Throop Learning Garden is Transition in Action
As we mark our first anniversary of the lawn conversion, we can count the milestones: covering the lawn with lasagna mulch, constructing the patio and terrace-walls, planting fruit trees in the food forest, planting the Cal Tech-donated Olive Tree, putting in the herb garden, and installing the raised-bed vegetable garden.
Beyond these milestones we constructed something far more precious: community. We forged new friendships and alliances, brought new skills and awareness to many people, built a habitat for birds, bees, and earthworms, and produced countless bushels of nourishing produce that we could share with a wide variety of folks.
While the garden alone will not ensure us food security, it is part of a path to more interdependent, healthy future.
Heartfelt thanks to all who participated.
— January Nordman
Beyond these milestones we constructed something far more precious: community. We forged new friendships and alliances, brought new skills and awareness to many people, built a habitat for birds, bees, and earthworms, and produced countless bushels of nourishing produce that we could share with a wide variety of folks.
While the garden alone will not ensure us food security, it is part of a path to more interdependent, healthy future.
Heartfelt thanks to all who participated.
— January Nordman
