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JimKennard Salt Lake City, UT(Zone 6a) Nov 29, 2003

The Food For Everyone Foundation has created what they think is a pretty good FAQ page on vegetable Gardening, but they are interested in improving it, and making sure it is accurate and relevant.

Visit at http://www.foodforeveryone.org/faq/index.shtml

Jim Kennard

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paulgrow Allen Park, MI(Zone 6a) Nov 29, 2003

Great site Jim.
I'm on a committee that's putting together some training to help peole set up community gardens.
This will be helpful.

Paul

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JimKennard Salt Lake City, UT(Zone 6a) Dec 02, 2003

We've had a little experience - not all good - with community gardens.

Risks include losing control of the cohesive, clean appearance, and productivity, etc., by allowing too many hands in the decision-making process.

Also, when different groups in the garden are allowed to do things their own way, the garden can end up a hodge-podge of ugliness. I believe beauty and order are most conducive to both happiness and productivity.

The attached picture is an example of a successful community garden.

Jim Kennard

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JimKennard Salt Lake City, UT(Zone 6a) Dec 02, 2003

Here's another shot of a good community garden that produces 85,000 pounds of produce each year.

Jim Kennard

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HERBIE43 Rutland , MA(Zone 5b) Dec 02, 2003

jim - i've never seen anything quite like that. in the second picture can you tell me what is growing on the wooden trelisis (spelling). thanks

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JimKennard Salt Lake City, UT(Zone 6a) Dec 03, 2003

The 1" X 2" Trellis will not hold large-fruited plants like tomatoes, cucumbers, and melons, but Pole beans and pole peas work well that way.

We actually prefer a little narrower box, with planting lengthwise using 4" X 4" T-Frames, which are much sturdier.

An example follows, which also shows PVC arches over two sets of T-Frames, thus allowing earlier planting in the spring and protection against frost in the fall.

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darius So.App.Mtns., United States(Zone 5b) Sep 09, 2004

Many of you are aware of our member Jim Kennard, who posts threads related to the Mittleider Method of Gardening which he teaches all over the world, mainly in Third World countries enabling those people to feed themselves. He has just lost his wife, and here’s the note:

Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 15:48:54 -0000
From: "Joe Kennard"
Subject: Death in the Family

It is with much sadness that I inform the group that Eleanor Kennard, the beloved wife of Jim Kennard, passed away last night.

Eleanor and Jim have fought a long and courageous battle with Breast Cancer for several years and today she is released from the intense suffering she has been enduring.

Services are slated to be on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2004 at noon.

Thanks,

Joe Kennard
Jims' "little" brother

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