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Allied residents have been exchanging their time and
talents - helping out the Wellness Center, Neighborhood Assn.,
tutoring kids, giving rides, getting services for themselves
like computer help, classes, etc. - through the Dane County
TimeBank service exchange and community building program.
At "Maxine's" TimeBank Store (2225 Allied Dr. lower lobby),
named in memory of an Allied resident who was instrumental in
getting the store going, neighbors are trading in the time
they earn for clothes, toys, books, dishes and more.
TimeBank, along with the Allied Dunns Marsh Neighborhood
Association, the Allied Wellness Center, Madison
Apprenticeship Program (MAP), and the Dunns Marsh Neighborhood
Association are working toward developing a social cooperative
that will provide personal and community development
activities and job skill building programs.
On Saturday May 22nd, from 12-3 there will be a cook out
and activities outside the JFF office on Allied Drive, to
highlight this effort. A container garden project is one of
these activities.
Residents in each side of an apartment building interested
in having a container for their building can sign up for one
and choose whether they want to grow flowers, herbs or
vegetables in their container. Each building will be
responsible for caring for their plants.
There will also be four larger containers with vegetables
at Head Start, Learning Center, Revival Ridge and Prairie
Crossing where a portion of the vegetables will be donated to
the food pantry or programs in the neighborhood. There is NO
COST for your building's container garden.
It is our hope that the residents in every building will
work together to keep their building's garden beautiful,
which, in turn, will help make our community more beautiful
and more healthy. These containers will be ready for folks to
plant and decorate at the cook out, and then be distributed to
the apartment buildings.
There will be a chance to learn why it is important to
belong to a neighborhood association, what wellness activities
are available to participate in at the Wellness Center, how
TimeBank works, and how MAP can change your life! There will
be a reading corner for kids, and good community fun to be
had.
Sign up now for your building's container and plants, and
come to a cook out on Saturday May 22, 12-3pm at the JFF
Center to get your plants and to learn more about the co-op
idea. Come watch Allied grow!
What
do you enjoy eating fresh in the summer? Do you and your
family enjoy fresh vegetables and herbs? Any of the following plants will
grow in a container:
Carrots: Be sure and buy
the stubby short kind of seeds. This kind of carrot seed grows
well in a long tray container.
Cucumbers: You will need a bigger barrel container and a
package that says bush cucumber.
Tomatoes: All most any type
of tomato will grow in a container. Patio tomatoes work the
best but any kind of cherry, grape or pear tomato will work.
Tomatoes will need to be either caged or staked.
Peppers are a great container grower. Just pick your
favorite whether it be a hot or mild kind. Peppers like
tomatoes will need to be staked.
Lettuce: Lettuce should be
planted when the weather is cooler and if you do not have much
sun your lettuce will love it.
Swiss chard will grow well
also or try spinach.
Egg plants will do well,
just pick a smaller type eggplant and they will have to be
staked as the tomatoes and peppers.
Herbs are fun to grow: basil, oregano, parsley
rosemary, sage, savory
tarragon and thyme. Dill is also fun to grow! Several
different kinds of herbs can share the same container.
Now that you have decided on your
seeds or plants let’s talk about containers. Either plastic or
terra cotta will work.
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