[Community_garden] Sacred Soil from Sacred Grounds

[Mike McGrath]

well, you have to be careful with wood. UNcomposted wood chips, bark and 
that crappy root stuff can be a very bad mulch.
    BUT after three years, I suspect that 'the bottom of the pile' was rich, 
pure compost. UPS me some!
                                                ---Mike McG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Godsil" <godsil.james at gmail.com>
To: "Community Gardens USA" <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:05 AM
Subject: [Community_garden] Sacred Soil from Sacred Grounds


> Dear All,
>
> I have recently been blessed with a gift to urban farmer/gardeners
> By the Quaker House in Riverwest, Milwaukee, of wood chips
> That have been "cooking" on their grounds for about 3 years!
>
> The bottom of their very large pile of wood chips,
> Dropped off to them gratis by the Milwaukee Department of Public Works,
> Appears to this apprentice urban mini-farmer to be wonderful.
> My worms love it!
>
> The Quakers used their wood chip pile for an on-site garden
> But now have so much they have offered it to people in the community.
>
> Would it not be a good thing to encourage other spiritual communities
> To have other department of public works deposit quantities of wood chips
> At an appropriate place on their grounds, first for their congregation's
> gardens,
> And then for their neighbors' use?
>
> The wood chip pile could be an occasion to educate people about composting
> And gardening, and connect spiritual communities with their neighbors.
>
> Perfect Spring Morning in Milwaukee
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