Pocket Farm
NURSERY WISH LIST
If you have extra plant material, we can come help divide the plants or take cuttings to grow in our nursery. Contact Noellest(at)gmail(dot)com.
- Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
- Creeping Oregon Grape (Mahonia repens)
- Evergreen Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum)
- Vine maple (Acer cercinatum)
- Native Oak Prairie Plants
- Fruit trees
- Bioswale plants
- Native green roof plants
- Fruiting canes (raspberries), shrubs & groundcovers
- Used Pots
VISION
An important part of our community vision is to grow (and eat!) lots of nutritious and delicious food at home. To foster this urban bounty, we have set aside significant portions of the site for food production.
Located in the northwest corner of the site, a 4,400sf garden area will be primarily used to grow vegetables. This garden will be divided into 16 garden plots, one for each unit. Any unit owners not interested in using their plots will either make them available to other residents or will collectively explore the possibility of partnering with a local farmer for day-to-day management (likely in exchange for some portion of the crop).
We will also plant fruit trees, bushes and berry canes around the property, including an orchard area in the far northwest corner of the site and espalier fruit trees incorporated into low fences throughout the property. These will be managed together, through monthly work parties.
Each household will have front, side, and/or rear yards for individual kitchen and decorative gardens.
We anticipate bees, chickens and perhaps goats also living on the property, although we’re not yet sure whether they’ll be living in common areas or private yards.
We look forward to teaming up for seasonal fruit and veggie preservation parties at the common house.
