Buena Vista Ranchos Neighborhood Garden Update

The garden is growing! With the help of numerous neighborhood volunteers, a Girl Scouts Troop and a few 4-H members, we have started a 25'x6' vegetable garden bed, a herbal area, a composting bin and planted 2 trees, an apple and a pomegranate.

In the vegetable bed, so far we've planted tomatoes, radishes, peppers, zucchini, spinach, beets, carrots, lettuce, beans and cucumbers. Some pretty good stuff! And in herbs we've got some rosemary, oregano, yarrow, and calendula. Oh and also some black raspberries.

The way we have decided to initiate this garden is as a communal project, one where everyone involved helps maintain the whole garden area, and the bounty is shared and enjoyed together. All are welcome.

I've got some photos to upload but as of this point do not have access to them. I'll get 'em up soon so y'all can see.

alex

In addition: for those of you considering starting a neighborhood, community, or school garden, I gladly offer my help free of charge. It seems vital to me that we get as many started as possible, and get as many people involved immediately.

Tags: buena, bvr, community, garden, neighborhood, ranchos, vegetables, vista

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Comment by Nayeema Eusuf on March 11, 2010 at 11:30am: Good work Alex, and you are right in the neighborhood. I will drop by sometimes. I have submitted an article in my HOAs newsletter for March about AZHS and it's activities. I am hoping all those backyard gardeners will come out and maybe we can do something similar in Oasis:)