Louisa Lubiak

I was not able to complete all my challenges every day, and I wasn't able to fulfill my one-time challenge. :-(  However, I did donate some $$ to NWEI, which I try to do every year, so I did manage to accrue some extra points. :-)

I really fell short of meeting my challenges this year. I did some de-cluttering, but other obligations took precedence over my daily de-cluttering goals. I couldn't tend the garden daily, as the community garden where I planted my garlic is an hour drive away - only reachable on weekends. And a work assignment got in the way of achieving my one-time challenge. :-(

This coming Friday, I am signed-up to participate in NJDEP Volunteer Day. This volunteer activity will take place at the Elmora Community Garden in Elizabeth, NJ. Proposed projects include: community plot garden clean-up & adding additional wood chips; micro farm clean-up & garlic planting; and building raised beds and installing benches for senior citizens. Because this activity takes place after the EcoChallenge, I don't think I can take credit for it toward my challenge of tending a garden.

Today I was signed-up to go on a trip to Burlington County Resource Recovery Complex in Mansfield, NJ. I'm taking a course through my office titled, "Wastewater & Environmental Infrastructure Operations". Each month there is an in-house lecture and an on-site visit to a wastewater treatment plant or recycling facility. Due to a last-minute work assignment, I couldn't go on the trip today. Bummer! No points toward my one-time challenge of visiting a waste management facility! :-(

Here are 4 of the 6 garlic sprouts coming up in my garlic patch!

I re-purposed plastic spiral binder covers from old reports. I recycled the papers at work, then at home I cut the covers to fit in the bottom of my cloth grocery bags. Now my cloth bags have a supportive "floor" again!

Here's a pic of my first garlic sprout at about 4-inches tall.

Finally!

Here's a pic of my garlic bed!

Here's a pic of my garlic bed.