harvest data

"while it costs next to nothing to garden, the average urban garden produces about 540 pounds of food a year. if purchased in a grocery store , the fruits and vegetables grown in the average garden would cost $500. But many community gardens to day are more than just sources of almost free food...many observer shave noted that community gardens are a way for people to work together, socialize, and talk with their neighbors. users plan, construct, and maintain the space, thus building community relations..." "civic agriculture" thomas a. lyson._____________________________________________________ looking back at the past season in the community garden i realize that we did not keep very good records in terms of what we actually produced and utilized...with an expansion in the works this is an area that needs some improvement if we are going to get a handle on the process and results..i got a garden journal for my birthday ( thanks again coach! it will be used..no dust will settle )and it will be a good start for data collection...with natives planted around the garden to monitor reaction ( if any ) to a changing climate some greater attention will need to be paid to weather over the 2014 season as well...system deepening is on the march along 35th avenue and we want a better understanding of it...planting day is fun and exciting and most people like some fresh produce...in between the beginnings and the results are the nuts and bolts of everyday functions and maintenance that make up the human intervention in the lives of plants that constitutes gardening...we can mimic nature with intercropping and green manures but results depend on acting and understanding what actions to take need some sort of data-based framework..we will do better...have a grand holiday everyone...the feast celebrates the harvest and all the work that founds it.