Plant a food forest and orchard guild at Fish Trap Lake Park, site 5, Fish Trap Lake Park, 2121 Fish Trap Road, West Dallas, TX 75212 (public city park) (2026-07-28)

This public park sits in a West Dallas neighborhood where a fresh-produce trip means a long drive, and this underused stretch of park ground could grow fruit and nuts for the whole neighborhood instead of standing bare. Standard: USDA and SARE sustainable vegetable and orchard production plus Texas A&M AgriLife Extension adapted practices, USDA People's Garden bed and food forest establishment. SDG 2 and 12 local food, direct relevance to food access in the La Bajada and Los Altos neighborhoods, West Dallas, TX. Proof: GPS waypoint plus before/after photos plus species/count record plus mulch/watering confirm Method (USDA and SARE sustainable vegetable and orchard production plus Texas A&M AgriLife Extension adapted practices, USDA People's Garden bed and food forest establishment. SDG 2 and 12 local food, direct relevance to food access in the La Bajada and Los Altos neighborhoods, West Dallas, TX.): 1. 1. Confirm the planting bed location with City of Dallas parks staff and honor an 811 utility locate before any digging; photograph the bare or underused site before planting. 2. 2. Dig planting holes matched to each root ball, keeping the root flare level with or slightly above surrounding grade, hand tools only, no power digging equipment. 3. 3. Plant native and adapted fruit and nut trees and companion shrubs in a food forest guild layout at the design spacing. 4. 4. Mulch each planting 2 to 3 inches deep held off the trunk, water in thoroughly, and photograph the finished planting from the matching before vantage, recording species and count. Done when: GPS waypoint plus before/after photos plus species/count record plus mulch/watering confirm

Where

Fish Trap Lake Park, 2121 Fish Trap Road, West Dallas, TX 75212 (public city park)

Pay

$210 proposed

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Proof

GPS waypoint plus before/after photos plus species/count record plus mulch/watering confirm

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-08-27

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 60–120 minutes. Method of record: USDA/SARE sustainable vegetable production + Cooperative Extension Master Gardener practices; People's Garden bed establishment. Hand-tool, DIY-safe food growing on tested/known-clean soil or raised beds.

Bring

• GPS-capable phone
• camera
• garden fork/broadfork + hand trowel
• finished compost + rake
• seeds or transplants (labeled)
• mulch (straw/leaf)
• watering can or hose

Steps

1. 1. Confirm the bed location inside the posting radius; record the GPS waypoint and photograph the bed before work.
2. 2. Clear weeds and debris; loosen the top 8-12 inches with a fork/broadfork without inverting the soil profile.
3. 3. Spread 1-2 inches of finished compost and rake the bed level.
4. 4. Sow seeds to the depth/spacing on the packet, or set transplants at their correct depth, in labeled rows.
5. 5. Water in gently to settle the soil around seeds/roots.
6. 6. Apply a light straw/leaf mulch between rows to hold moisture, keeping it off seedling stems.
7. 7. Record the crop plan, spacing, and a watering/harvest cadence for the next visit.
8. 8. Enter crop list, GPS, before/after photos, and the care cadence into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Soil is untested near a pre-1978 structure, old orchard, or roadway (possible lead/contaminant) -> do not plant edibles in-ground; use a raised bed with clean imported soil and flag for a soil test.
• Out-of-season crop or a hard frost in the forecast -> adjust the crop choice or protect with cover; do not sow into a predictable loss.
• Signs of active pest/disease on transplants -> reject the affected stock and note it; never introduce a known infestation to the bed.

What counts as done

• GPS waypoint recorded inside the posting radius
• Before and after photos of the planted bed
• Crops sown/transplanted at packet-correct depth and spacing, in labeled rows
• Bed watered in and mulched, with a watering/harvest cadence recorded

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.