Been to the garden many times.
Never noticed this sign posted. It was so easy to miss.
It was not well maintained. The sign was old, the writing was faded in with the background and hardly readable. The sign was posted not at eye level, and posted in a very forgetful spot.
Here is what the sign reads:
Gaffey Street
Sanitary Landfill
1400 North Gaffey Street
San Pedro, CA
Closed Sanitary Landfill
Date of Closure 1977
No Dumping
L.A.M.C…
This land is trash, literally.
Gardeners I hope you understand this when getting a garden here. I was not made aware of this at the time of signing my garden plot. This might make some people uneasy knowing what lies under their gardens.
This might be somewhat of an issue now that the city is involved in its management. They have to disclose this vital information to gardeners when getting a plot here.
In 1978 gardeners were welcomed here to garden shortly after closure.
What else could be done about a closed municipal landfill? Turn it into something positive like a garden. At least, that might have been the thought about 40 years ago. The soccer field adjacent is also a trash field.
Came upon some interesting data about the closure of this facility and the monitoring plans.