Greener Way Associates, Inc.
The paperwork has finally been completed and submitted for non-profit status in the state of California. In a month or so when the paper work is all signed off a bank account will be formed and Greener Way Associates will be in business. Once it is official GWA will be adding a corporate page with […]
GWA Organization
The name of any organization is always important for many reasons. Even the acronyms that the name creates has an effect. Greener Way Associates GWA is the overall name that nay work best for, obviously a name must be chosen before incorporation. greenerwayassociates.org will be GWA’s web presence name because it so clearly describes the […]
Incorporation Progress
Well as you can see by the date it has been a while since I posted any status or progress. It should be noted that while everything posted here reflects current ideas and potential plans, those plans are constantly maturing and sometimes rethinking organizational and preparatory plans becomes necessary. An example of this was in […]
Startup Work
Even before accepting the first group of youth there are a few things to be done in preparation. Plans to erect a green house and build a new tiered fence in the front yard among other things. The green house will allow seeds to sprout in a protected environment rather than buying the more expensive […]
Getting Ready for 2011
Dr. De Benedittise envisioned using her home as a show case of efficiency and her yard as a community garden that together will demonstrate the beauty and benefits of home gardening. To that end she not only wants her home to be a model but also to be a class room. Suzanne or Suzie, as […]
Wood Shop Tool Donation
Thanks to the generosity of Marge Gomme, Rock Soup now has wood shop equipment. Gardens require many structures such as fencing, benches, trellises, storage bins and/or sheds, forms, braces etc all of which are built from wood. This equipment will allow students to create what ever is needed and gives the opportunity to teach general […]
Fruit Trees
At the top of this page is a before picture of the front yard. The initial plans are to level this space with a retaining wall and plant fruit trees parallel with the sidewalk. Modern fruit tree growing includes heavy pruning similar to bonsai techniques. These small trees will then produce just enough fruit to […]
Notes from our first brainstorming meeting
Bermuda grass is very difficult to get rid of and competes with garden plants for moisture and nutriments. The front yard is covered with this grass and needs to be dug up and disposed of before a garden can be put in. There will still be years of constant maintenance to eradicate it, but the […]