Ocean Beach Town Council http://obtowncouncil.org Dedicated to the care and improvement of our beautiful coastal community Wed, 17 Aug 2016 23:09:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.15 New OB Community Garden – Now Leasing Plots! http://obtowncouncil.org/new-ob-community-garden-opening/ http://obtowncouncil.org/new-ob-community-garden-opening/#comments Sun, 05 Jan 2014 01:15:02 +0000 http://obtowncouncil.org/?p=694

Herb en Routes is opening a COMMUNITY GARDEN in OB. Come help utilize a portion of their .25 acre lot to grow sustainable fruits and vegetables to share with family and friends. They are now leasing January through June 2014! Pricing is based on a six-month lease term.

They Provide:

  • Water
  • Growing Space
  • Greenhouse/Tool Storage

You Bring:

  • Enthusiasm to Grow
  • Seeds/Plants
  • Tools

 

Click Here for more information on plot sizes and pricing or to learn more about our community garden membership.

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For almost two years the Co-owners of Herb En Routes micro-farm in Ocean Beach have been growing sustainable and local produce on .25 acres on a previously vacant lot on Voltaire St. They were selling organically grown produce to local restaurants, such as Tender Greens, To The Point Cafe, Farmhouse Cafe, and the Pearl Hotel and Restaurant. Additionally, they had a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program that provided veggies for 25 local families.

Although they have enjoyed every minute of it, the co-owners have decided this endeavor to be too time consuming. So, they have decided to turn the farm into a community garden to allow them to work towards other careers but still continue to serve the community. Their mission of providing local produce and opportunities for teaching sustainable agriculture lives on!

Herb En Routes would like to get the word out to Point Loma and Ocean Beach that plots are available. Please share this post with your friends.

]]> http://obtowncouncil.org/new-ob-community-garden-opening/feed/ 0 Ocean Friendly Gardens in Ocean Beach http://obtowncouncil.org/ocean-friendly-gardens-in-ocean-beach/ http://obtowncouncil.org/ocean-friendly-gardens-in-ocean-beach/#comments Mon, 16 Dec 2013 22:20:57 +0000 http://obtowncouncil.org/?p=674 On Saturday, December 16th, Ocean Beach Town Council board members, Gretchen Kinney-Newsom, Jody Thompson, Marin Green, Jenn Avoledo and Jon Carr joined Surfrider volunteers on an Ocean Friendly Garden tour.

The tour started at long-time resident Flicka Dormer’s beach house where we got an up close look at her Surfrider-installed Ocean Friendly Garden.

Garden’s are certified as “Ocean Friendly” when they meet the following Criteria:

Conservation of water, energy and habitat

Permeability of soil and surfaces, which lets water slow down and sink

Retention of rainwater and prevention of wet weather runoff

From there, we toured the neighborhood from Orchard & Cable up Coronado to Sunset Cliffs and back again. All the way learning about our native plants, the importance of retaining our rainwater, and issues with urban runoff into our coastal waterways. The tour was informative and fun on a beautiful December day in Ocean Beach! To keep up to date on local events like this, be sure to like our facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/obtowncouncil and our calendar! 

And for more information about Ocean Friendly Gardens, and how to get your own garden certified ocean friendly, visit the Surfrider page here: http://sandiego.surfrider.org/programs/ocean-friendly-gardens.

If you’re looking for some design inspiration for Ocean Friendly Gardens, check out the OFG Pinterest page: http://www.pinterest.com/ofgsandiego/.

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