Edible Forest Garden for McWater's Park - A Time Line
November 2011
soil testing before ground freezes - these have been done and posted
site map made - done
plan and publicize a movie series - thanks to all who hung posters and spread emails - we had a great turn out
engage with other community groups in North Bennington - started with the publicity for movies,
partner with a non-profit local organization for fund raising - done - see the DONATE page
plan and publicize a Permaculture course - instructors and dates are set - details in the works - we are well subscribed and ready to go
seek grants - in process with BCRC
December 2011
show movie series with discussion and presentation of goals and announcement of planned Permaculture class - done
develop an emailing list - started
develop web page of information and learning resources - done
gather those expressing interest in participating - refine this time line and our goals
- in process
January 2012
Seek approval from the village trustees for the edible forest garden (done)
1/13 to 1/15 for our Permaculture class - public Friday presentation and Sat Sun course - using a case study of McWater's Park hosted at the NB Train Station (done)
design team to start development of plans for plantings, paths etc. ( in process and expanded to developing a design concept for the whole park.)
development of other work teams. (in process)
February and March and April 2012
present whole park design to park and rec (done) and then at the annual meeting (done)
seek approval for proceeding with the whole park plans from the trustees (done)
meet with highway department, with the CDC, with the tree committee and others (in process)
further meetings of design team - refine over all plan and design out first guild (in process)
seek funding (committee formed)
planning the gathering of materials: cardboard, wood chips, leaves, compost. (in process)
May and June 2012
work on a formal mission statement (in process)
Re-assess out time-line (done) and work in our own gardens
July 2012
finalize our implementation (plan done)
Lay solarization material (black plastic sheeting) over site of first guild (done)
Start heavy chipping of bank over our first guild (started)
Plan work party for decompaction by broad fork of solarized site (in process)
develop pant plan for first guild - to be supporting two paw paws (in process)
Update our site map
Consider planting at the entryway (service berries?)
Tree layout for the Nut Orchard
Start implementation of the first nut tree sites
August 2012
Broad forking Party
Cover crop planting
Work on issues of watering, deer and wood chuck protection
Plans for educational signs
Fall of 2012
Continue above projects
Start planting
Plan our nut grove
Spring of 2013
Further cover cropping or sheet mulching and planting guilds depending on soil progress
See Implementation Process