Comments on: Southlands Community Garden Groundbreaking

By: inna

inna — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 13:01:25 +0000

Agreed, there are better ways to farm that using anything ending in -cide. What is funny is that the “organic gardedning” of today is what generations before us simply called “gardening”. You can grow lots more without harmful chemicals. It is all about working with nature instead of against it.

Just google bio-intensive or permaculture gardening. Both are excellenty suited for BDA and should be practiced at this new community garden.

By: not-the-umum-Chris-Famous-show

not-the-umum-Chris-Famous-show — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 12:15:25 +0000

Serve every park on the Island? So it will have to be huge to accommodate every member of staff, every truck and car, etc etc …. you just made a very good point for not having it at the Botanical Gardens

By: not-the-umum-Chris-Famous-show

not-the-umum-Chris-Famous-show — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 12:13:16 +0000

any maintenance yard should not be in the middle of the Gardens – how many parks have a maintenance yard in the MIDDLE of them – they are all tucked away out of sight. The fact is that a chance was missed.

By: not-the-umum-Chris-Famous-show

not-the-umum-Chris-Famous-show — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 12:11:06 +0000

Yes, I am sure you are right – but how many have them in the MIDDLE of their Botanical Gardens?

By: Say What?

Say What? — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 10:33:32 +0000

There should be a small yard for the people who work in the Botanical gardens only. Having a depot where the Entire depts trucks and equipment can be maintained in that location makes no sense as that can be located anywhere other than a park. …btw i live in Warwick

By: An Onion to the core

An Onion to the core — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 10:29:17 +0000

The government quarry makes more sense. Its huge and the W&E maintenance yard is already there

By: Micro

Micro — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 05:42:40 +0000

The maintenance yard has been expanded and ideally would’ve been best suited to Marsh Folly.

By: I and I

I and I — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 03:42:27 +0000

Every botanic garden in the world has a maintenance yard!!!This one will be unique in that it will service almost every national park in the island! The new neighbor has you all stuck on stupi. for his own personal gain!

By: tom cooke

tom cooke — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 00:12:38 +0000

Last time I was there … there where loads of plants… for the forth coming hotel….

By: Carpenter

Carpenter — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 23:12:12 +0000

Many volunteers went in to clean up Southlands a year or so ago. It has been neglected since. How about the Parks Dept keeping it maintained for all of us Bermudians to enjoy.

By: An Onion to the core

An Onion to the core — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 22:51:04 +0000

He seems to be focuses on everything but his own contituency. Seems ironic rhat he’s supporting this but ignoring what happening right under his nose in the BG and the Premier sees the whole thing from Camden. Say what?

By: C

Wed, 01 Jul 2015 22:29:32 +0000

Great idea but what’s Gona stop the thieves from helping themselves

By: sage

sage — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 22:26:03 +0000

Well it’s about time, there are several large plots of arable land on the property which have gone unused for years, I hope the rental for a plot is reasonable (very low). The buildings seem to be purposely neglected, and actually the entire property has been since a well promoted clean up, how long ago.

By: Captain Blackbeard

Captain Blackbeard — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 22:23:19 +0000

A good idea up if it isn’t properly regulated it’s going to be a bad for the environment. With all the chemical ferterliser on the market today who will regulate the people and say you can’t use this product or that one? I would love to see the government say that this will be strictly an organic garden. The idea of poisoning the land that they are trying to protect would be tragic.

By: SMH

SMH — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 21:58:40 +0000

Its thanks to groups like BEST, Friends of Southlands, Take Back Our Park that we still have spaces that evertone can enjoy. The very thinkg that makes Bermuda special, our Parks and green spaces are what really matter

By: Jonathan S

Jonathan S — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 21:56:02 +0000

Sorry but its seems like basic common sense that a maintenance yards doesn’t belong in a Botanical Garden and we are putting in a brand new one. Government needs to step back and look into what other more suitable locations were considered or why none were considered, if that is in fact the case. That water tank alone iis a hideous eyesore and is a sad preview of what to come despite what some in Gov. Want us to believe

By: Duane P. Santucci

Duane P. Santucci — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 21:49:30 +0000

This is a excellent idea,and I am sure that there is already a lot of the natural plant life there that is in the book that tells you of the natural herbs and spices that grow here locally. using the space for such a venture is a plus and a win,win situation since we are limited to the land that we do have for planting,and especially for a community garden. Well done

By: Are you kidding me?

Are you kidding me? — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 21:33:19 +0000

Great timing,guess we could start with watermelons….

By: Let it go

Let it go — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 21:31:15 +0000

This is really getting old. What is it that needs protecting in the Botanical Gardens? The maintenance yard required for the Department of Parks vehicles and staff us being built on the site of the previous maintenance yard makes and results in zero change to the Botanical Gardens. This makes perfect sense.

By: not-the-Chris-Famous-show

not-the-Chris-Famous-show — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 20:06:47 +0000

I hope that Mr CC now shows the same commitment to protecting another great Park – the Botanical Gardens which has a terrible sore that needs treatment: the new maintenance yard! And – it is his constituency!