Sustainable Edible Landscaping Catherine Perino Katie Guitreau Abedalhadi Mousa

Objectives 1. To use sustainable landscaping methods to plant edible plants on LSU’s campus. 2. To use the Sustainable Edible Landscape as an educational display for the LSU community. 3. To develop a campus sustainability map.

Goals  Short-term: Plant edible plants between the Hill Farm and the LSU Recreation Center and make a map of edible plants on campus.  Long-term: To get healthy, fresh, and free fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers to the LSU community.

Benefits  Provides fresh, sustainable food free for the student body  Helps beautify and "green" the LSU campus  Students can learn about edibles that do well in this part of the state and hopefully encourage them to plant their own edibles at home in order to live a more sustainable lifestyle

 Florida Gulf Coast University -Food ForestFood Forest  Loyola University -Map of Edible PlantsMap of Edible Plants  University of Minnesota Duluth -Edible LandscapesEdible Landscapes Other Universities

Progress Last Semester  Met Jay Ransom and Fred Fellner  Corrected the location of Hill Farm on Google Mapslocation of Hill Farm  Made a detailed budget  Plant Donations: -Arcola Nursery 10 Blueberry bushes

Progress This Semester  Created the SEL Protocol  Made a Layout  Plant Donations -Perino’s Nursery 6 Fig, 6 blueberry, 6 Kumquat, and 6 Plum trees  Got Soil Test  Student Government Bill Passed!?!?  Made four rain barrels and had them painted on Spring Greening Day

Project Budget Plant Material: -10 fig trees * $10.00 each = $ Blueberry trees * $10.00 each = $ Kumquat trees * $13.50 each = $ Plums * $13.50 = $ Satsuma trees * $13.50 each = $ Japanese persimmon= $ Loquat= $ Mulberries* $25.00= $ Bananas * $10.00= $ Rosemary plants * $2.50 each = $ Thyme plants * $2.50 each = $ Oregano plants * $2.50 each = $ Sage plants * $2.50 each = $ Mint Plants * $2.50= $ Rose Bush * $10.00 = $ Hibiscus * $10.00 = $10.00 Other Material: -2 concrete benches by the beds * $ = $ compost bin * $50.00= $ Bags of Mulch*$2.50 each = $ Bags of Soil * $1.25 each = $ Rain Catcher * $ = $ Cinder Block Raised Bed * $50.00 = $ Wooden Raised Bed *$ = $ Irrigation System = $ Plaques /Labels = $ Sub Total= $1, Minus $ (Items we already have) TOTAL= $1,796.50

Fruit Trees Blueberry Fig Kumquat Satsuma Plum

Herbs Sage RosemaryMint Parsley Thyme

Raised Beds WoodCinder Block Rain Catcher

Tentative Installation Timeline  Present: Contact facility services about transportation of mulch and materials  June 5: Deadline for finalized landscape plan  June 10-15: Mark plots  June 15-16: Spray with herbicide  July 1: Till beds – spray again if necessary  July 15-30: Incorporate supplemental nutrients, organic matter and bedding material  August 1-15: Finalize syllabus and plans with Bob Mirabello for his fall installation maintenance class.  September 1- October 15: Install plants, mulch, set up rain barrels, signage, drainage, etc.

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