Community Garden
| A groundbreaking ceremony was held in
Guadalupe Gardens on Wednesday, February 13, for an
innovative new community garden – the first community garden
in California to be irrigated with recycled water. It is a
joint project of the City of San Jose, South Bay Water
Recycling, and Guadalupe River Park Conservancy. Partial funding for the
garden was provided by the WateReuse Foundation through a
grant to the Friends in 2004.
The one-acre garden will be located at the intersection of Walnut and Asbury streets, just north of Taylor Street. It will be the 19th community garden in the City of San Jose when it is completed in August 2008. There will be 33 plots in total, including 4 raised beds that are wheelchair-accessible. San Jose residents may sign up now for a garden plot by contacting Manny Perez, San Jose Community Garden Coordinator at Manuel.Perez@sanjoseca.gov or 408-793-5533. San Jose City Councilmember Sam Liccardo, speaking at the groundbreaking, hailed the new garden as a site for residents to grow their own produce, flowers and herbs, but also for its role in enhancing the Mayor’s Green Vision for the city. One element of the Green Vision is to recycle or beneficially reuse 100 percent of our wastewater, or 100 million gallons per day. “As the first garden of its kind in California to be irrigated with recycled water this community garden is an excellent example of a public private partnership doing good while going ‘green’,” said Councilmember Liccardo. More information on recycled water use in San Jose can be found at www.sbwr.com, the website for South Bay Water Recycling. The community garden and its pioneering use of recycled water for irrigation illustrates the role of Guadalupe River Park & Gardens as an outdoor classroom where adults and children can learn about horticulture, environmental stewardship, and the region’s agricultural heritage.
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Garden
Features • Newest addition to San Jose’s city-wide Community Gardens program • Developed by the City of San Jose, South Bay Water Recycling, and Friends of Guadalupe River Park & Gardens • Addresses the Mayor’s Green Vision goal to recycled or reuse 100% of our wastewater (100 million gallons a day) • Furthers the mission of Guadalupe Gardens to be a demonstration site for environmentally-friendly gardening • First community garden in California to be irrigated with recycled water • One acre in size --- state-of-the-art design • 29 individual plots for gardeners • 4 wheelchair-accessible raised beds • Shade structure, picnic tables, barbeque, compost bins, tool shed, and a sink for washing produce • Centrally located and accessible by public transportation • Restrooms nearby in Columbus Park |
Click here to see a
full version of this flyer. (885 KB .pdf file)
Corbin Schneider, Project Architect, Verde Design, Inc.
Kathleen Muller, Project Manager
Phil Sims, President, Guadalupe River Park Conservancy
Sam Liccardo, City Council member, District 3
Mansour Nasser, South Bay Water Recycling
Julie Edmonds-Mares, Asst. Dir., PRNS
Leslee Hamilton, Executive Director, Guadalupe River Park Conservancy
Leslee Hamilton, Executive Director, Guadalupe River Park Conservancy
Mansour Nasser, South Bay Water Recycling
Phil Sims, President, Guadalupe River Park Conservancy
Sam Liccardo, City Council member, District 3
The site of the community garden is the corner of Spring Street and
Walnut Street, just north of Taylor Street.
To see a gallery of all the pictures from the groundbreaking, click here.
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