Tuesday, January 26, 2010

MLK Middle School Herb Garden (Berkeley, CA)

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It’s worth noting that across from the Edible Schoolyard, there’s another garden right next to the cafeteria, a huge herb garden gifted by local garden organizer Beebo Turman and Eric Weaver.

On this wintery day the herbs most in force were rosemary  (so hardy!) lemon balm and rose-scented geranium. All very, very fierce smells. I wonder how the school and students have used these herbs so far. Cooking? Soap-making? Art projects? There seem to be quite a few possibilities.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Good Life Garden (Davis, CA)

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I snapped this picture after a meeting with a professor in one of the adjacent buildings on campus. UC Davis built a bunch of new plant sciences buildings and decided to landscape part of the grounds with an organic demonstration garden. How cool is that?

UC Davis Good Life Garden