What's Growing Downtown?

A recent article in Kamloops This Week, written by Jeremy Deutsch:

http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_thompson_nicola/kamloopsthisweek/news/118597629.html

Seed Starting Tips

http://kitchengardeners.org/blogs/billbrikiatis/five-tips-starting-vegetable-seedlings-indoors-more-cheaply

Concept Plan: The Entire Garden

the entire garden - thanks elaine

Concept Plan: South End

details of the south end...thanks elaine.

Concept Plan : North End

details of the north end - thanks Elaine

Urban Gardener Inspiration

http://urbangardencasual.com/

Fallen Fruit ♥♥

♥♥ take only what you need//say 'hi' to strangers//share your food//take a friend//go by foot ♥♥

http://www.fallenfruit.org/

(inspiration)

A Litany of Interesting Links (to be continued...)

How to build a raised bed:
http://kitchengardeners.org/questions/how-do-i-build-raised-bed-garden


How to create a school garden: a checklist.
http://kitchengardeners.org/school-garden-checklist


Fruit bearings trees - bearers of food security?
http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=16359


Fallen Fruit - Public Fruit Maps
http://www.fallenfruit.org/index.php/archives/public-fruit-maps/


Cucumbers on the roof!
http://kitchengardeners.org/blogs/sarah-zoubek/mini-cucumbers-where-they-have-no-business-be

Some history of Sweden's Community Gardens

http://kitchengardeners.org/blogs/yarden/digging-swedens-kolonilotter-gardens

Oil Prices Soar, Transport Costs Soar, Food Prices Soar...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/03/03/un-food.html

San Francisco !

To read the rest of the article, click on the link below:

http://www.urbanfoodpolicy.com/2011/02/urban-ag-and-general-plan-san-francisco.html

Call for Volunteers - NEXT MEETING!!

In the next few weeks, the ground work for a very exciting public produce project will be launched and we are recruiting volunteers. The Kamloops Public Produce Project is a partnership between the Thompson Shuswap Master Gardeners, Kamloops Food Policy Council, Interior Health, the City of Kamloops and other interested community and business leaders.

We are extending this invitation to other community members interested in embarking on a unique garden project - one that will work towards putting an edible garden in the downtown core of Kamloops!

This project intends to:

- Reach out to members of community who may be interested in volunteering

- To create partnerships between the garden communities in Kamloops and the businesses throughout Kamloops

- To create awareness about gardening, food security, and community projects. 

Most of all, we want to dig in the dirt, plant delicious things, and enjoy one another's company. It is going to be a great season of planting, digging, building, and watching the garden grow so please be in touch with us if you are at all interested in joining our project. 

Our next planning meeting is on Monday March 7th (4:30 pm) at the Art We Are on 246 Victoria Street.

We would love to hear from you if you are interested in volunteering, if you have any questions, or if you have some ideas and inspirations. 

Please email us at publicproduceproject@gmail.com if you have any questions.