project leader
Annie M
location
138th Street and Grand Concourse
The Bronx (Mott Haven)
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Burn Calories and Volunteer at La Finca this Saturday, August 13th!

the project

La Finca del Sur began in 2009, when a groups of volunteers and activists began transforming a vacant lot in an industrial neighborhood into a community farm. We have made enormous progress in just three years, but there is still work to do! We want to expand our capacity to grow fresh produce by building more raised beds, bringing in more clean soil to grow food in, and securing our site through proper fencing.

the steps

To expand our capacity, we put down layers of sheet mulch, which suppresses weeds and forms a protective barrier over contaminated soil. Then, we build raised beds, line them with landscape cloth to prevent roots from penetrating the contaminated soil below, and fill the beds with clean soil purchased from landscaping companies. At the same time, we will be making our site more secure by constructing a chain link fence, which can also serve as a trellis for climbing plants in the future.

why we're doing it

Building more raised beds will allow us to enhance our capacity to educate community members, accommodate volunteers, grow more food for the community, attract pollinators, and overall create a safer, healthier learning environment. We also empower neighborhood residents to envision a better neighborhood and a healthy home environment, and educate volunteer groups on community and environmental health and justice issues. Proper fencing is essential to the maintenance of this safe space. It will help us prevent future incidents of theft and vandalism, while giving us the security needed to grow in the future, introduce livestock, and continue our work.

budget

Soil from Mario Bulfamante and Sons, $30/yard plus $30 for delivery, 22 cubic yards, total: $690, Raised bed lumber from Home Depot or reclaimed lumber from Build It Green. 2x10x10, approx. $10, for 6x10 bed: approx. $30/bed, 8 beds, total: $240, Hardware from Home Depot or Build it Green: $20.00 project total = $950 ioby fee = $76 total to fundraise = $1026

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Burn Calories and Volunteer at La Finca this Saturday, August 13th!

La Finca Del Sur - Midsummer Farm Workday

Location: 138th Street and Grand Concourse, Bronx (directly across the street from the 138th/Grand Concourse stop on the 4/5 train)

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2011

From 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Come help the members and farmers of La Finca del Sur spruce up the farm and prepare for fall! Projects will range from construction and clean-up to planting and weeding. We need to build a grape arbor, put finishing touches on the greenhouse, plant fall crops, sheet mulch, tend the compost pile... the list goes on and on! 

To top it all off and thank our volunteers, we will also fire up the grill at lunch time. Volunteers are welcome to bring potluck items to share, but it is by no means required.

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