Can you help us work out how to build a huge rasied bed shaped as the world? - Garden Plants and Gardening Forum

Community Links · 07-09-2009, 04:20 AM

We are a charity based in London and are just taking over the local city farm. We want to start a food growing venture which involves people from as big a variety of communities as possible.

I've had this idea of creating a huge map of the world made of raised beds, upto around 100m wide, in which volunteers grow the appropriate plants in the relevant part of the world. However I'd like some help taking this idea from concept to a practical plan. I'd particularly like to work out

- How to make it accessible for everyone?
- What to build the raised beds of the walls with?
- How high to make the walls?
- How to tackle potential vandalism / dogs?
- How to get access to the centre of the continents?

I'd be very grateful for any advice, suggestions you can offer,

Chris

smgardener · 07-10-2009, 08:21 PM

Sounds like an amazing project, hope you can get some help on this.

07-09-2009, 04:20 AM	#1
Community Links Green Gardener Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1	Can you help us work out how to build a huge rasied bed shaped as the world? We are a charity based in London and are just taking over the local city farm. We want to start a food growing venture which involves people from as big a variety of communities as possible. I've had this idea of creating a huge map of the world made of raised beds, upto around 100m wide, in which volunteers grow the appropriate plants in the relevant part of the world. However I'd like some help taking this idea from concept to a practical plan. I'd particularly like to work out - How to make it accessible for everyone? - What to build the raised beds of the walls with? - How high to make the walls? - How to tackle potential vandalism / dogs? - How to get access to the centre of the continents? I'd be very grateful for any advice, suggestions you can offer, Chris

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07-10-2009, 08:21 PM	#2
smgardener Grounds Keeper Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 161 Blog Entries: 9 Images: 10	Sounds like an amazing project, hope you can get some help on this.