Permaculture Class in Delhi Edible Garden

A couple of years ago, on a dark and stormy night—the night before Thanksgiving, in fact—I worked the last Enright CSA packout of the 2011 season with Amy Stross. It was muddy and cold and generally gross, and we had an absolutely wonderful time.

Everyone who came to get their shares was in a holiday mood, and we had to keep moving to avoid freezing in place, so the time passed quickly and before we knew it, the produce was picked up and we cleaned up and headed home. It’s one of my best memories of the co-operative nature of the urban farm headquartered in Price Hill.

Amy and her husband Vince started their own co-operative gardening venture the next season, the Hillside Community Garden in Delhi. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend going out on a Wednesday evening or Saturday morning to see what they’ve done with the hillside behind Mt. St. Joseph College. It’s a wonder; there were herbs and onions and strawberries when I was there in late spring, and I’m sure there’s even more growing now.

But that’s not their only garden project. They’ve also landscaped their own front yard in Delhi with edible plants. It is the neatest thing to see, very lovely and it just goes to show you that landscaping does not have to be just for the eye—it can make your stomach happy, too. And Amy and Vince are going to share some of their secrets at an upcoming Civic Garden Center class in permaculture that will be held in their yard.

The class is scheduled for next Saturday, July 20, from 10 a.m. to noon. Cost is $10 per person, and you can register for the class online at the Civic Garden Center’s website.