Big Canoe has launched its maiden voyage with an ambitious project to create an urban farm and community education site on a 1/2 acre lot on Sanford Avenue in heart of Central Columbia.
Click here to view the site plan.

The site is being used for:

• Market Garden Space
• Sustainable Home Food Production Demonstration Space
• Compost Demonstration Sites
• Native Plant Demonstration Sites
• Converting the Home into a Certified Food Processing Center
• Creating a Learning Space for future gardeners and young people

During the 2007 warm-weather growing season we will be having open work days and evenings. Click here for more information.

OTHER FOCUS AREAS

In addition, Big Canoe participants have undertaken a comprehensive visioning and planning process to build the long-term foundation for the organization. Areas of focus for the organization will include:

• Creating a network of public garden-parks that include areas for food production, wildlife habitat, native plant conservation and outdoor experiential education.
• Designing educational programming that facilitates at-home gardening and conservation plantings in place of lawns.
• Nurturing the growth of existing and emerging locally-owned enterprises that focus on sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, appropriate technology, affordable housing and a vibrant local culture.
• Providing real-life, hands-in-the-dirt experiences for the next generation to spark long-term interest and excitement in regional conservation efforts.
• Supporting policies that support long-term environmental and economic sustainability for the region.
  

Site plan for the community garden
(click for a larger view)