5 Minute Briefing for Wildwood Elementary School Permaculture Garden Project.

1. UMass Permaculture Initiative
Permaculture in the Pioneer Valley

2.  Who: The Pioneer Valley Community
 Students, Teachers, Parents, Staff, Custodians, Community
Members, All Things Living
 12 students. 3 working groups. 3 Amherst Elementary Schools.
 Principal: Nick Yaffe Head of Facilities: Ron Bohonowicz
 What: Permaculture Garden Design and Implementation
 Where: Where should this years installment be?
 When: Class ends in May. Then what?
 Why: To extend the UMass Permaculture Initiative to the
greater Community.

3.  Ongoing process
 How to involve as much of the community as possible.
 Garden should be easily accessible for teachers to use
for class.
 Facilities Maintenance concerns are snow removal,
mowing, bees and hornets (from the apple trees that
were planted last year), and are willing to help with
installation but not maintenance.
 Long Term Sustainability

4.  Last year 2 apple trees were planted in from of the
school.
 Teachers have voiced a need for a “safe route” to walk
to kids to the garden.
 Behind the school is an open grass field that doesn’t
drain well and is used as a recess play area
 The perimeter of the site has more sloping topography
 There are multiple spigots for water.
 Some pre-existing shade trees, but a need for more for
summer programs.

5.  Where do you think this years installment should be?
 Other ideas, suggestions, or questions
 How to get involved?
 Call or email me 978 726 2387 mkotfila@gmail.com
 Build Community
 Have Fun
 Tell Our Story
 Empower Children
 Get Our Hands Dirty

6.  Personal Interview with Ron Bohonowicz
 ARPS.org