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Great susan, thanks so much see you monday<br>paula<br><br><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:16:54 -0700<br>From: shelf30@gmail.com<br>To: urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org<br>Subject: [UrbanCropCircle] update on Nickelsville garden<br><br><div>Dear fellow gardeners, </div>
<div>As you may know, UCC adopted Nickelsville last spring and provided the residents with potting soil, containers </div>
<div>and plant starts. The group recently moved from its Skyway location to the parking lot of University Congregational </div>
<div>Church, at NE 45th St. and 15th Ave. NE. I visited Nickelsville today. </div>
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<div>Gardener Nate showed me his plants, all of which are in containers. He has cherry tomatoes,</div>
<div>larger tomatoes, chard, basil, calendula, borage, strawberry plants (no berries this year, just leaves) </div>
<div>and some tall corn plants. Nate said heThe garden survived two moves. He's happy with the progress </div>
<div>of the garden. </div>
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<div>The gardeners would like to grow winter crops in their containers. They are interested in in kale, spinach, </div>
<div>winter density lettuce, leeks, garlic and whatever else thrives in the winter. They've been planting individual</div>
<div>plants in red plastic Folger's coffee cans, and could use more big containers, as well as seasonal plant starts.</div>
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<div>Nate and some of the other residents have rigged up a bicycle to power car batteries, creating</div>
<div>enough juice to recharge cell phones. Once they have a permanent location, they plan to build</div>
<div>a greenhouse, set up some solar panels, and catch rain in 55-gallon drums. </div>
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<div>The folks at Nickelsville could use donations of: </div>
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<div>blankets, tarps, batteries and men's clothing, especially underwear</div>
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<div>Please bring what you can to next Monday's meeting. I will collect the donations and take</div>
<div>them to the U District next week.</div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
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<div>Susan </div>
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