Visit to Bartram's Garden 3

Week 4: 04/22/2016

On Friday, April 22nd, 2016 some of the group members went back to Bartram's Garden in order to talk to the person of contact. The reason behind this visit was to gain more information and insight on the project details. During this visit we learned that the site extended out further than we thought. The designated site extends further out past the overgrown foliage towards the back fence. 

Updated! Outline of the designated site provided by Bartram's Garden

The horse stable is being built to house horses that belong to Malik Divers who refers to his group as The Concrete Cowboys of Philadelphia. We gained additional information as to what this horse stable should include. 

The requirements are as follows:

• Must be able to hold 3-4 horses
• There are two horses that are currently being housed at a stable owned by Malik Divers. However, more than two horses have to be accounted for due to unpredicted future occurrences.
• Large yard space for the horses to roam
• The horses will spend more time outside than in the stable itself. The stable is just for housing the horses during inclement weather and during the night. The horses will be cleaned outside in the yard. 
• A tack room
• This room will be used to store all horse equipments from saddles to bridles and medical supplies.
• A hayloft
• A hayloft will be necessary because even though the horses will be allowed to graze, it is necessary for them to consume hay on a daily basis in order to stay healthy.
• A cistern 
• This is required because there is currently no pipes that lead to the site and it is currently out of Bartram's Garden budget to install a new set of pipes leading to the location. They are planning on installing on in the future however, just not when the horse stable is being built.
• A concern with the cistern would be preventing the water from freezing during the winter time. (A case study is being conducted on this matter).
• Turning manure into compost
• It is required to turn the horse manure into compost however, this must be kept out of sight at all times. 
• The horse manure will be used around the garden.
• Security
• Since Bartram's Garden is a public location security is necessary so nothing will happen to the horses. 

These are the requirements that were listed to us today. We were told that if any other requirement were necessary we would receive an email. For additional information on certain parts of this project please refer to our Case Studies!