• Bob Heywood posted an update in the group Group logoNews & Updates: 1 year, 10 months ago

    Hi all!
    At the Monday group meeting there was a discussion that centered on Sonya’s suggestion that those of us who are part of the collective watering group consider creating watering subgroups to ease the burdan of trying to water 20 plots at a crack. My simple math skills reveal that if you can put the watering rig togeher in 15 minutes,…[Read more]

  • Bob Heywood posted an update in the group Group logoWater: 1 year, 11 months ago

    Hi!

    Thanks for the Plot list. I was scheduled to water yesterday (8 June), but your note indicated that the task had been done, and it looked like there was a red line through my name on the calendar. I decided to go over and see how things looked around 7PM. All the plots on the list seemed pretty dry, so I just went ahead and did them…[Read more]

  • Hi! Just a note to let you all know that my company is most proactive to help groups in which employees are involved with production of signs and graphics. Our website is http://www.benchmarkimaging.com I think we should do something with our UV printer on painted plywood… here is a link describing the process……[Read more]

    • @Bob — this is great info to know and great that your company helps their employees’ causes! Jessica is coordinating the sign efforts and we decided, for now, that we want the sign to be wood and hand-painted but I know we’ll have needs for printing in the future!

  • Bob Heywood posted a new activity comment: 2 years, 4 months ago

    In reply to: Ann posted an update in the group News & Updates: WE NEED YOUR INPUT! Please take some time to read this blog post. It is an analysis of the legislation that the City of Chicago is considering regarding urban […] View

    I also agree in general with Emily’s thoughtful assessment. But I do understand the thinking behind limiting the composting. It is one thing to compost on a small scale in one’s back yard. But, unless the composting is properly managed in a community setting, problems related to the improper disposal of garbage can become an issue. I guess…[Read more]