Saturday, October 7, 2023

The Four Types of Conflict in the School Garden

Man vs. Man

Who can fill their wheelbarrow to the brim with wood-chips, first?

Has someone over-timed their turn with the wheelbarrow, or the lighter shovel?

Who gets to harvest okra, a favorite, this week?


Man vs Society

How do we enforce No Smoking and leaving your butts at the Garden’s picnic table under the magnolia trees?

How do we share our garden with with general public (friendly fences, no locked gates) without any whole watermelons or pumpkins disappearing? 


Man vs. Nature

Why are the green beans so hard to locate while harvesting?

Why is a drought so difficult for gardeners? (And conversely, why are gardeners so happy for rain?!)

Which critter has been nibbling on our butternut squashes?


Man vs. Technology

Why do our irrigation hoses release less water from year to year?

Why is the spicket pressure so unpredictable?

How can we repair our trellis infrastructure without completely rebuilding it?

The Four Types of Conflict in the School Garden

Man vs. Man Who can fill their wheelbarrow to the brim with wood-chips, first? Has someone over-timed their turn with the wheelbarrow, or th...