A Photo-history of Mirrormont Pea Patch

our organic community garden

2009

First Work Parties: Clearing Blackberries

Project Team: Linda Shepherd (Project Manager) Diane & Kevin Mashek, Terry Garrido, Sue Kenfield, Yvette Cardozo, Maryfrances Lignana, Meg Wade, Betsy Dahlstrom, Heidi & Larry & Alex & Christian Paradis, Bryan Stempson, Liz Bromley, Brit Brigs, Carol & John Vekich, Gerard Jancoski, Larry & Lynn Powalisz

Maryfrances Lignana and Sue Kenfield

Larry & Lynn Powalisz, Carol Vekich

Kevin Mashek, Linda Shepherd & Diane Mashek

Terry Garrido & Yvette Cardozo

Alex Paradis digs out a humongous blackberry root

Christian Paradis pulls out another big root

Larry Paradis chain sawing alders

Terry Meyer & Larry Powalisz pulling stumps

Grant Signing!

T.J. Davis with King County Community Partnerships and Grants and Martha Pinsky, acting President of the Mirrormont Community Association

Installing French Drain

Project Team: Meg Wade (Project Manager), Chas Wade, Linda Shepherd, Terry Meyer

Terry Meyer & Chas Wade installing French drain

Researching Other Pea Patches: what we can look forward to!

A field trip to Colman Park P-Patch in Seattle

Betsy Dahlstrom at Bradner Gardens Park, learning from tours by Master Gardeners and Seattle Tilth.

Rototilling & Harvesting Rocks

Terry Meyer rototilling

Liz Bromley, Yvette Cardozo, Larry Powalisz & Betsy Dahlstrom

Betsy Dahlstrom & Liz Bromley hervesting rocks

Sheet-mulching to Suppress Blackberries & Provide Paths

Project Team: Terry Garrido (Project Manager), Linda Shepherd, Kevin & Diane Mashek, Betsy Dahlstrom, Yvette Cardozo, Liz Bromley, Bryan Stempson, Lisa & Ray Roberts, Jim & Maggie Warren, Carol Vekich, Maryfrances Lignana, Sue Kenfield, René Kristof

Kevin Mashek

Terry Garrido

Carol Vekich & Terry Garrido

Renée Kristof and Meg Wade transplanting and doing the final phase of sheet-mulching