15/08/2023

 

In our first collective working day we experienced what

or how much a pile is  We did so by distributing 25 cubic meters

of mulch that were delivered by the Gemeente Rotterdam, to mark the

walking path through the garden. One pile of mulch, two wheel barrows,

two shovels, one fork, many hands, lunch, water and time.

A green path/tunnel in Charlois.

soil samples from the garden at the back terrace of Rib

About trying to get the soil of the garden tested to check levels of lead...

Notes after call with soil testing laboratory Alcontrol Laboratories:

• Soil samples have to be delivered to their lab

• They work with soil testing company Van der Helm

• They do not generate a report, they just deliver the results of 

  the analysis

Notes after call with soil testing company Van der Helm:

• They work with the municipality of Delft

• The process they work with is the following: 1) Client defines 

  border fo the area to be tested 2) They make an offer in regards

  to the surface of the area 3) They take soil samples on location 

  (they make 2 m deep and 10-12 cm wide holes on the ground) 

  4) They send the samples to Alcontrol Laboratories for analysis 

  5) They make a report with the results from the analysis.

• An estimation of 3.000€ to get the garden tested. Working with 

  Van der Helm is out of the question.