A Tool Shed and Wash Stand Completes the Boat School Garden
Building a more functional garden
Earlier this month, the Boat School Food Bank Garden acquired two additional units, a shed, and a washing station to support functions at the garden. The new units (along with the first one delivered in February) fit the garden space perfectly providing charm, unique character, and great functionality.
Dave and Andrea James of Port Hadlock donated an 8x8 shed that tucks into the back corner of the garden and provides storage for larger tools and supplements used by all Tri-Area Food Bank Gardens. Dave and Andrea also donated many loads of cardboard that supported our previous mulching effort. Leveraging the muscle of neighbors and the complimentary use of a hot-tub trailer from Olympic Rentals in Hadlock, the shed and underlying platform were moved to the garden in a single day.
The third and final unit was a washing station that supports harvest day in the garden. We aren’t sure why 2 sinks were provided but we are hoping that someone anticipates large harvests as the weather improves! The washing station was designed and built by the Community Boat Project and was used for our first harvest on April 10 . The space provided ample surface area to wash and store produce in trays before being weighed and delivered to Tri-Area Food Bank. This is a big step forward for us as last year we used 5-gallon buckets and a rigged-up surface to weigh produce This setup generated unreliable weight results and was ditched early in the season.
The first shed is being transitioned from a tool shed to a harvest support shed, and an ‘office’ for Food Bank Grower paperwork. The proximity between this shed, the washing station, and garden entrance work like the triangle kitchen design.
So… we must now transition from infrastructure to growing. We hope to serve the Food Bank community well along with our fellow Food Bank Growers.
Photo taken at the Community Boat Project after enjoying a delicious meal. Wooden Boat school garden managers Noreen Andrews and Lisa Politz surprised the Community Boat Project volunteers with a home made thank-you luncheon last week. “They (CBP) were so accommodating and agreeable to work with. We are eternally grateful for their hard work and quick turnaround.” Politz said of the volunteers. “A homemade meal was the least we could do to show our thanks.”
Submitted by Noreen Andrews, Boat School Garden Co-Manager.
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