Mosswood Teen Center Garden Proposals

AC Mosswood Gardening Sub-commitee PlaceMosswod Park Recreation Library7/15/2010

Presenter: Eric MaunduEmail: info@kijjiigrows.comWebsite: http://kijijigrows.comPhone: Address 1357 5th street #b, Oakland 94607

OPR's mission is to

Expose Enlighten Empower Encourage Educational Excellence

through Recreational Experience

Some Social Problems With Mosswood's Garden

Social Problems

No body maintains the garden areas Not open to public Not engaging Not used as an educating tool

Possible solutions

OPR parks need stewards Maintain volunteer presence Use of modern technology STEM related gardening programs Introduction of entrepreneurial components

Gardening technique problems

Does not conserve waterDuring summer gardens will be dryWeeds take over during raining seasonNutrient deficiencyNot productiveBugs and pestsLabor intensive

Possible Solutions

Irrigation Mulching Use of soil-less mixes Use of compost and worm teas Beneficial Bugs Rain water storage

Some Gardening Problems

Garden Improvement Suggestions

Replace soil in raised beds with coco coir Individual gravity fed irrigation Rain water catchment Compost bins Worm farm Worm / Compost tea brewing station Beneficial bug raising station Seedling and plant nursery Weed barrier on paths

Mosswood Garden 2009

What is Aquaponics

recirculating water systemuses bacteria to compost fish waste into plant nutrientsgrows plants without soil: on gravel and waterproduces two products fish and plants

Advantages Of Aquaponicsuses 2-10% of the water in regular farminggrows food anywhereproduces 10 times as muchsecure source of healthy vegetables and fish

Gardens Currently At Mosswood

Mosswood Aquaponics System Statistics

Mosswood Aquaponics Program

Expansion Room At The Back Of Garden Center

Mosswood Entrepreneurial Program

COMPENSATION:

There shall be no compensation as part of this agreement. Kijiji grows is serving on a volunteersbasis. Any funds collected for this program on behalf of Mosswood/OPR shall go into an agreedfiscal account for oversight with spending approval required by Kijiji and a community designee ofOPR.

REPORTS:Kijiji Grows will provide OPR with quarterly reports with attendance monitored through rec warefor progress, and monitoring for attendance of the emerging ‘Jr. Master Gardener program.

COMPLIANCE: All employees and volunteers of OPR are mandated to go through a finger printing screeningthrough the use of State of California, Department of Justice. Each instructor will go through abackground check, drug test and is required to have a current TB test result on file.

SIGNAGE:

Kijiji shall not have permission to post, hang or install signage on the building or property withoutwritten authorization from OPR. All promotional materials relating to the Mosswood gardens musthave the OPR logo provided by the department.

CAPITOL IMPROVEMENTS: Kijiji shall not make any Capital Improvements, to the Propertywithout first obtaining the written consent from City. If Kijiji makes any Capital Improvements tothe Property, City shall have the option to require Kijiji to remove any such Capital Improvementsmade prior to the end of this Agreement at no cost to City,

Partnership Agreement With OPR

PROGRAM SCOPE

Phase I o Kijiji will work collaboratively with OPR to develop a demonstration project in urban

gardening that can be transformed into a modern urban garden training center. o Mosswood Community Garden will serve as training facility where youth and community

can learn new concepts and alternative farming methods of urban gardening that can betransferred to home use.

Phase II - iGreeno Through computer classes, children and youth the future of urban gardening.o Instruct on how to build the and set up garden boxes, pump system and types of fish used as

well as chemistry, temperatures and other basic aspects of aquaponics required to sustainsuccessful gardening and food source.

o Youth will be required to make a presentation to a school classroom, senior center orrecreation center explaining aquaponics and its significance to the future of urban gardening.

o At programs end each student who has fulfilled the requirements of the entire program willbe given the distinction of ‘Jr. Master Gardener’ certificate.

a) Dinner@6 Food ContributionsDinner@6 a successful OPR program used to teach basic culinary skills and thevalue of good nutrition and its sources. The program focuses on teaching teens howwhat they eat directly affects the mind and body. Youth are able to acquire

Phase III - Entrepreneur Youth Programso Youth will collectively write a business plan.o Youth will be encouraged to collectively run ‘youth entrepreneur projects’, where youth can

participate in running a mini farmers market at Mosswood Park. o Youth will learn through this process urban food production and marketing skills.o Entrepreneur project will cultivate their newly acquired aquaponics gardening knowledge in

a commercial production environment while giving the program some form of financial self-

a) Public Aquaponics Training Programs

The public aquaponic partnership classes for adults, youth, schools and relatedcommunity based organizations have potential for additional revenue generation thatcan be used to help make urban gardening training a self-sustaining program. Theblue print of this program can be used for gardening programs in other parks.

Partnership Agreement With OPR

Upcoming Oakland Aquaponic Projects