[Community_garden] Trex or other building material

[Lisa Dufresne]

Don't forget that companies selling lumber also have "seconds" that might be 
too warped or twisted (I'm thinking, for example, of 2x4's for housebuilding 
that I can get for free if I am willing to look thru the pile for the less 
than perfect ones) and that they give away for free. I've gotten lots of 
free lumber this way. I don't think the plants will mind too much if their 
container isn't perfectly square...
Just a thought..

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Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Trex or other building material


> Currently looking at the potential for a grant  (or deep discounts) from a
> box stores like Home Depot or Lowe's, and companies  like Trex.  I do need 
> to
> provide (prove) the organic/green aspects of these  so called boxes.
>
> It serves a few purposes:
>    *   a place for people with no real place to grow, a  place to grow,
>    *   something big enough for 'communal' uses, (  four to ten persons)
>    *   utilizes boy scouts, girl scouts and  youth service projects for
> labor.
>    *   can contain and or hold in organic  soils. (obviously need drainage
> but would like to hold on to as much of  is as possible.) Have numerous
> companies willing to donate the soils, composts  and such, (all meet or 
> exceed NOP
> standards)
> Just need to figure out the container  aspect.  Looking at a bigger 
> picture
> here than your typical container  gardens.
> Just thought I'd put it out there, this list is great for  "putting 
> peoples
> heads together"!
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