Garden Committee
The Garden Committee maintains and operates the MakeICT garden. This garden is located in the courtyard of the makerspace. This includes the yard area inside the sidewalk from the South Wing to West Wing doors; The Pavillion; And a 8,500 square foot Organic Community Garden comprised of communal and rental space.
Leadership
Lead: Piper Thomas
Co-Lead: Tessa Garlough-Jones
Preferred Method of Contact: piper.thomas@makeict.org
Responsibilites & Expectations
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain a Garden.
- Organize classes related to gardening
- Provide information on gardening in an area on our forum
Expectations
- Do not pick crops or flowers from any plot that is not your own. Community plot harvesting guidelines will be posted during the seasons; generally speaking, garden volunteers receive first choice and remaining crops will be placed for general MakeICT member use and/or donated to area community food banks. Pollinator Garden flowers are never to be picked as they serve as food resources for pollinators.
- The MakeICT Garden is an organic space. Do not use unapproved fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, weed repellents or any other products that will affect other plots. Please refer to The National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances for allowable chemicals.
- The Pollinator Garden next to the south doors is a completely pesticide free space - even organic pesticides are forbidden as they will affect butterflies, bees and moths. Only biological control insects (such as ladybugs for aphids) are allowed.
- Noxious weeds are prohibited. Invasive plants which are not designated noxious weeds are only allowed in above ground containers. This includes the mint family. You are responsible for researching what you purchase/plant to know if it is considered invasive in Kansas/horticultural zone 6b.
Training & Authorization
Notice:
No Authorizations are necessary to utilize this area to its full extent.
Classes:
[Add Table Here]
Volunteer Opportunities:
[Add Table Here]
Important Docs/Forms
Documents
Resources from Master Gardeners:
[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tuH1HEsmSdDRdAW612nTzFsn2SI8LeMm?usp=sharing]
Rental Agreement
Pollinator Garden
The Pollinator Garden is located on the south west side of the South entrance, currently bounded by the sidewalk and the west edge of the south wing of the building.
National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (for Organic Gardening)
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-7/subtitle-B/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-205/subpart-G
Other resources
Media:Soil_sample_2_NW_corner_MakeICT_garden.pdf
Media:Soil_sample_1_East_half_MakeICT_garden.pdf
Media:Soil_sample_3_SW_corner_MakeICT_garden.pdf
Media:Pollinator_Garden_Soil_Test_Results_2022.pdf
Gardening Online Resources (includes Sedgwick County Extension Links)
Commitment approved at the March 18, 2021 Board meeting. The MakeICT Garden Area was formed in the April 21st 2022 MakeICT Board Meeting with the motion: "The Garden Committee is formally requesting designation as an Area. Should the Board act favorably towards this motion, we propose that the Garden Lead be Sean Sandefur. Furthermore, the Garden Committee shall remain intact and steer garden rules, communal planting, and events."
