Lisa Guyot Basic Information, Tips & Techniques

Update on Composting

Good Day Fellow Gardeners! 


I hope this post finds you all well. I wanted to send a note to update everyone about the new compost system. First and foremost, I am pleased to announce that we should have some of our own compost ready for the fall. I will update you as the season progresses. 

Please be aware that as you enter the composting area you will notice there are several bins that are zip-tied shut. These bins are closed as they are in the final stages of decomposing. Soon the bins will be labeled to eliminate confusion. Once they are labeled there will be a bin labeled green (i.e. fresh plant material) and another will be labeled brown (i.e. any dry plant material). We ask that you put your green material in the green bin and your brown material in the brown material. As materials become available members of the composting committee will layer it using a ratio of 3 parts brown to 1 part green in one of the bins. Right now the composting committee consists of Roger and I. We will be turning the bins once again in late July or early August if anyone would like to assist, please let me know (email: lguyot@uppercapetech.org).


If you would like to contribute materials from your garden or from your home, below are some materials that would be beneficial to our composting efforts. 
– grass clippings from lawns that are grown organically and are free of weed seeds- fruits and vegetables, free of oils- coffee grinds, filters are ok- weeds that have not gone to seed- hay and/or straw- egg shells- brown leaves


Please no animal products or oils.

***When adding materials from your yard or from your garden plot to our compost bins, please be very cautious to not add materials that may contain noxious weeds, like bittersweet or mugwort.***
I will keep you updated when the compost is ready. Thanks for helping our community garden to be such a huge success.


For more information and composting “how-tos”, please read this blogpost on our website! https://warehamcommunitygarden.org/reminder-about-guidelines-for-composting/
Warmest Regards,
Lisa GuyotWCG Steering Committee member

Carl Schulz Basic Information

Wareham Community Garden site re-boot

Our site has been around for quite some time – but in general it has not gotten a lot of activity.  We would like to change that and make the site more useful and set it up to work in conjunction with our Facebook Page .

Facebook vs. Our Site

Why have a Facebook page and a site?

This site is a way to get large quantities of content up and running, where it can be shared and where we can control it.  With this site, we own the site and can change the design, the framework,  and anything else about it that we could want to change. With posting to Facebook, we’re limited in all of those things.

Our site is an excellent base for content because it all exists indefinitely. Sure, some of the content is going to be time-sensitive and not valuable in the future, and it will drop off in utility.

The upside of Facebook is it’s broad reach.  Our page there can generate awareness and drive activity.  One limitation is that Facebook truncates lengthy content, which means it’s harder to post long-form blog posts and informative tutorials without losing readers. Most browsers on Facebook aren’t going to click “Read more” to expand the article, which is why the ideal length of a Facebook post is limited in the number of characters.

Our goal is to have these resources work together to serve our community.

Design

For now we plan to continue to use WordPress to deliver the content.  We are using a free WordPress plan which limits the amount of control we have and it also means that the site will have advertisements.  If we are successful at driving activity and supporting the community we can consider upgrading to a paid plan.

The first step was to update the look and feel of the site by using a more modern theme. We will continue to look a free options to ensure that we can deliver the functionality that is requested.

Content

In order to make the site useful we will try and provide new and relevant information regularly.  However, the thought behind the site is that our community is also a valuable source for useful and interesting information.  Please send both your ideas and any content that you think will be of interest to the community.

Feedback

Please provide your feedback and suggestions.

lburke9 Basic Information

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