Our plan to help the local environment and community through plantings is 3-fold:
- Biodiversity: Acquire land and preserve its local ecosystem as much as possible, while also planting native and/or drought resistant plants ;
- Plant Nursery: Establish a plant nursery that sells starts for these native and/or drought resistant plants at lower than normal costs in order to encourage increased plantings in the area;
- Community Garden: Establish a community garden that allows people to grow their own food as well as have a section dedicated to producing food for the Tavern.
Biodiversity: We plan to acquire hundreds of acres to make the biggest impact on the local environment through plantings on our own acreage – practicing what we preach. Any land we acquire will have invasive plants taken out and native and/or drought resistant plants planted.
The ideal will be for native plants to be planted. However, extremely beneficial and drought-resistant plants will be emphasized to help the environment. Things like lavender, creeping thyme, rosemary, and other plants that bolster polinators and improve the soil, but are not native to the Texoma area will still be planted to help the local ecosystem.
Plant Nursery: We understand how expensive it is to plant grass, much less a hobbyist garden. We also have seen the devastation that Oak Wilt and other local diseases have wrought on the plant population. Texoma is a hard area to plant in since it gets both extreme heat and extreme cold. Knowing this, we want to bring plantings into the realm of possibility for every homeowner in Wichita and Clay Counties who wish to improve their local landscaping. Our plan is to sell drought-resistant and local bushes, trees, and flowers at a much lower cost than regular nurseries or online. We hope to make gardening accessible to people in the area, and by extension, beautify and re-green the local counties.
Community Garden: The picture of sustainability is a home grown garden full of everything you need – a few starches, a few vegetables, and a few fruits. However, it’s very hard to come by the space to do such activities – or the permission, when renting. We hope to establish a community garden where community members have a space to grow their own food, and where we will also plant our own crops.
We plan to have our Medieval Tavern supplied by our own garden – farm to table – and for any excess crops that can’t be used by the tavern to go to local food pantries to help with food insecurity. This is why we will always plant things like green beans, corn, zucchini, and cucumber – all of which tend towards bumper crops.
Help us make a difference in the local environment and make these dreams a reality!
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