Garden of Eatin’

Food Forest Keeper: Abbey

 

Site Details

Installation Date:

February 2025

Size:

1,465 square feet

Sun Exposure:

8+ hours

Soil:

Clay

Number of Swales:

1

Secondary Water:

Lawn Conversion

Rainwater

Roofwater Diverted to Swales

Total annual water impact:

69,840 gallons

Design:

Designers: Jonathan Gomez; Heath Griffin (Grow With the Flow)

Plant List:

 

Cherry (Lapins), Fig (Mission), Jujube (Li), Lemon (Meyer), Orange (Mandarin), Persimmon (Fuyu), Pineapple Guava, Pomegranate

Blackberry (thornless), California Fuchsia, Ceanothus (Julia Phelps), Cleveland Sage, Elderberry (Nova), Elderberry (York), Lavender

Agastache, Artichoke, Borage, Calendula, Chamomile (German), Comfrey, Dianthus, Feverfew, Lemongrass, Salvia (Las Pilitas), Salvia (Scabra), Tree Collard, Yarrow

Alyssum, Creeping Thyme, Strawberry

This project was funded through Sustainable Solano’s Air Quality program supported by the California Air Resources Board and is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment — particularly in disadvantaged communities.