sustainable edible landscaping catherine perino katie guitreau abedalhadi mousa
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Objectives1. To use sustainable landscaping
methods to plant edible plants on LSU’s campus.
2. To use the Sustainable Edible Landscape as an educational display for the LSU community.
3. To develop a campus sustainability map.
Goals Short-term: Plant edible plants between
the Hill Farm and the LSU Recreation Center and make a map of edible plants on campus.
Long-term: To get healthy, fresh, and free fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers to the LSU community.
Benefits Provides fresh, sustainable food free for
the student body Helps beautify and "green" the LSU
campus Students can learn about edibles that do
well in this part of the state and hopefully encourage them to plant their own edibles at home in order to live a more sustainable lifestyle
Florida Gulf Coast University-Food Forest
Loyola University-Map of Edible Plants
University of Minnesota Duluth-Edible Landscapes
Other Universities
Progress Last Semester Met Jay Ransom and Fred Fellner Corrected the location of Hill Farm on
Google Maps Made a detailed budget Plant Donations:-Arcola Nursery
10 Blueberry bushes
Progress This Semester Created the SEL Protocol Made a Layout Plant Donations-Perino’s Nursery
6 Fig, 6 blueberry, 6 Kumquat, and 6 Plum trees
Got Soil Test Student Government Bill Passed!?!? Made four rain barrels and had them
painted on Spring Greening Day
Project BudgetPlant Material:-10 fig trees * $10.00 each = $100.00-10 Blueberry trees * $10.00 each = $100.00-8 Kumquat trees * $13.50 each = $108.00-6 Plums * $13.50 = $81.00- 3 Satsuma trees * $13.50 each = $40.50- 1 Japanese persimmon= $30.00- 1 Loquat= $30.00 - 2 Mulberries* $25.00= $50.00- 2 Bananas * $10.00= $20.00-5 Rosemary plants * $2.50 each = $12.50-5 Thyme plants * $2.50 each = $12.50-5 Oregano plants * $2.50 each = $12.50- 5 Sage plants * $2.50 each = $12.50- 2 Mint Plants * $2.50= $5.00-1 Rose Bush * $10.00 = $10.00-1 Hibiscus * $10.00 = $10.00
Other Material:-2 concrete benches by the beds * $200.00 = $400.00-1 compost bin * $50.00= $50.00-10 Bags of Mulch*$2.50 each = $25.00-10 Bags of Soil * $1.25 each = $12.50-1 Rain Catcher * $250.00 = $250.00-1 Cinder Block Raised Bed * $50.00 = $50.00-1 Wooden Raised Bed *$100.00 = $100.00-Irrigation System = $150.00-Plaques /Labels = $189.50
Sub Total= $1,921.50Minus $125.00 (Items we already have)TOTAL= $1,796.50
Tentative Installation Timeline Present: Contact facility services about
transportation of mulch and materials June 5: Deadline for finalized landscape plan June 10-15: Mark plots June 15-16: Spray with herbicide July 1: Till beds – spray again if necessary July 15-30: Incorporate supplemental nutrients,
organic matter and bedding material August 1-15: Finalize syllabus and plans with Bob
Mirabello for his fall installation maintenance class. September 1- October 15: Install plants, mulch, set
up rain barrels, signage, drainage, etc.