10821 Frank Avenue
Cleveland
OH
Vel Scott's Purple Oasis Garden
![Organic/Local Food: Food grown close to where it is consumed, reducing shipping impacts and increasing freshness. Organic food is grown without pesticides (biocides), genetic modification or synthetic fertilizers. Minimally processed, with no chemicals or waxes added after harvesting. May include fair trade or direct trade practices. Organic/Local Food](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_3.gif)
![Farmers/Local Market: Sells fresh locally grown produce. May be organic or traditional foods, and may sell flowers, craft items, bread, wine, wool, and even regional cookbooks. Supports small family farms, local economies and a greener countryside. Farmers/Local Market](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_0.gif)
![Eco-Agriculture/Permaculture: Encompasses small-scale city farm to full-size rural farms that are organic, biodynamic or using other sustainable methods. May indicate organizations linking urban communities and nearby farmers though community-supported agriculture (known as CSAs or box schemes), 4H demonstration farms, agriculture schools or food security resources and networks. Eco-Agriculture/Permaculture](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_2.gif)
![Green Building: Practice of increasing the efficiency of buildings and their use of energy, water, and materials while reducing impacts on the environment and residents by incorporating better siting, design, construction, systems, operation, maintenance, and removal. May include tours, suppliers, organizations and training programs and can include sustainable building certification such as LEED. Green Building](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_22.gif)
Overview
Vel Scott's Purple Oasis Garden is a blend of market, community, and educational gardens with a developing border of native habitat in Cleveland's east side Fairfax neighborhood.
In July 2009, a strawbale greenhouse was constructed with the assistance of the New Agrarian Center and with nearby John Hay High School Students.
Location:
Javascript is required to view this map.
Comments
Connections
Compare related sites, explore the related maps, find out about volunteering, how to get here and more. Soon, you will find ways to share this map here, too.
Every site using the same primary Icon on Open Green Map is automatically linked here. You can compare different approaches and solutions on this map and others around the world.
Choose a connections category from the list on the left.
Other Sites on Map
- Cleveland
- Cleveland
- Cleveland
-
- Cleveland
- Hudson
- East Cleveland
- Akron
- Cleveland
- Cleveland
Related Sites Worldwide
- SarasotaUnited States
- ParatyBrazil
- BrooklynUnited States
- Utica
- New YorkUnited States
- United States
- BarcelonaSpain
- BronxUnited States
- SarasotaUnited States
- ClevelandUnited States
- EnvigadoColombia
- OttawaCanada
- LidgetonSouth Africa
- SarasotaUnited States
- Romania
-
- United States
- United States
- United States
- ClarkstonUnited States
- Cape TownSouth Africa
- New City
- New YorkUnited States
- MarshfieldUnited States
- LondonCanada
Multimedia
Registered users can post photos, videos, and documents here.
Impacts
No impacts have been left for this site yet - be the first!