RUSKIN PARK SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT

THE PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF RUSKIN PARK THROUGH ENVIRONMENTALLY ROBUST PRACTICES OF GROWING LOCAL FOOD, IMPROVING RESILIENCE TO DROUGHT AND FLOODING, AND HORTICULTURE IN THE PARK; AND DEMONSTRATE THESE PRACTICES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH TRAINING, ADVICE, VOLUNTEERING AND GUIDANCE. OBJECTIVES – CREATE A COMMUNITY RAIN GARDEN – INSTALL DOWNPIPES TO CAPTURE WATER FOR COMMUNITY FOOD-GROWING INCLUDING VERTICAL VEGETABLE GARDEN, HYDROPONIC AND AQUAPONIC SYSTEMS – REMOVE PAVING SLABS AND LAY RECYCLED POROUS PAVERS – CLEARING, AND UNDERPLANTING THE ENTRANCE – THINNING, PRUNING AND PLANTING THE “AMERICAN” BORDER – EDGE MAIN PATHWAYS THROUGH THE PARK