated but if you'd like to join us on this please let me know.

Giving Thanks
I want to thank gardener Cass for allowing me and the seniors that I work with to pick produce and spend time with her at the Genesis Clinton Hill II Apartments' rooftop garden and greenhouse. To feed a person is a blessing!

I also want to thank urban farmer Carla Green for allowing me, Dina and my son Najee to be a part of the creation of their hoop house. That was an awesome experience!

And thanks again to the Greater Newark Conservancy for acknowledging me with an Exemplary Service Recognition certificate. That was a pleasant surprise that I'm still talking about 3 days later. :-)

Let's continue moving onward and upward.....

Tobias A. Fox
Community Organizer
Cell: 646-399-0337

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[ellen]

haha, fooled me Tobias, and I posted this reply to another group. Meant to post it here:

all good news!

I'm hoping that Sabedo will give me a ride to the garden, he has a van, and I can bring up my plants. will let you know. He'd like to meet members of the group.  People - you gotta make a trip to Union City some day, and hear Sabedo tell you about his plan for roof gardens - amazing!!

[Tobias Fox]

Hey Ellen!

Glad you can find me here :-) I'm hoping Sabedo will be more than willing to help you bring down your plants. That would be awesome. If I hand something more powerful than a mountain bike I'd be riding out there to get you myself. :-)

I'd love to meet Sabedo and hear all about his rooftop garden ideas. Cass is organizing a rooftop garden here in Newark and it's an interesting garden to see. I tell you, the places you can go with a car and the places you can go with a mountain bike. What's the address in Union City? I'll see if there's public transportation that I can take to get there, but I can't do it this coming Saturday. Saturdays are usually a challenge because this is usually the day I work in our garden.

Tobias

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[Cass Gonmiah]

YEAH! PARTY @ my garden THIS Saturday! ------------------------------ On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 2:43 PM BST Tobias Fox wrote: >Hey Ellen! > >Glad you can find me here :-) I'm hoping Sabedo will be more than willing >to help you bring down your plants. That would be awesome. If I hand >something more powerful than a mountain bike I'd be riding out there to get >you myself. :-) > >I'd love to meet Sabedo and hear all about his rooftop garden ideas. Cass >is organizing a rooftop garden here in Newark and it's an interesting >garden to see. I tell you, the places you can go with a car and the places >you can go with a mountain bike. What's the address in Union City? I'll see >if there's public transportation that I can take to get there, but I can't >do it this coming Saturday. Saturdays are usually a challenge because this >is usually the day I work in our garden. > >Tobias > >On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 6:58 AM, ellen <rashe...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> haha,
fooled me Tobias, and I posted this reply to another group. Meant to >> post it here: >> >> all good news! >> I'm hoping that Sabedo will give me a ride to the garden, he has a van, >> and I can bring up my plants. will let you know. He'd like to meet members >> of the group. People - you gotta make a trip to Union City some day, and >> hear Sabedo tell you about his plan for roof gardens - amazing!! >> >> On Sunday, October 14, 2012 9:11:41 PM UTC-4, Tobias Fox wrote: >>> >>> *HELLO TO YOU ALL!!!!!* >>> >>> As we are moving into our cooler/colder months others and I are using >>> this time to really get The People's Garden prepared for next Spring. I'm >>> very excited to announce that Dina's mother and aunt, who grew up in the >>> countryside of Portugal, have joined The People's Garden and are lending >>> their green thumbs. >>> >>> We are currently installing our plastic bottle walls for the greenhouse. >>> This is definitely a process. Thanks to
Sara Hambleton we have 2 power >>> drills to help speed this process up. We have all the materials, but still >>> need someone to help with installing the rain gutter for the greenhouse. >>> We'll definitely get there at some point. >>> * >>> Material Donations Needed* >>> We can use more soil so if you have enriched composted soil to spare >>> please let me know. Keep in mind that we have a total of 6 raised beds and >>> 3 of them aren't filled so the more enriched soil the better. Mary Larsen >>> is helping and teaching me how to establish and maintain a worm farm so >>> that we can produce our own healthy soil. I'm looking forward to that >>> experience. :-) >>> >>> Also, if you have flowers that can still be planted in the ground we'd >>> love to give them a home at The People's Garden. We could also use some >>> cool weather produce for our raised beds and, of course, if you have seeds >>> to share we'd greatly appreciate that as well. >>> >>>
Overall, the garden is becoming more and more organized. Resident Edwin >>> is very committed with trimming unwanted weed, but also leaving enough wild >>> flowers for our butterflies and bees who are still with us. :-) >>> >>> To review images of the garden please click here: >>> http://sasupdates.blogspot.**com/2012/10/report-back-** >>> saturday-october-13-2012.html<http://sasupdates.blogspot.com/2012/10/report-back-saturday-october-13-2012.html> >>> >>> *Moving Forward* >>> SAS will begin organizing with others in the community to have bike racks >>> installed at public places throughout Newark such as post offices, public >>> libraries, public schools, the community college, and any other places we >>> can have them. We're also seeking ways to have recycle bins like the one >>> attached placed throughout the city to help educate residents on how to >>> properly recycle. Of course, we'll keep you updated but if you'd like to >>> join us on this
please let me know. >>> >>> *Giving Thanks* >>> I want to thank gardener Cass for allowing me and the seniors that I work >>> with to pick produce and spend time with her at the Genesis Clinton Hill II >>> Apartments' rooftop garden and greenhouse. To feed a person is a blessing! >>> >>> I also want to thank urban farmer Carla Green for allowing me, Dina and >>> my son Najee to be a part of the creation of their hoop house. That was an >>> awesome experience! >>> >>> And thanks again to the Greater Newark Conservancy for acknowledging me >>> with an Exemplary Service Recognition certificate. That was a pleasant >>> surprise that I'm still talking about 3 days later. :-) >>> >>> Let's continue moving onward and upward..... >>> >>> Tobias A. Fox >>> Community Organizer >>> Cell: 646-399-0337 >>> >>> http://www.sasupdates.**blogspot.com/<http://www.sasupdates.blogspot.com/> >>> >>> http://www.facebook.com/**Newark.SAS <http://www.facebook.com/Newark.SAS>
>>> http://www.twitter.com/@**Newark_SAS <http://www.twitter.com/@Newark_SAS> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > >-- > > >

[Lily Naha]

It's so nice to hear about all of this happening. Mad props from Virginia. :)

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[Tobias Fox]

Thanks Lily! :-) We appreciate the love :-)

Tobias

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[ellen]

Tobias,

I'm meeting with Sabedo today and hope that we can soon bring the plants to the garden. Unfortunately, his tutoring project - which I am now participating in - is also on Sat. 

Sabedo and tutors go to Union city on Sat., leaving New Brunswick area at noon.

Don't hop the train to Union City, there is no address. Nothing to see yet. But once you meet Sabedo, I'm sure he can drive you to Union City to see his plans.

ell

[cgpg862]

Hi Tobias, Frank and I are coming this Saturday.  If he needs to bring his drill let me know.

Carla Green

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[Tobias Fox]

Thanks for the heads up, Carla! The bestes you are! :-) Frank won't need to bring any tools. We just need his experience and expertise on putting up the rain gutter to the greenhouse and anything else he'd like to guide us on.

Tobias

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