Astazi a fost o zi ploioasa de primavara si cu totii stim ce inseamna apa in gradina: abundenta!!!
Coordonati de dna.inv.Puiduc copiii de la clasa pregatitoare Scoala 116 au venit sa exploreze ce inseamna "verde" : activitati didactice cu materiale naturale, principii de design in permacultura, transplantare de rasaduri, intalnirea cu plantele aromatice, aprins focul cu lemne, joaca in aer liber
Proiectul Flower Power este o colaborare intre Gradina din Gura Siriului si Asociatia CPDIS, un proiect de Cooperare de scala mica co-finantat de Erasmus+
.jpeg)
.jpeg)
.jpeg)
Am inceput sa compostam la inceputul proiectului, in anul 2013 cand am pus la punct gradina in gaura de cheie de mai jos insa cu timpul am tot adus modificari datorita: cererii tot mai mari pentru compostare a comunitatii, cresterea gradului de urbanizare locala.
Asadar am inceput cu un keyhole garden(wiki link) apoi in 2019 am continuat cu amenajarea unei zone mai generoase de compostare construita din paleti in urma cererii tot mai mari pentru preluare.
In 2020, datorita urbanizarii si popularii zonei , am regandit total zona de compostare astfel incat sa fie accesibila si mult mai igienica (eliminand rozatoarele care ajutau la descompunerea compostului insa nu erau dezirabile in noul context) prin amplasarea butoaie de plastic cu diferite grade de comunicare cu aerul pentru a asigura descompunerea aeroba ( avantaje: lipsa agentilor patogeni datorita caldurii rezultate in proces, cel mai scazut grad de poluare olfactiva si generare de gaze toxice).
In prezent preluam compost in butoaiele din fata gradinii si va rugam sa respectati infograficele afisate pentru a evita contaminarea compostului.
Pentru mai multe detalii despre compost si colectarea compostului ne puteti gasi pe FB.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
We started collecting compost since the beggining of our project, in 2013 when we raised the keyhole garden pictured bellow but as time passed we have been continuously modified our compost area design because: the number of collecting requests grew and also the urbanisation degree grew.
So we started with a keyhole garden then in 2019 we continued with making one more open area from recycled pallets as the request for composting grew.
In 2020 another change made us rethink all our composting strategy: the sudden urban growth of the area. So the new composting area nedeed to be more accesible and more hygienic (the rodents that helped decomposing the compost were not desirable in the new context) by setting up plastic barels (reused) with different levels of air transfer to assure the aerobic decomposition (pros: the lack of pathogen agents due to the heat resulted in the process, the lowest olfactory and toxic gases pollution).
Nowadays we are collecting compost in the barrels in front of the garden and we kindly ask to read the infographics so we can avoid compost contamination.
For more details about compost and collecting you can find us on FB.
  | |||||
| 2020 Straturi inaltate fertilizate cu compost // Raised beds fertilised with compost |
 |
| 2021 Zona de compostare facuta din paleti -reamenajare // Compost area made with pallets - rehabilitation |
 |
| 2021 Infografice pentru zona de colectat compost // Infographics for the collective compost area |
 |
| 2021 Cercetand variabilele compostarii // Researching composting variables |
 |
| 2021 deasupra compostului se arunca un strat de material bogat in carbon (rumegus,frunze,hartie tocata etc) pentru a pastra un bun raport de azot -carbon // above the compost is layered a rich carbon material (sawdust, leaves, shredded paper etc) for keeping a good nitrogen - carbon ratio |
 |
| 2021 soparla-reper pentru zona de compostare // the lizard marking the compost area |
As the pandemic closed the schools and kindergartens here in Romania, as a strictly administrative decision, we thought of re-creating a space were children could meet, play and learn, in the safe frame of a community. So this is how our "School in the garden" project started, september 2020. Below are some outdoor activity ideas for the autumn season that we tried and we had a good feedback from the children engaged.
First we learned about bees and polinators reading "Bee and me" by Alison Jay and playing with a beautiful puzzle made by Stuka Puka that describes the component parts of a bee. We also got to see bees at work in our neighbour's hives.
Another activity was collecting seeds from a huge cucumber and a small pumpkin . We compared seeds, let them dry, we discussed about storing the seeds and after, some eager participants also wanted to plant them right away.
In another sunny autumn day we set up an activity based on the book "A year around the great oak" by Gerda Muller but we also used my favourite "The book of Trees" by Piotr Socha & Wojciech Grajkowski .
During this interdisciplinary activity started with a lecture from the first book mentioned above (stories are a great start to discover children's vectors of interest as they usually ignite a swarm of questions) we also set up a nut hunt under the nut trees in the garden , we ate nuts , we started an ethical discussion with our neighbour that was just cutting down some trees so he could build a fence and we discovered the age of the trees that were freshly cut down using the method of counting the rings in the cross-section of trunk. The most funny part of the activity was the moment when i was speaking of the need for diversity and nature thriving against industrial cutting because of the climate change derived from that (yes, a tree can change a water course as i discovered this year in a forest were a spring got dry after a shepherd cut down the great tree above, that called the spring's water with his majestic roots) while in the background my neighbour started a symphony of chainsaws. Of course i didn't even notice, so wrapped up in my speech, good luck there were some close ones that could manage gathering data through all their senses. So we always learn, no matter how young or old we are, and this is the healthy way it was and should be.
 |
 |
| Montarea panourilor |
 |
| Blocul de monitorizare pentru baterii tip LiFePO4. consum propriu 10uA, tensiune LVD 2.75V reglabil +/-0.2V , tensiune HVD 3,5V reglabil +/-0.15V, iesiri 50uA fail-safe, egalizare cu 0.5A |
