The RE Patch community garden and demonstration site is enjoying it’s first harvest season.
This urban pea patch lives behind The RE Store in Bellingham, as a part of the The RE Store/RE Sources/Sustainable Living Center compound. It is a fertile and food-bearing example of creative reuse and volunteer elbow grease, guided by the good folks at Bellingham Urban Gardens and Homestead Habitats. Crucial support has come from many local businesses. Since its first work in April, the patch now sports:
- eleven garden plots build from salvaged lumber
- a permaculture native forest edible garden
- a rack of edible mushroom logs
- arbor and picnic bench made from reclaimed building materials by The RE store’s REvision Division
- a rainwater cistern pilot demonstration system with a 900 gallon capacity, thanks to the City Of Bellingham Public Works Department
- compost system and tool shed
Thanks to all our sponsors and volunteers
City of Bellingham Public Works
Tree Frog Farms • Cascadia Mushrooms,
Growsource • Cloud Mountain Farms
Plantas Nativa • The Gardens at Padden Creek
Sunbreak Nursery • Shelterbelt, Inc.
Sunseed Farm • Treemendous Plantworks
Whatcom Conservation District • Joe’s Gardens
The Garden Spot • Earthworks Tree Service
DeWilde’s Nursery • Starkenburg Shavings
Bakerview Nursery & Garden Center