A trend is growing in Ross
All in a garden: Novato-based Rayner Landscaping is helping construct an edible garden at, of all places, the Marin Art Garden Center in Ross. Courtesy photo
Posted: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 12:27 pm
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Updated: 12:35 pm, Wed Sep 4, 2013.
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A Novato-based landscaping company and the Marin Art Garden Center are collaborating on an edible garden which should be open by the end of this month.
Rayner Landscaping has plans to build a 30-by-50 foot garden at MAGC in Ross.
The Ross Recreation Auxiliary – a group of residents who raise money for good, local causes, helped raise funds to construct the project.
MAGC board member Jessica Fairchild designed the garden where vegetables and fruit beds of varying heights will make the garden accessible for people of all heights, ages and abilities. It will be complaint with American with Disabilities Act guidelines.
“Edible gardens are at the intersection of several movements,” said Eric Rayner, owner of the Novato landscaping business doing the work.
“With people paying more attention to where their food comes from, and the health properties of what they eat, edible gardens, check all the boxes.”
In order to provide food safety, the entire garden project will be made out of redwood, forgoing any pressurized or treated wood.
The vegetable mix soil is being sourced from American Soil Stone based in San Rafael.
“Edible gardens are a growth field,” Rayner said, no pun intended.
“I can’t wait until people get to see the vegetables and fruit trees that will grow here. And, of course, some folks just like connecting with the earth while shaving a few bucks off the old grocery bill.”
Rayner Landscaping has done extensive work in Ross, especially on MAGC grounds and a few projects on Shady Lane.
Rayner Landscaping was founded in 2002. Twice the company was recognized as Small Business of the Year, in 2012 by the city of San Rafael and in 2008 by the city of Novato.
The business is certified by the Marin Municipal Water District for water efficient landscaping.
Contact Joe Wolfcale at jwolfcale@marinscope.com.
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