the day KTBV channel 7 came to visit

the day KTBV channel 7 came to visit

It’s been a few big weeks for the SNOW Block Alley project. First we had this awesome story in the Idaho Statesman. The week after, the Dirt Diva mentioned us on her weekly radio show on 94.9 the River. Then on Labor Day, as we were driving back from a wedding...
nena FINE grant at work

nena FINE grant at work

The North End Neighborhood Association (NENA) – was the first place I started when looking for support for the SNOW Block Alley project. Not only did receiving one of their FINE (Funds to Improve the North End) Grants help me financially but it also gave me the...
north end alley now a cool place to hang out

north end alley now a cool place to hang out

When the Idaho Statesman called me for an interview about the SNOW Block alley project, I was excited. And then on the morning of August 18, my phone started blowing up at 6:00 a.m. Not only was there a great article in the paper, it was on the front page! A huge...
how our garden grows

how our garden grows

Seems like these days I’m always way behind on the posts about the alley but it’s hard to have much time to write about it when I’m still working on it! At the root of it all (pun intended) – we could’t have done our alley project without the...
free standing garden trellis

free standing garden trellis

When I was dreaming of the alley project and an alley lined by edible vertical gardens, fruit trees were an integral part of that vision. I’d always thought espaliered trees were very cool but had been a bit intimidated. Sometimes you just have to jump in with...
now that’s a rain barrel!

now that’s a rain barrel!

Here in the high dessert of Idaho, it doesn’t rain a lot so when it does, I want to make sure and capture as much of it as possible. Especially when the two barrels we are installing as part of the alley project will be for the use of anyone in the block to...