Garden Organizer's Handbook

**"Janet Parker" J*@cacscw.org**

Thanks Adam for mentioning our new web-based handbook for garden
organizers!   We just got it all onto our website in December, and I
have been meaning to drop a note to the ACGA list serve announcing it.

The site has lots of checklists, calendars, info sheets, sample letters
and articles, and tips for garden leaders.  Many of the documents are in
MS Word format, so that you can easily download them and adapt them to
your own needs.

The "Community Garden Security" section is a summary of a conversation
on this list serve a few months back!

The link is below.

Janet Parker

CAC Community Gardens

608-246-4730 ext. 218

1717 N. Stoughton Rd.

Madison, WI 53704

www.cacscw.org/gardens <http://www.cacscw.org/gardens>

janetp@cacscw.org <j*@cacscw.org>

Check out the new Madison Community Garden Organizer's Handbook, with
tons of great resources for keeping your garden running smoothly, on the
web at www.cacscw.org/gardens/handbook
<http://www.cacscw.org/gardens/handbook>

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From: adam36055@aol.com [a*@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 2:15 PM
To: community_garden@mallorn.com.; cybergardens@treebranch.com
Cc: Janet Parker
Subject: The Madison Community Garden Organizer's Handbook

 Friends,

This link is pretty good, with lots of great "invented wheels," in PDF
on community garden management, maintainance, etc.

Madison Wisc. has had community gardens since the early '60's so there's
a lot here.

Regards,

Adam Honigman

Check out the new Madison Community Garden Organizer?s Handbook, with
tons of great resources for keeping your garden running smoothly, on the
web at www.cacscw.org/gardens/handbook
<http://www.cacscw.org/gardens/handbook>

-----Original Message-----
From: Janet Parker <>
To: adam36055@aol.com
Sent: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:13:44 -0600
Subject: RE: [cg] Greenhouses in comm gardens

Dear Adam,

Thank you for the ideas!  Our Parks Dept has rejected the greenhouse
idea for now.   But if we get into it in the future, we?ll remember all
the good suggestions on the list.  I agree with you that the vandalism
concern means that we shouldn?t try a greenhouse now.  But I wanted to
get feedback from ACGA so that the visionary gardener who wants to do
this will connect with others and maybe come up with a feasible plan in
the future.

Best to you, there in your wonderful city!!

Janet Parker

CAC Community Gardens

608-246-4730 ext. 218

1717 N. Stoughton Rd.

Madison, WI 53704

www.cacscw.org/gardens <http://www.cacscw.org/gardens>

janetp@cacscw.org <javascript:parent.ComposeTo('janetp@cacscw.org');>

Check out the new Madison Community Garden Organizer?s Handbook, with
tons of great resources for keeping your garden running smoothly, on the
web at www.cacscw.org/gardens/handbook
<http://www.cacscw.org/gardens/handbook>

________________________________

From: adam36055@aol.com [a*@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 3:41 PM
To: jackh@knoxparks.org; Janet Parker; community_garden@mallorn.com
Cc: artworks4@sbcglobal.net; gandhimind@netscape.net
Subject: Re: [cg] Greenhouses in comm gardens

The 8 foot fence is probably the key, because it distracts the lazier
vandals - and homeless guys usually won't trash a place that keeps them
warm - though masculine housekeeping can be...masculine.

Hope your luck keeps and you don't get any energetic vandals walking by.

Best,

Adam Honigman

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From: Jack Hale <jackh@knoxparks.org>
To: adam36055@aol.com; Janetp@cacscw.org; community_garden@mallorn.com
Cc: artworks4@sbcglobal.net; gandhimind@netscape.net
Sent: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:09:03 -0500
Subject: RE: [cg] Greenhouses in comm gardens

Well, we have had a 20X40 hoop house covered with polyethylene on our

grounds for 3 years.  It is used by community gardeners raising

seedlings starting around March 1 and running into June each year.  We

do have electricity, running water, and gas heating, thanks to the

largesse of a local insurance company.  We have never had any damage to

the house except when a sharp edged table came in contact with the

outside covering.  I probably shouldn't say this, but we have never had

any vandalism, even though we are on a very busy walking route to and

from a local high school.  We also have a larger traditional house (5800

square feet) covered in polycarbonate, also heated.  We do have a

problem with critters burrowing in, and sometimes some homeless guys

spend winter nights inside.  There is an 8 foot high chain link fence

around the property, but young folks can climb it easily and the gates

aren't very secure.  One other detail - the poly house is double-walled

- two layers of poly with air blown between them.  It makes for

wonderful energy efficiency and it eliminates the "flap factor" in the

wind.  The covering is very tight, and the little fan that inflates

everything uses almost no electricity.  Poly is easy to cut, but it is

also easy to repair - they sell tape for that purpose.  In the event of

serious damage, the material isn't very expensive, and volunteers can

install it.

Good luck.

Jack N. Hale

Executive Director

Knox Parks Foundation

75 Laurel Street

Hartford, CT 06106

860/951-7694

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Subject: Re: [cg] Greenhouses in comm gardens

A Greenhouse, without a fence or protection in a public park already

known to have have knuckleheads stealing and tagging is risky business.

It's just too much fun for the more feral local teenage guys, sociopaths

and losers, to break glass/polyvinyl and tag the remaining pieces.

If you have a secure place in the park ( like in a fenced service area)

with good sun and access to electricity or at least a space where

photvoltaic panels won't be smashed or stolen then I can see having a

greenhouse would be viable - otherwise, and I'm sure other folks on this

list will say it's doable, though I don't know how - otherwise I think

it would be throwing away your hard earned dollars.

Regards,

Adam Honigman

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Sent: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:37:12 -0600

Subject: [cg] Greenhouses in comm gardens

Dear Friends,

Here in snowy Madison, Wisconsin we are busy planning for the season to

come!  A

gardener has been looking into building a polyvinyl greenhouse from a

kit at a

large community garden with 110 families in a city park.

Any stories to tell from your experience or ideas of what might work?

Some concerns on our minds are:

- vandalism (the site is unfenced, and tagging and theft have been

problems

there)

- limited usefulness (no electric runs to the site, so heat for

seedlings in

spring won't be possible) (photovoltaic solar panels have been suggested

to

power automatic ventilation for summer)

If you have ideas or tips you can share with us, please drop me a note

with your

phone number and a time I can call you.  Or reply to the list.

Thank you!

Peace,

Janet Parker

CAC Community Gardens

608-246-4730 ext. 218

1717 N. Stoughton Rd.

Madison, WI 53704

www.cacscw.org/gardens

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