Somerville Garden Club

October 4, 2012
by Head Gardener
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Depave Somerville – October 13, 12-4pm

Depave Somerville is holding a depaving event on October 13. They have lots of different ways to contribute to the event (see the sign up link for more details).

The idea behind depaving is to add more permeable surfaces to Somerville, which would allow more water to seep into the ground, rather than overtaxing the sewer system, or flooding basements. Additional benefits are that you would then be able to plant that formerly paved area, adding greenery to our city.

Where: Esther Kim’s house at 109 Rogers Ave. (Ball Square)

When: Saturday, October 13, 12-4pm
Rain date: Sunday, October 14 from 12-4pm

Sign up here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFFZbE1OS05XblFXYl9EQUc2UzVKcmc6MQ

For more info:

See the TEDxSomerville DePAVE the WAY video:

Check out the time-lapse Depaving Maple Avenue video:
http://somerville.patch.com/articles/residents-rip-up-18000-pounds-of-asphalt#video-2291440

October 4, 2012
by Head Gardener
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Meeting – October 10, 7-9pm

Urban Chickens 101

Khrysti Smyth, has been raising chickens in Somerville for 3 years and presently has a flock of 11 chickens. She got her first batch of chicks in 2009 and that led to becoming involved in the regional community of backyard chicken hobbyists. This past summer she started her company Yardbirds Backyard Chickens with the goal of making backyard chicken-keeping accessible to as many people as possible. Through her company she offers classes and kids programs, municipal zoning consultation, coop design consultation, setup and maintenance, as well as chicken sitting, and neighborly diplomacy. She has a lifetime of animal husbandry experience, including degrees in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from Texas A&M University, and Urban Ecology from Saint Louis University.

Khrysti will give us an overview of the basics till about 8, then we’ll meet her hens, and then questions and answers till 8:30.

All Somerville Garden Club meetings are free and open to the public. Meetings are usually held the second Wednesday of each month at the Tufts Administration Building, (TAB), 167 Holland Street, second floor, wheelchair accessible. Parking is available, and the building is a ten-minute walk from the Davis Square MBTA stop.