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OUR URBAN EDEN
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Location: Bellamy
Hill Road & 99 Avenue
Plot Number: 28 plots
Plot Size: 4’x14’
Gardening Style: Raised beds
Number of Participants: 30 gardeners/waiting list for shared plots in 2009
Fee: $20.00 per plot as well as mandatory participation in community garden events, site maintenance & seasonal
cleanups
Information/Coordinator: info@woolsey.ca (live link disabled due to spam)
Qualification: Gardeners
must live within the DECL boundaries
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Urban Eden was established in 1999 with a main objective to develop a sense of community in the downtown core. We were moved to a permanent site adjacent
to our former location on 99 Avenue between Bellamy Hill Road and 103 Street.
In 2006 we focused on the development of our garden at the new site. 2007 saw us installed in our new location
with 30 gardeners. In 2008, we added site entryway trellises, a park bench, concrete planters and a wide variety
of perennial flowers and shrubs. Next year will feature a contemporary urban metal sculpture and a new weather-safe
sign.
Each gardener is provided with guidelines at the start of each season outlining courtesies and responsibilities
for gardening on our site. All are expected to contribute to the site maintenance, attend meetings, work bees and
assist with open house and social events. Over the past 9 years we regularly hosted community events including
potluck suppers and open house/early Canada Day Celebrations complete with fireworks courtesy of Telus Field! Membership
in our garden fosters friendships between many diverse groups of all ages and backgrounds. Garden participants
help each other out throughout holiday absences and we hold regular meetings to plan activities for our members
and to discuss our concerns. We've hosted garden space for the Inner City Children's Project in the past and partipated
in their summer camps this year with tours and workshops in paper-making from garden plant materials and natural
fibres.
Urban Eden is very visible and designed to invite local residents to stroll through our garden. It has become an
integral part of the downtown community, a must-see for visitors to Edmonton, and a model of successful community
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The gardeners would like to acknowledge
those who have sponsored and supported Our Urban Eden in 2008:
City of Edmonton Parks
Community Garden Network (garden grant and arbour trellis)
DECL (arbour trellis)
La Tapa Mediterranean Restaurant (gift certificate)
Laurie Blakeman, MLA (draw prizes)
Little Greenhouse on the Prairie (perennials)
Woolsey Design (signs and draw prizes)
April Livingston (annuals and perennials) |
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