The Hawley Hamlet

(2008 – 2013)

DisclaimerNothing I am sharing with you today is original.Anything of value you take away from this presentation

was swiped from somebody smarter and more experienced than myself… (Who undoubtedly swiped it from somebody else.)

That’s how gardening works. It’s a humbling art that’s passed from one person to

another… And chancy, because you never know what the weather (and now Climate Change) will bring.

Getting out in the garden gives you an appreciation for where your food comes from.

Home, Sweet Home (circa 1990)

… The ‘Work-in-Progress’ (as of February 2013)

…and as of July 2013

Our Lawn-free Front Yard with Bee-friendly, Drought-tolerant Perennials

Growing Food for Bees and People in the Public Right-of-Way

Looking for the ‘Huh’ Factor ( *Notice all the lawns up the block… )

What the Neighbors have to look at…

* Note the roof-top Solar Panels

Hamlet Heat Islands‘Live and Learn’

The Movie Stars

As featured on NET’s “Backyard Farmer”

Plat map for ‘The Hamlet’ – our city block bounded by 25th & 26th Streets and ‘T’ & ‘U’ Streets in the Hawley Neighborhood Historic District near Downtown Lincoln (photo taken 2010)

Aerial photo of ‘The Hamlet’ city block (photo taken 2011)

United Nations: “Of the 100 crop species that provide 90 percent of the world’s food, over 70 are pollinated by bees.”

A panoramic view of part of The Hamlet’s half-acre neighborhood garden & orchard in the interior of the block (photo taken July 2012)

Plat map for ‘The Hamlet’ – our city block bounded by 25th & 26th Streets and ‘T’ & ‘U’ Streets in the Hawley Neighborhood Historic District near Downtown Lincoln (photo taken 2010)

‘Live and Learn’

The Corn Patch

The Winter Garden

The Urban Gardener’s GoalTo put something home-grown on the table every day — whether it’s fresh, stored, canned, dried or frozen.

In an urban environment, ‘self-sufficiency’ will never be a viable option. There simply isn’t enough ground available to grow the calorie crops necessary for our diet.

But even at the city block level, we can be growing fresh greens year-round, preserving our garden harvest, and keeping bees and a couple of chickens for eggs.

We’ll be making more efficient and responsible use of available resources, getting plenty of exercise and giving ourselves a daily reminder of how that food got on the table.

Locavore: One who eats foods grown locally whenever possible, generally within 50-100 miles of home.

Locavores connect more closely with their food sources by supporting local farmers and businesses — relishing in the pleasure of eating fresher, more nutritious foods while reducing the carbon footprint of food production, packaging and transportation.

Omaha Local Foodshed

Lincoln Local Foodshed

Nebraska Regional Foodshed

Photo Credits• Jean Lewis, JeanLewisPhotography.net• Doug Boyd, Lincoln Green by Design• Jacob Hannah, Lincoln Journal Star• Jeff Nelson, Hamlet neighbor

PublicityBackyard Farmer: “Growing Your Own Food”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU0EpplTtT4

Backyard Farmer: “Urban Chickens”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg63teQDB_0

City of Lincoln Department of Urban Development: “The Urban Page” http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/city/urban/reports/pdf/urbanpg/v17i2s13.pdf