Reclaim the Land Draft Proposal
Prepared by Katie Kloth 2/20/2010
- Plot Section: Lullaby; North of Centerpoint Mall, Main St.
- (Potential) Plot Subsidiaries: Eagle Plumbing and Heating, Portage Street; Adjacent vacant house and lot south of Eagle Plumbing and Heating, 3rd St; Sorenson’s Green House, Main St.
- Plot Owner: City of Stevens Point (WI)
- Price of plot for sale (vacant lot excluding buildings only): No set price (as identified by Mike Morisee, Zoning Commission, City of Stevens Point (WI)
- Means of Obtaining Plot/Plot Deed: Deeded over for $0.00 to “Focus Group Collection” (TBA), Down with Caps Kollective, and/or ownership to remain under city as “Humanitarian Project: Public Urban Farm Land (Project)
- Proposal: The Lullaby plot’s intention for use upon obtaining the deed to the land would serve as a public space allotted for communal urban farming and composting. Access for all and freedom from user fees, the Lullaby plot is intended to accommodate at least 150 people with seasonal vegetables, ad year round compost, as well as serve as an educational center for local peoples of all ages; as a working CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm, or similar entity, produce would first be offered to volunteers and ‘workers’, and ¼ of the land’s production would be allotted for dispersal amongst food banks, farmers markets, and other charitable causes and/or events/programs.
- Structure to organize workers: Non-hierarchal
- Approximate Growing Season (outdoors; excludes potential subsidiary of Sorenson’s Green Hose): Late April- early November
- Seed and seedling source of origin: Local-organic farm donations/purchases, as well as “Seed Savers”.
- Staff: There are potentials for paid full time staff; if owned by the city, funding allotted for primary caregivers (2)/farm hands to be negotiated through the proper city channels.
- City Involvement: Partnership and Expansion from the City of Stevens Point’s “Neighborhood Gardens” Project.
- Other Potentials: To work in cooperation or partnership with the university via Director of Dining Services Mark Hayes, and the Shared Governance Entity that governs dining, to provide a substantial amount of local and organic produce to the food system, depending on produce availability, existing and to-be-determined contracts/agreements, as well as an adequate budget for UWSP’s Dining Services is to be provided.