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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION AT
Bartram's Garden Community Farm & Food Resource Center
Kambiri Cox | Heather Knizhnik |
Claire Walker
ENVS 410: Clean Water, Green CitiesSpring 2012
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• The Farm
• Our Role
• The Project: Timeline | Funding | Workshop
• Challenges
• Reflections
• Acknowledgements
Overview
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• Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative (UNI)o Barbara and Edward Netter Center programo Poor nutrition and physical fitness in West Phila.
• Bartram's CFFRCo 3.5 acres, adjacent to Bartram's Garden - new!!!
Ty Holmberg & Chris Bolden-Newsomeo Educationo Urban agriculture accessibility
Community Crop Field• Culturally relevant foods
Community Garden Plots Orchard
The Farm
Franklinia alatamaha, Source: Wikipedia
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The Neighborhood and Grounds
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• Promote Stormwater Managemento On-site challengeso Rain Barrels
• Community Educationo Signageo Workshops
• Our Timeo Volunteer
Farm Prep/Clean Upo Researcho Design Testing
Our Role
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1. Evaluate stormwater management issues on site2. Creating designs for sign3. Application for funding4. Commissioning ANAGRAM Graphics for
production5. Dry-run of rain barrel construction
o Durabilityo Safetyo Cost-effectiveness
6. Rain barrel workshop
Timeline
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Donation of rain barrels
CFFRC funds (back-up)
Application for Greg & Susan Walker Endowed Research grant (UPenn EES)• Proposal• Revisions to project plan• Revised proposal submitted
• APPROVED-IN-FULL: $1103
Funding Sources
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- 2nd Annual Philadelphia Science Festivalo Grow it, Cook it, Eat it! o Earth Day
- Educational and instructional flyers- On-going demonstrations- Incentive program
o Free materials to construct rain barrelo Pledge 5 hours of volunteering in community
garden
Workshop: April 22nd, 2012
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HAVE YOU DONE THIS BEFORE??
LET ME EXPLAIN...
MUST LOVE
OLIVES!
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FUN FOR THE
WHOLE FAMILY!
CAN WE USE IT NOW??
WOMEN AT WORK!
COOL! WHERE ELSE DO YOU GUYS WORK?
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Extra volunteering
Volunteer Day in community gardens
United By Blue cleanup of Schuylkill River at Bartram's Gardens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=b_pKUwXK_i4
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• Needs of CFFRC
- Already had a solid SW mgmt plan
- Adjusted our project to be more in line with their goals (education, community involvement, urban agriculture)
• Getting funding approved!
• Needs of Landscape Architect
-Timeline for swale design
-Collaboration and information sourcing
-Signage
Challenges
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• Testing out Homework 1, Problem #3 in the field!
• Contributing to the West Phila. community
• Building a network for future career paths and interests
• Discovering the world of non-profit organizations
• Making connections with topics in future classwork and job experience
• Understanding the relationship between the City’s goals, the work of non-profits, and neighborhood needs
Reflections
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Acknowledgements
• Ty Holmberg & Chris Bolden-Newsome, CFFRC
• Kate Farquhar, UPenn Urban Studies
• Howard Neukrug & Anne Schwieger
• Dr. Robert Giegengack, Greg & Susan Walker, & EES Dept
• Ilya Knizhnik
• ....and our hero, Tony (Home Depot)