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 […]