Adaptive Gardening
A To-Do List
Find other people near you interested in adaptive gardening
Get to know them What are your (collective) needs
What is everyone growing What is needed to grow/access it Plan and arrange plants/ building days P
lan long term garden planning/ seed starting
Plan meets w/ neighbors
Plan planting/ building days
Coordinate when you will germinate your plant starts or Direct sow your seeds
Plan garden meets and garden maintenance parties with the neighbors closest to you
Plan garden meets and garden harvest parties. Harvesting is MUCH easier with a group.
Plan Garden meets and Food Preservation parties
Plan Food Swap Days. Folks end up with extra produce. Share or trade with the other adaptive gardeners near you.
Known Community Needs
(Olympia area members)
Gardens need to be tailored to produce items for Special/Restricted diets
Gardeners requested ways to add more seating in their garden areas
Tailor gardens for people with limited reach
Add handrails in the garden: functional, but also nice looking
Tips and tricks for gardening with chronic pain
Tailoring gardens to folks who use power chairs and walkers
Tips for gardening with arthritis/getting resources for arthritis friendly tools
Planting low care plants for folks w/ chronic illnesses
Planting hardy plants for people who are unable to water frequently
Creating wicking pots (self watering containers) for interested garden members
Creating 3 foot wide paved walkways for members who use mobility aids or are otherwise unsteady
Making existing walkways Power Chair friendly
Creating Scent gardens and BRIGHT Color blocked gardens for our blind/visually impaired members
Creating a scent/texture gardens as requested for ‘sensory seekers
Gardeners (I’ve spoken with) Want to do the following:
Make more connections with the wider community
Make more friends
Get tips and tricks on growing items that are allowed by their special diets
Garden to combat food insecurity
Discuss how to help our low income community neighbors
Discuss on how to make BOTH the home and garden adapt to current needs
Plan and host regular meetings multiple times a month
Have cooking parties
Make multigenerational friends
Host “Bread and Jam Shares” ( @justaquickquestion , they LOVED that idea! I figure your bread share+ my canning party= Bread and Jam shares! )
