STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION AT

Bartram's Garden Community Farm & Food Resource Center

Kambiri Cox | Heather Knizhnik |

Claire Walker

ENVS 410: Clean Water, Green CitiesSpring 2012

• The Farm

• Our Role

• The Project: Timeline | Funding | Workshop

• Challenges

• Reflections

• Acknowledgements

Overview

• Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative (UNI)o Barbara and Edward Netter Center programo Poor nutrition and physical fitness in West Phila.

• Bartram's CFFRCo 3.5 acres, adjacent to Bartram's Garden - new!!!

Ty Holmberg & Chris Bolden-Newsomeo Educationo Urban agriculture accessibility

Community Crop Field• Culturally relevant foods

Community Garden Plots Orchard

The Farm

Franklinia alatamaha, Source: Wikipedia

The Neighborhood and Grounds

• Promote Stormwater Managemento On-site challengeso Rain Barrels

• Community Educationo Signageo Workshops

• Our Timeo Volunteer

Farm Prep/Clean Upo Researcho Design Testing

Our Role

1. Evaluate stormwater management issues on site2. Creating designs for sign3. Application for funding4. Commissioning ANAGRAM Graphics for

production5. Dry-run of rain barrel construction

o Durabilityo Safetyo Cost-effectiveness

6. Rain barrel workshop

Timeline

Donation of rain barrels

CFFRC funds (back-up)

Application for Greg & Susan Walker Endowed Research grant (UPenn EES)• Proposal• Revisions to project plan• Revised proposal submitted

• APPROVED-IN-FULL: $1103

Funding Sources

- 2nd Annual Philadelphia Science Festivalo Grow it, Cook it, Eat it! o Earth Day

- Educational and instructional flyers- On-going demonstrations- Incentive program

o Free materials to construct rain barrelo Pledge 5 hours of volunteering in community

garden

Workshop: April 22nd, 2012

HAVE YOU DONE THIS BEFORE??

LET ME EXPLAIN...

MUST LOVE

OLIVES!

FUN FOR THE

WHOLE FAMILY!

CAN WE USE IT NOW??

WOMEN AT WORK!

COOL! WHERE ELSE DO YOU GUYS WORK?

Extra volunteering

Volunteer Day in community gardens

United By Blue cleanup of Schuylkill River at Bartram's Gardens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=b_pKUwXK_i4

• Needs of CFFRC

- Already had a solid SW mgmt plan

- Adjusted our project to be more in line with their goals (education, community involvement, urban agriculture)

• Getting funding approved!

• Needs of Landscape Architect

-Timeline for swale design

-Collaboration and information sourcing

-Signage

Challenges

• Testing out Homework 1, Problem #3 in the field!

• Contributing to the West Phila. community

• Building a network for future career paths and interests

• Discovering the world of non-profit organizations

• Making connections with topics in future classwork and job experience

• Understanding the relationship between the City’s goals, the work of non-profits, and neighborhood needs

Reflections

Acknowledgements

• Ty Holmberg & Chris Bolden-Newsome, CFFRC

• Kate Farquhar, UPenn Urban Studies

• Howard Neukrug & Anne Schwieger

• Dr. Robert Giegengack, Greg & Susan Walker, & EES Dept

• Ilya Knizhnik

• ....and our hero, Tony (Home Depot)