2811 Hillsborough Rd
Attention: Cozy one-BR apt. in the CommunEcos house, a classic bungalow in Old West Durham. The unit is available with discount for an experienced volunteer willing to collaborate with our garden project.
The new tenant/collaborator will be assisting CommunEcos with the garden and helping us expand the educational component of the project
1-BR residential unit in classic bungalow - new renovation - available Aug. 1 for 10-month lease in Old West Durham, convenient to Ninth St. / Duke campus. $200 discount for experienced gardener/organizer applicable to rent of unit. We're seeking someone interested in collaborating with our team on garden activities and community outreach to expand the educational activities connected with our urban garden project that grows healthy food for Fed Up, a local food distribution coalition serving food-insecure families in Durham. Our goal is expand our hands-on workshops about organic gardening, sustainable lifestyles and more humane and creative models for managing local foodsheds.
Click below for a visual tour of how our garden project grew in the last six months:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1z7May3lndPWgWuOnvIKIJE01AumoMc69VKm46KjJMiE/edit#slide=id.p
Our non-profit, CommunEcos, created the project in winter 2021. The house site has a small
DIY greenhouse in back (sunny south
side), several raised beds, a rain cube
and rain barrels, dry storage shed. Our larger in-ground garden
space is across the street. Also onsite: a rain garden, a tiny partly-lined
pond and a productive pecan tree in front.
For educational use we have a dozen folding chairs, utility tables, easy-to-use pop-up 12x12 canopy, materials for second canopy, many educational materials - including slide shows, workshop aids, video projector and screen, and book collection on organic gardening, cooking, repair/DIY projects, renewable energy, climate change and environmental themes.
We will commit volunteer time and funds to develop the project, including mentoring, supplies, a website, planning/hosting workshops, volunteer activities and community outreach --depending on the nature of the project as it evolves. We would like the garden project to have a strong educational component, but are open to multiple models -incl. social entrepreneurship.
Contact Sandy: at scsmith@email.unc.edu to arrange for showings and get application materials.