Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Hey folks, I just wanted to take a minute to catch everyone up on the current status of the Purple Carrot Project. If you saw our last post, you already know that we now have two gardens on campus, one of which is doing very well for itself. The second garden however seems to be struggling quite a bit. We're not totally sure if it is a soil quality or a water issue or something else, but we are working to do what we can to address the issue.

Now, you may be thinking, "well that's all fine and dandy, but isn't this supposed to be a community garden?" YES! Unfortunately we're having a little trouble working out legal issues with AISD, but we will get it all figured out eventually. We will also be applying for a grant from the Home Depot, which we hope will be able to cover the costs of a few more garden boxes for next year.

We also have a few side projects we are working on including a hydroponic garden, a data collection system for our garden and a water collections system for our school building.

So, we'll keep you all up to date with our progress on the Purple Carrot Project and our other projects as we move along.

-David

P.S.
If you have a garden inspired by the Purple Carrot Project we'd love to hear from you and maybe even feature your garden on this blog. Send your story and pictures to the club at lbjenvironmentalclub@gmail.com.

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