RISD Demo Garden

Demo Garden Featured in the All-Nighter

2011-12-02T06:35:00.000-08:00

The All-Nighter, RISD's student run online publication, featured an article on the Demo Garden in their Spotlight series. Super cool!

See the article here: http://all-nighter.com/spotlight/demo-garden/

Harvest Party Recap

2011-12-02T06:33:00.000-08:00

The harvest party was a blast. Thank you to everyone who cooked food, ate the food, and participated.

Harvest Party next Friday

2011-10-21T08:01:00.001-07:00

Harvest Party

2011-10-14T06:52:00.000-07:00

Save the Date

Demo Garden Harvest Party

October 28th Friday

6pm in the garden

Pumpkin curry, pea shoot stir fry, bread with herb butter, and more!

RSVP and share via facebook.

Workday Success!

2011-09-30T05:25:00.000-07:00

We made great progress in the garden on our first garden workday. The group discussed interests and priorities for the coming semester. Stay tuned for details about the upcoming harvest party, pickling workshop, and build your own herb garden events.

Enjoy some of the photos from the event below. Images courtesy of Ilya Brukhman.

First Garden Workday of the Semester

2011-09-13T17:13:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

The storm in August gave a beating to the Demo Garden. Join us on Sunday at Noon in the garden for some cleaning, weeding, and starting new seeds for Autumn Harvest. Any questions? Send an email to demogarden@risd.edu

Spring Garden Party

2011-04-17T12:43:00.000-07:00

Publish Post

Great turnout for the Spring Garden Party! We planted seeds, did general cleaning, made sun prints, and soaked up the sun.

A good Raspberry Year ahead!

2011-04-16T11:06:00.001-07:00

The raspberries are now entering their second year of being planted in the Demo Garden. As you can see, there will be many many more offshoot plants this year compared to last. When the time comes for harvest, I know exactly what to do! (make a pie, of course. see a recipe here: http://www.examiner.com/food-in-providence/raspberry-pie-recipe-with-fresh-raspberries)

Composting for the Garden

2011-04-16T11:03:00.000-07:00

Our friends at the Met Cafe (part of student dining on campus) showed us their composting system. They compost their vegetable scraps in large containers that are about half full of cut cardboard. Every few days, they turn the veggie scraps with the cardboard. Then, a company picks up the mixture and continues to compost it to completion.

The Spring Garden

2011-04-16T11:00:00.000-07:00

We seeded cold hardy vegetables in the raised beds about three weeks ago. The combination of rain and rising temperatures have given us great results! Kale, Spinach, Beets, Lettuce, and Snow Peas are all coming up nicely!

Cold Frame Installation

2011-04-16T10:56:00.001-07:00

We assembled the cold frame for the garden back in February. Using the cold frame will allow us to get a jump start on growing summer vegetables. Read about cold frames here: http://www.savvygardener.com/Features/cold_frames-hotbeds.html

Photos from October's Harvest Festival

2011-04-16T10:49:00.000-07:00

Spring Garden Party!

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HARVEST FESTIVAL

2010-10-17T08:28:00.001-07:00

The RISD Demo Garden is hosting its very first Harvest Dinner Party this Friday October 22nd from 6:30-8:30pm. We will have food featuring fresh herbs from the garden and locally produced vegetables. Come and enjoy the cool weather with a cup of hot cider!

We ate the food / We got the energy: recap 'food as energy' workshop

2010-04-26T13:28:00.001-07:00

Hannah Marcotti's general rule when it comes to tasting her healthy and admittedly off-color creations is to continue tasting and trying steadily for a week before making up your mind. But after our first gulp, we had no problem disobeying: from organic smoothies to fudge, we were astounded at how nutritious and surprisingly delicious her recipes were.

FRESH screening

2010-04-26T13:26:00.001-07:00

Revised Calendar (New/Changed Dates!)

2010-04-19T08:13:00.000-07:00

Don't Forget!

2010-04-12T11:47:00.001-07:00

Plant Sale!

2010-03-22T13:54:00.000-07:00

A new event for the calendars: On March 15th we'll be taking trips to the Southside Community Land Trust's annual plant sale from RISD. More details to come in the future. Hope this beautiful weather has everyone jumping with joy and wanting to plant!

After Photos / Broken to Bountiful

2010-03-10T19:39:00.000-08:00

Over ten new planters, made from the remains of freshmen foundation easels, are happily sprouting herbs and vegetables in RISD dorms and apartments!

'From Broken to Bountiful' Workshop

2010-02-25T21:38:00.000-08:00

"Where do easels go when they die?"

Well, since you're old

enough now to know the truth, they are banished to the dark and foreboding easel graveyard. However, we've come to give these

discarded souls some new use.

Using broken easels, we'll make & plant portable planter boxes to fit in your dorm or room, with knowledge of how much (o

r little) sunlight you get in your planter's future home.

March 7th

dexter garage, 187 benefit st space is limited - email

dmiller01@g.risd.edu to reserve your spot.

BEFORE:

AFTER: (You'll have to wait until March 7th to see!)

Spring is in the Air!

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risd demo garden .

s p r i n g 2 0 1 0

march

4 film screening ‘the garden’ this oscar-nominated documentary follows a group of low-income families struggling to protect a 14-acre

urban farm in the middle of south central l.a. tap room @ 8:30 pm

7 ‘from broken to bountiful’ using discarded easels, make & plant a portable planter box to fit in your room! come equipped

with knowledge of how much (or little) sunlight you get in your planter's future home. dexter garage, 187 benefit st. @ 1-4 pm

space is limited - email dmiller01@g.risd.edu to reserve your spot.

18film screening ‘FRESH the movie’ join us for this rare screening & learn how to join the green food revolution. tap room @ 8:30 pm

april

10 ‘her[ban] forage’ w/ rachael elmaleh of little bird herbs . prowl the streets of providence in search of native herbs & then make

them into healing tonics! nature lab . herb[an] forage @ 11am . herbal remedy workshop @ 12

24 ‘food as energy’ w/ health coach, hannah marcotti of hannah’s harvest. absorb her wisdom, engage in a hands-on cooking lesson

& eat the results. nature lab @ 11am space is limited - email dmiller01@g.risd.edu to reserve your spot.

may

8 ‘summer!’ plant the risd demo garden w/ summer vegetables - tools & lemonade provided. 30 waterman street @ 11 am

Bombs Away!

2010-02-09T13:27:00.000-08:00

Armed with compost and wildflower seeds, the RISD Demo Garden's seed bomb workshop exploded with guerilla-ready gardeners.

We crafted 'seed bombs,' a mixture of clay, compost, and seed rolled into balls. After drying, the bombs can be thrown into fields, gardens, plots, nooks, and crannies to break and spread seeds.

With over 300 bombs made, expect to see a more flowery

Providence come Spring time!