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The Community Garden is located on
the site of The Dorothy Day Center (4909 N State
Street, Oklahoma City)
The St. Charles Community Garden
was designed, funded and built by Justin Sine of the
St. Charles Community. Justin is the son of
Mary and Joe Sine. Joe Sine is the principle
of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School, and Mary is
a teacher and librarian at the school. The
Community Garden was Justin's Eagles Scout project.
Rules of the Garden
The
St. Charles Community Garden shall serve as:
-A demonstration of a sustainable
organic urban garden
-A location for people to procure
fresh organically grown vegetables, herbs and fruit
-An opportunity for parishioners,
neighbors, and volunteers to exercise good
stewardship for God’s creation
-A peaceful environment
-An opportunity for gardeners to
discover the Catholic principle of “The universal
destination of God’s created goods”
This is an organic garden and all methods shall be
organic gardening methods thus:
1. No pesticides are allowed
2. No herbicides are allowed
3. No gasoline or diesel powered
equipment is allowed
4. No commercially produced
fertilizers are allowed
5. All food produced belongs to
anyone who would like to enjoy it, regardless of
income status or situation
6. You may plant any herb,
vegetable, or fruit in your area. Consider other
gardener’s plots, especially when planting
perennials
The
following gardening methods are encouraged:
1. Composting
2. The use of beneficial insects
3. The use of well-rotted cow or
horse manure as a fertilizer
4. All tilling of the soil shall be
with hand tools
5. Stepping into or walking in the
raised beds is not allowed
6. Sheet mulching to control grass,
weeds and promote healthy soil with an abundance of
earthworms
7. Mulching is encouraged to help
prevent the drying out of the soil.
8. The use of harvested rainwater
for watering the plants
9. Companion planting
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