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Sustainability and Sunflowers
This week at NOLS Rocky Mountain the construction and implementation of a rainwater catchment system and two garden beds has begun. Our experimental garden will sprout multicolored sunflowers as well as provide nutritious organic leaf lettuce, sprouts and cabbage for The Noble kitchen. The rainwater catchment system will provide NOLS with an alternate water supply, a reduction in energy costs and most importantly an efficient way to water and nourish our new leafy friends.
The new arrangement to harvest H20 was possible thanks to the NOLS RM Facilities Manager, Latane Frank. His uncanny ability to create new purposes for old materials allowed us to reuse wood, barrels, downspouts, and gutters making it truly sustainable and FREE! His wife Emily was generous enough to offer a hand with the actual planting process; she was also very charitable providing the new gardens with over 85% of its plants.
Check back soon to see our produce in full bloom and the final installation of the rainwater collection barrels.
July 3, 2009 in Rocky Mountain | Permalink
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Comments
Excellent news. Glad to hear you are keeping on message. Let me know when you put in a Butterfly Garden.
Posted by: Grace Geller | Jul 3, 2009 4:01:28 PM
looking good al!!! Great job!!
GO GREEEN!
Posted by: BooBoo* | Jul 3, 2009 8:03:47 PM
Way to go Latene! I'm so proud that you were my instructor!
Posted by: Nick | Jul 7, 2009 11:09:04 AM
HMMM - EDIBLE GREEN; EVEN BETTER !!
Definitely - a butterfly garden, then you put the butterfly in the pie, because the other butter wouldn't melt - when you put it in the pie!!
Keep UP the Inspirational Practice / Hands On activities and Simple Practical Solutions!!
Posted by: Jay j | Jul 7, 2009 1:07:36 PM
