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Post by Latitude33 on Apr 1, 2015 0:22:21 GMT -5
At yesterday's staff meeting the boss officially approved monies and resources for an employee "salad garden" as an extension of our local employee wellness efforts. Yours truly has oversight for the project. Starting first with a simple 10' x 10' raised bed and depending on participation may expand further. Hoping to promote this concept throughout the organization as a best practice.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2015 4:02:05 GMT -5
See me off list if you need seeds or saplings.
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Post by Mumsey on Apr 1, 2015 4:24:01 GMT -5
Lat, how cool is that? I would so love to be able to do that at work. We are on a 160 acre site, but being government property things like that are a no-no. Our residents are allowed to have gardens, either in an in-ground space or in raised boxes. It is quite popular with them. They are also allowed to sell produce to the dietary department at the rate of $1.00/lb, the bulk of that being tomatoes. Then there are the 4-legged resident deer who enjoy as well!
Let us know how it goes! It is a very good effort at wellness, which may encourage employees to do their own gardening at home.
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Post by tbird on Apr 1, 2015 9:21:00 GMT -5
wow - nice!
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Apr 1, 2015 10:04:54 GMT -5
Wow! That's wonderful and exciting news, not only for you, your co-workers, and your company but for the whole issue of corporate responsibility. How did you find such a progressive company? I'll bet you're partly responsible for this exciting development! I'd certainly like to see something like that done here.
Was this under discussion after being raised by you and/or your co-workers? How did you convince management to do this? Most of the corporate offices I've seen in this area are done by professional landscapers and have the typical ageratum, wax begonias suffering in direct sun and marigolds, all of course surrounded by massive lawns with sprinklers going even during thunderstorms (yes, I am being facetiously critical).
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Post by desertwoman on Apr 1, 2015 10:17:26 GMT -5
A 10'x10' raised bed is a very decent size for a "salad garden". You all will be able to grow quite a bit. How many people work there and how many will potentially eat from the garden?
What a great idea!
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Post by OregonRed on Apr 1, 2015 11:45:20 GMT -5
funny how we all have different perspectives...
my first thot was: you'll need to put a path down the middle!
LOL
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Post by gakaren on Apr 1, 2015 12:12:34 GMT -5
Great idea!
My first thought also agreed with OR....I can't reach in 5' so wouldn't be able to access stuff in the middle. Maybe just stepping stones making an "+" would work?
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Post by desertwoman on Apr 1, 2015 12:41:50 GMT -5
This was the start of my 10'x 18' raised bed 6 years ago. The stepping stones work great. The only reason I have such a huge bed is because we had this pile of beautiful rich top soil that was dumped there by a construction crew. So we put the big boards in to help contain it, as it is on a sloped part of the property. Six years in and it is working beautifully, the 2"x 12" pine boards are still in great shape.
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Post by Latitude33 on Apr 1, 2015 20:36:39 GMT -5
Okie dokie let me see if I can respond to the comments and questions...Boss is pretty health conscious so it was easy to convince him. The idea of the salad garden is one I implemented at a previous employer. There are 87 people across three shifts. Access will be restricted from about 3 p.m. overnight until about 5 a.m. just because those the hours of operation for where the raised bed will be located. Soil is the biggest challenge. I don't trust any of the native soil available because of the location and neighboring industries. Water is readily accessible. The "salad" concept may not be completely accurate. I envision this mostly for crops that can immediately be consumed. Scrounging the company boneyard for industrial castoffs that can be re-purposed. i.e. ladders for trellises, chains for hanging plants, old desk for potting/bench, material basket age for a composter, etc.
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Post by OregonRed on Apr 2, 2015 10:55:39 GMT -5
love the reuse repurpose aspect!
you could put 'contaners' of some kind on the outer corners (think: cinder block idea) for flowers/pollinators... for that matter, you could plant pollinators down the middle, like cosmos...
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Apr 2, 2015 11:00:50 GMT -5
What an initiative to undertake....couldn't have a better overseer for the project. Let us know how things progress, would ya, huh? (
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