Along the fence where you see the distribution center, with 18 wheeler trucks, there had formerly been simply grass.This area was replaced with about 24 fruit tree, vines, a path, furniture made by the employees of recycled materials, and spaces where wild plants were either relocated, like tansy, goldenrod, sumac, or where wild plant seeded themselves, like wild carrot (queen annes lace), amaranth, evening primrose, and others. So instead of grass, there was an amazing restoration of diversity of wild food, medicinals and fruit trees, integrated with live dining furniture made by employees.
October 2009, goldenrod plant, relocalized by employees on May 15th. In background, sand was brought in to make a volleyball court, in a area where there was a need for drainage and where there was not much diversity of plants and too much thistle plant invasion.
In foreground, tomatoes and basil were planted and tansy and evening primrose was relocated (end of season). In the middle of the picture to the right is coltsfoot that was validated, it was growing there before. Although coltsfoot is hardy and invasive, other grasses and burdock keep take their place, so it stays in a nice patch near the trees. The two chairs further in the picture were donated ready made from employees, so was the little chair on the left side.
Here is a close up of two chair that were recycled and where the employes created collages of pictures of their company litterature on the chairs. The two chair and table to the right is again donated ready mades.
Invasion of growth October 2009, with a live dining chair, with beans growing on the chair (find the beans in the picture!). In the background you see the volleyball court.
more furniture donated in foreground, with gazibo made with 2 swings and 6 grape vines planted at the 6 bases holding up the gazibo.
cherry tree in foreground. Over 40 fruit tree were planted and another dozen or more were relocated from the wild field in the background
In foreground to your left, furniture, tables and benches, completely made by employees, from recycled materials, part of the diversity and place to commune, that replaced an area along the fence that had grass only. In this area, as mentionned, there were over 24 fruit trees plant of different varieties, right up to the cabane for tool at the end (which was also made by the employees).
Along the fence where you see the distribution center, with 18 wheeler trucks, there had formerly been simply grass.This area was replaced with about 24 fruit tree, vines, a path, furniture made by the employees of recycled materials, and spaces where wild plants were either relocated, like tansy, goldenrod, sumac, or where wild plant seeded themselves, like wild carrot (queen annes lace), amaranth, evening primrose, and others. So instead of grass, there was an amazing restoration of diversity of wild food, medicinals and fruit trees, integrated with live dining furniture made by employees.
may 15th
