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Remember
this? Taken 1/2/2009
We often
hear that “organic cannot feed the
world.”
Or, “nothing
new under the sun.”
Pam Larsen 2012
I’ve been
reading some texts over 100 years
old that described French market
gardens of the 1800s in the suburbs
of Paris. Practices of these
gardens were brought to the US by a
Brit, Alan Chadwick in the 1960s.
He instituted them in the relaxed
environment of UC Santa Cruz.
(Chadwick was a man who didn’t
accept labels but I’d describe him
as a “back-to-the-land,”
hippie-type- guy.) Being more of a
demonstrator (similar to what we see
in Paul Gautsche here and now), he
didn’t write a detailed manual of
his practices. This became the
province of one of his students,
John Jeavons of How to Grow More
Vegetables *than you ever thought
possible on less land than you can
imagine, fame . He originally
published this work in 1974; it’s
currently in its 8th
printing (2012), a testament to the
veracity of the French practices
begun in the 1500s.
But getting ,
to organic not being able to feed
the world, here’s a little of what
organic was doing in the mid-1800s
in France.—It’s of interest to note
that Paris (48° 5’ N) is at
virtually the same latitude as
Sequim (48° 4’ N.), though it’s
likely they have far more sun than
our coastal clime. (My guess is that
using the same techniques east of
the cascades could produce similar
or perhaps better results.)
Mid-19th
century market gardener practices,
on a total of 2125 acres, and less
than 2 people per acre, produced
over 250,000 pounds of food, enough
food for 2 million Parisians, with
the surplus going to London and
fetching fine prices. The methods
involved cold frames (or covering
plants with bell jars) and intensive
planting in several inches of
manure. Trees formed a windbreak on
the north and growing was
year-round. Here are some specific
results.
·
20,000+
pounds of carrots
·
20,000+
pounds of vegetables sold by weight,
including things like onions
and radishes
·
6,000 heads of
cabbage
·
3,000 heads of
cauliflower
·
5,000 baskets
of tomatoes
·
60,000 pieces
of fruit
·
154,000 heads
of salad
Here’s a quote
that’s off-topic but from the same
publication; it relates fraud,
similar to what we see in organic
today but occurring over 160 years
ago. (For example, a couple of
years ago a manufacturer, in
California I think, was found to be
adding synthetic nitrogen to
“organic” amendments sold to organic
farmers who were very impressed with
the growth they were getting.)
It is
obvious that at present, when fraud
and adulteration are exercised on
such an immense scale in the
manufacture of artificial manure,
and the manufacture of manure is
considered as a chemical process,
while it ought to be considered as a
physiological one, the gardener
prefers to spend an unimaginable
amount of labour rather than
risk his crop by the use of a
pompously labeled and unworthy
drug.
Fields, Factories, and
Workshops By Prince
Kropotkin, 1901 G. P.Putnam
& Sons New York & London,
Pg. 65.
Be sure to see
Wendy Macnaughton's Web site
Click on the image
above, for a large panorama of the garden
taken on 8-30-2011
The concept of a community garden is that a group of potential
gardeners come together to operate a parcel of land as a garden,
with each person having a small plot (say 10 foot by 10 foot for
starters). Tools, knowledge and work are shared and community
gardens typically build citizenship as well as community spirit.
Friends of the Fields
(FOF) was brought along first, because of
its initial contact with the students, but then also because of the
fact that people who get accustomed to eating good tasting,
wholesome local foods from their own garden were likely to want to
buy that same kind of food from local farmers, thereby increasing
the opportunity and income of our farmers. FOF agreed to serve as an
umbrella non-profit organization, enabling donations to the
community garden to be tax deductible. In addition, FOF will be able
to handle the liability concerns of the garden under its own
insurance program.
The group wanted to locate the garden in the heart of Sequim
because of the desire to be able to serve apartment dwellers and
students, special needs children and the elderly, all of whom might
have some difficulty using a garden at some more remote site. St.
Luke's Episcopal Church on N. 5th Street in Sequim was able to
handle the location question. They owned a parcel of land bordering
on West Fir St. just west of 5th Avenue that they had coincidentally
thought that one day, it might be a garden site. The lot is within a
few blocks of the Boys and Girls Club, Helen Haller Middle school,
and Sequim High School.
It has been named the Community Organic Garden of Sequim or COGS for
short. Having a location is not the same as having a garden. The
advisory committee governing the effort is already starting to work.
If you are willing to help, and/or can donate any needed items,
Please contact Liz Harper at 683-7698 if you would like to help or
to obtain more information. Come grow with us!
Click on the thumbnail,
above, for a very large
panorama of the COGs garden, taken 8-30-2010
[Use view menu item or scroll wheel to
resize large panorama of garden.]
LINKS TO OUR FRIENDS, SPONSORS,
ETC. :
Businesses and organizations
that support
the Community Organic Garden of
Sequim
This is not just a garden
for the community; its existence is a
function of the generosity of the community.
These businesses and organizations have been
joined by countless individuals who have
donated money and items that helped start
the garden:
Lazy J Tree Farm kindly donated compost.
WSU Clallam County Extension
http://county.wsu.edu/clallam/Pages/default.aspx
Irish
Eyes Garden Seeds:
http://www.irisheyesgardenseeds.com/
Friends of the Fields
provides the non-profit umbrella under which
we function.
http://www.friendsofthefields.org
Friends of Water:
friendsofwater.com - Sells the chlorine
removal filters used in our garden.
St. Luke’s Episcopal
Church provides the land and space for our
classes and potluck banquets.
http://www.stlukesparish.net
Sound Community Bank
provided our initial grant to help get the
early infrastructure in place.
http://www.soundcb.com/home/home
Sequim First also provided
us with a grant. This funding went to
getting accessible paths around our elevated
growing beds and the initial cedar paths.
http://sequimfirst.net/
First Federal provided us
with our grant to get accessible paths
throughout the garden , an additional
elevated bed, and filters to eliminate
chlorine from the Garden’s water.
https://www.ourfirstfed.com
Sunrise Rotary donated the
cedar for the Garden’s beautiful cedar fence
and the labor to install it.
http://www.sequimsunriserotary.org
Thomas Building Center provided Rotary with
a discount on the lumber.
www.thomasbuildingcenter.com
Sears, Sequim donated all
our water hoses.
http://www.superpages.com/bp/Sequim-WA/Sears-L0118173613.htm
Northwest Structures
owner, Matt Freed, donated his labor and
built the beautiful pergola. 683-2677
Real Wood owners
Conn O'neil and Frank Lemcke donated the
cedar and built our elevated beds. 460-0630
Sequim’s Home Depot gave
the garden a large discount on the garden
shed.
http://local.yahoo.com/info-30932476-home-depot-sequim
Clallam Co-op Farm and
Garden donated our hydrants and provides
organic fertilizers throughout the season.
http://www.theco-opfarmandgarden.com
McComb Gardens has been an
ongoing provider of organic compost since
the Garden opened.
http://mccombgardens.com
Dave’s Small Tractor
Service has donated the tilling for the
garden and subsequent tractor work on the
accessible path. 683-1179
Thomas
Pitre Associates, Sequim, has provided web
hosting, digital photography and web site
maintenance since this site went on line
last year.
http://sequim-web.net -
http://tpitre.nikola.com
Contributing to COGS
The Community Organic Garden of Sequim is a project of Friends of the Fields, a
Non-Profit 501(c)(3). As such, contributions to COGS are tax deductible to the full extent authorized by law. We would greatly appreciate any help you wish to provide as we get this garden up and running and look to other sites for new, potential gardens.
Please make donations by check payable to Friends of the Fields. In the memo line of your check, cite “COGS”. If you wish to make donations of gardening tools or garden supplies, drop them by the garden, or call our Chairperson, Liz Harper at 683-7698
Links; Related. Gardening, Growing, Etc.
HOW TO
MAKE A WORM BIN
From
Seattle Tilth:
.pdf file
<here>
Organic Consumers:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/
Julia
Scott writes to mention: ForFarmers.com at:
http://www.forfarmers.com/
ForFarmers.com is a marketplace for buying
and selling various breeds of garden, food,
forestry, wood, trees, nursery, landscape,
fruits,
horticulture, flowers, plants,
seeds, crops, vegetables as well as
agricultural jobs and a wide range of
services.
Sequim Gazette
Article
about COGS: GazetteArticlebyOden.pdf
Sequim Locally Grown Mercantile
http://sequim.locallygrown.net/
Local Growers:
http://sequim.locallygrown.net/growers
Greens Guide at Nobel
Hills Farm:
http://www.noblefoodsfarm.com/GreensGuide/index.htm
Grows on You
-
Grows on You is a friendly gardening
community where you can...
* ask your gardening questions
* store ALL your gardening photos
* start a gardening BLOG
* get ideas from others' gardens
* and much much more...
http://growsonyou.com
Tips for gardeners who use wheelchairs:
http://agrability.missouri.edu/gardenweb/Wheelchair.html
http://www.gonegardening.com/xq/ASP/group_id.22/article_id.114/referer./qx/gg_shop/article.htm
http://www.bupa.co.uk/health_information/html/healthy_living/senior/gardening/adapted.html
Use Google search string:
"accessible gardening" for more links.
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