Lettuce growing in the PATCH garden 2010
An anonymous local developer has granted us access to two acres of land in the urban corridor of downtown Charlottesville for use as a community garden. Volunteers and guests of The Haven have created raised beds full of bush beans, tomatoes, broccoli, blackberries, cucumbers, peppers, potatoes, and swiss chard. A bee hive provides additional pollinators and is worked every Friday afternoon at 4:30pm. Two large donated cisterns collect water from area houses to provide water for our seedlings and plants. A compost bin creates rich fertilizer for our beds. Together with the Building Goodness Foundation, our guests and volunteers built a large and sturdy storage shed on the site. Food from this garden will be used in our kitchen and distributed to the guests and volunteers who work it.
CHECK OUT THESE GREAT PICTURES:
Starting seeds with our guests!
Beehive at the PATCH Community Garden
The ground hog hasn't gotten to these yet!
Contact eleis@tjach.org for more information about the garden
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