Press Rease: Edible Garden-in-a-Box

Release No. 0110.01
Elana Fox (720) 544-2870

EDIBLE GARDEN-IN-A-BOX OFFERED THROUGH
THE CENTER FOR RESOURCE CONSERVATION

COLORADO, Jan 12, 2010 – The Jefferson Conservation District, in partnership with the Center for ReSource Conservation and The TSR Group, would like to announce the addition of an edible garden to the Garden-in-a-Box program for the 2010 season.

Garden-in-a-Box is a non-profit program run by the Center for ReSource Conservation intended to simplify water-wise gardening by providing professional ‘plant-by-numbers’ designs, a selection of xeriscape plants, and planting and care instructions at low cost to residents in participating cities. In 2009, the cities of Boulder, Golden, Longmont and Loveland participated in this program.

Designed by Jenny Redmond, Director of The TSR Group, this edible garden features perennial herbs and annual vegetables in a design that promotes efficient water use and scenic edible landscapes. Redmond states, “Edible gardening is at the core of what I believe we need to do with our landscapes. This is a really great program because it makes it easy for people to follow the plant-by-number design and care instructions.”

Elana Fox, the Jefferson Conservation District’s Urban Agriculture Program Coordinator and an AmeriCorps OSM/VISTA volunteer adds, “Sustainable urban landscaping is not just about xeric plants, it is about creating an environment that can sustain our urban lifestyle. Edible urban gardens are both useful and beautiful, the perfect addition to our homes and communities.”

The edible design, along with other xeric designs available through the Garden-in-a-Box program, will available for viewing on February 1, 2010 and for purchase in participating cities beginning March 1, 2010.

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The Jefferson Conservation District (JCD) promotes stewardship of the land in Jefferson, Clear Creek and Gilpin counties. The JCD’s Urban Agriculture Program aims to improve access to agricultural activities and locally produced food in urban Jefferson County.

The Center for ReSource Conservation is a Boulder-based non-profit organization which empowers the community to conserve natural resources.

The TSR Group offers unique spatial information methodologies and outstanding professional design services to the land development industries that increase project efficiency, improve design quality and reduce costs by centralizing and standardizing project information.