About a year and a half ago, I wrote about neighborhoods and the spirit of cooperation they can engender when people reach out to each other. One idea that I mentioned was community gardens, and it looks like another one is just about to come to fruition in Downtown Grand Junction.
This sign has been up for a couple of months now, on a vacant lot at the southeast corner of 5th Street and Chipeta Avenue. The land is owned by the Mesa County Public Library District, and the project is being managed by the CSU Cooperative Extension office on Orchard Mesa.
I recently spoke with Curtis Swift of the Extension office. He stated that as the library district can't legally charge users of their land for a garden, they have asked his office to coordinate these efforts. He estimated that a 20 ft by 20 ft section of the garden would cost around $50 per season, primarily to offset the cost of an irrigation system and water.
Mr. Swift expected to have to conduct a lottery for available spaces, so if you're interested in being listed for one, it would probably be a good ideal to contact him at 970-244-1834.
Congratulations to all involved in working together to bring a valuable use to this vacant land.
To buy or not to buy, that is the question...
Wal-Mart, Grand Junction (West), 3/16/10 All of the produce on sale at this particular market had its country of origin clearly identified next to the price, as illustrated above. This is most likely due to pressure from consumers, and it's a good thing.
Eat your fruits and vegetables.
Have a great day.
2 comments:
What is the relevance of the Adakirky Imports sign?
The sign I was focused on was the lighted sign advertising 'SKULLS' - For some reason the first thing that popped into my head was Sir Laurence Olivier playing Hamlet.
There's no real relevance to it.
In similar posts I have published other quirky or unique signs found around the area.
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