Sustainable Indiana is a a non-profit organization chartered in the State of Indiana. Our purpose is to promote environmental awareness and sustainability in general, educate people about current issues of vital importance, such as Peak Oil and Global Climate Change, and provide an environment in which other individuals and groups who are working toward these goals can get together and share information and resources. All projects of the organization will be conducted transparently, so that others who are interested in implementing similar projects in their own community will be able to "clone" these projects locally.
We have already started our soil amendment process by raking in some leaves which were graciously donated to us by the Town of Waynetown. Next, we will be adding manure to further enrich the soil for the 2010 gardening season.
Sustainable Indiana, Inc. is also very excited to announce our next major project. We will be creating a "Green Directory" for Montgomery County. Those who want to find out how to hook up with groups and businesses that have a "green" focus will be able to find them in this directory. The plan is to eventually produce hard copies to be distributed through various channels. For starters, we will host the directory on our website. If you know a group or business that should be in the directory, please contact us at: brad@sustainableindiana.org
We have completed our very first season at the Crawfordsville Community Garden and are busy making soil amendments for the 2010 gardening season! Thank you everybody for helping to make this a reality! The checks for the refund of half the garden fee have been mailed out. However, since I didn't keep all the applications together, it's possible that I missed one. Please contact Brad if you complied with all of the Garden Rules (including getting your plot cleared at the end of the season) and didn't get your check, yet.
In 2010, we will start focusing more on the educational potential of a Community Garden. If you know of any groups that want to hear about community gardening, please contact Brad. We would really like to see groups take some plots in the garden next season, particularly children's groups (such as scouting troups, church youth groups, etc...).