We now have a compost container!

Thanks to Felix, Jeronimo, and Roy, our compost container is finished! It is located on the east side of the COBuilding in the gated area. Attached is a list of items that are ok to compost. So start collecting in your homes and around town at area restaurants, too!

Contact us a ccuccio@mcfaddin-ward.org for more details.

Happy composting!!

Good things to add:

* Fruit and veggie scraps from your kitchen
* Coffee grounds (the filter is fine too!)
* Tea bags
* Grass clippings
* Ash from your barbeque pits and fireplaces
* Leaves


Things that can’t be added:

x Meats, fish or bones
x Dairy products

4 Garden Beds at the McFaddin-Ward House

The buildings & grounds crew went to work and put in 4 raised garden beds. We are getting closer! We did a "lasagna" layering of materials for the raised beds. That is, we built a wooden border above the ground by about 6-inches and then filled the interior with a bottom layer of newspaper, followed by hay, fertilizer, straw, another layer of fertilizer and will cover the top with compost, before we add the vegetables and herbs.

The McFaddin-Ward House’s Goals for Victory Garden

• To bring the community and nature together with an interactive organic gardening program involving citizens and organizations of Beaumont and the surrounding area.




• Inspire others to start their own gardens, especially local schools, children’s organizations and clubs.




• To work with local school districts and after school programs, providing education and hands-on experience in gardening, the environment, and a healthy lifestyle.




• To fit hand-in-hand with a general city beautification message.

We will have four garden plots: 2 vegetable gardens, 1 herb garden and 1 children’s garden