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An Edible Garden at Nike International

In late 2009 we were asked by a group of employees at Nike to facilitate the design of a community garden at their international headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.  The plan went through many iterations, with the final layout including a total of 140 garden plots ranging in size from 25-100 sq. ft., and shared areas for growing fruit trees and shrubs.

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Other exciting features include:

  • a communal gathering area
  • tool storage
  • shared composting facilities
  • a perimeter deer fence that will double as more than 300 linear feet of trellis for grapes, kiwis, and espaliered fruit trees.

Future enhancements are likely to include rainwater harvesting, more space for community fruit trees, and additional garden plots to meet the overwhelming interest among the campus’ 5000 employees.

We’re very honored to have worked on such an exciting project, and are confident that it will serve as a model for edible gardens at corporate campuses and workplaces in the future.

If you’re interested in exploring how a community garden could benefit your company or workplace, we are excited to share our lessons learned on this successful project at Nike.

June 7th, 2010 | Posted in Ecological Design Articles
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