<u>re. Monash Permaculture Garden</u><div class="gmail_quote">
<p class="MsoNormal">Please refer to the attached map.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Stage 1</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A working bee is planned with InterAction group for Monday,
November 16<sup>th</sup>. The plan is to place golden cypress sleepers along
the current garden beds. There will be a redesign to create more pathways for greater
access. Two new garden beds will be created on the chip bark area, on the
northern location.<span> </span>The native grasses
will be potted and relocated to join the others on the northern side. We
request compost and top soil for the new garden beds. The sleepers will be
200mm high x 50mm wide and different lengths. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have requested the sleepers be delivered on Thursday 12<sup>th</sup>
Nov or Friday 13<sup>th</sup> November. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A pond will be placed in bed C2, an arbor will cross both B2
and C2. The arbor will be made out of bamboo as a climbing frame. Climbing beans,<span> </span>cucumber and gourds will be planted there. <span> </span>If time allows, a small herb spiral will be
constructed at the southern end of the garden. The new garden sign will be
placed against the cypress tree on the southern entrance. New soaker hoses will
be purchased <span> </span>for the garden bed. Pea
straw and lucerne hay will be used as mulch. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A temporary pathway will be created across the garden bed to
allow access to the garden. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A gazebo and community space is planned on the northern side,
this will not be constructed in stage 1. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We would like to request another tap be placed in the central
area between beds B1 and C1. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We would like to request 2 cubic metres of compost and 5
cubic metres of top soil for the garden beds. This will cover generally 5cm of
compost and 10cm of top soil. The new garden beds will be 20cm high and most of
the current top soil only 10cm high. The new garden beds E1 and E2 will be
raised to 20cm, this has been included in the calculation.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We request the tap on the southern corner be connected to the
water tank under the medicine building, when possible. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Master plan</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The garden master plan will use all the garden beds east of
the cypress trees. There will be fruit trees planted in the current garden. The
current garden beds will be raised to two sleeper high, to be 40cm high. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There will be new garden beds on the western side to grow
main crops on a larger scale for the Whole Food restaurant, these may include
potatoes, carrots, capsicum, pumpkin, sweet potatoes and others. The gazebo and
community area will be constructed, with a space for a portable BBQ against the
eastern wall. An earth oven will be built for the cooking of pizza and bread.
An outside sink will be located on the southern side to prepare vegetables for
Whole Food restaurant. Another sink will be inside to prepare food. A hothouse
will be located on the northern side for growing seedlings during winter. This
can be converted into a summer shade house. A larger herb spiral will south of
the hothouse. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There will be storage shed against the campus centre in the triangle
area, on the corner. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It is proposed to have more taps to be able to water the
garden. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A garden management plan is current been prepared for the
garden. This will include the background, benefits of the garden to students
and a calendar of operation for each month. <span> </span>A draft will be made available for feedback,
when it is completed early next year. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The development stages are mentioned below.</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Stage 1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Upgrade current garden beds with sleepers. Connect extra tap
in the central area. Taps connected to water tanks under the medicine
buildings. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Stage 2</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Upgrade garden beds to two sleeper high, more compost and
top soil.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Construct tool storage shed against campus centre. Construct
gazebo community space, hothouse and larger herb spiral. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Stage 3</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Construct larger garden beds for main crops to supply whole
food restaurant.</p>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Tim Scott<br>Environment & Social Justice Office<br>Monash Student Association<br><a href="mailto:tim.scott@adm.monash.edu.au">tim.scott@adm.monash.edu.au</a><br><a href="mailto:timscott97@gmail.com">timscott97@gmail.com</a><br>
0411 345 983<br>