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Margate Veggie Patch

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Commenced:	01/11/2014
Submitted:	18/11/2014
Last updated:	07/10/2015
Location:	Oshawa, ON, CA
Climate zone:	Cool Temperate

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Margate Veggie Patch

Project Type

Urban, Residential, Demonstration

Project Summary

The goal here is to take an average sized suburban lot with a home on it, and see how much food we can produce ourselves. Instead of growing lawns, the aim will be to transform them into appealing and productive beds that reduce maintenance and hassle.

Project Description

We moved here in the summer of 2014 and are currently still observing the seasonal changes and patterns that we will have to deal with. A first draft plan has been drawn up, as part of a PDC, and we are using that at the moment as a rough outline for the layout of the land.

Within the draft plan, the aim is to have the front yard act as a demonstration bed to showcase the visual appeal and diversity of what we can successfully grow in this climate and zone. There will also be a small pollinator bed along the green strip (boulevard) and sidewalk to help keep bees around, while also providing visual appeal.

The rest of the yard will consist of various raised beds, vertical options, or huglekulture mounds that we will be experiementing with to see what does best where; with the aim to have some some fruiting trees and vines, perennial herbs, medicial plants, and a largae variety of veggies!

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