KeepSaralandBeautiful
Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of
each month at 12 noon at the Saraland
Chamber Offices.
Welcome to Keep Saraland Beautiful
Keep Saraland Beautiful Yard of
the Month
Selections will rotate monthly to different
parts of the city. The yard must have
some seasonal color and one or more
specimen trees. For full criteria and
pictures of past Yards of the Month click
the button below.
Adopt-A-Spot
Adopt-A-Spot is a part of Keep Saraland
Beautiful, Inc. Our mission is to improve
the natural beauty of Saraland with
landscaped green spaces along Saraland
Boulevard and Industrial Parkway and to
improve civic pride in the business district
of the City of Saraland.
The Keep Saraland Beautiful organization received its national certification as an affiliate of Keep
America Beautiful in December 1999. This is a non-profit public education organization dedicated to
preserving the natural beauty and environment of America and improving the waste handling
practiced at the community level. It is a community based approach to changing the attitude and
practices relating to litter and waste handling.
The prime purpose of the Keep Saraland Beautiful program is to improve the aesthetic and ecological
value of the city through litter control/prevention, proper handling of solid waste, beautification, public
education awareness, recruitment of volunteers, and promotion of voluntary recycling. The program
coordinates the cleanup efforts of the city as well as interacting with local business owners and
managers. The programs targets "eyesores" throughout the city and seeks community resources to
improve such sites as streets, rights of way, parking and vacant lots, loading docks and refuse areas.
By having a local Keep America Beautiful affiliate we have access to a network of ideas that have
worked and are working for other communities. The concept of changing the community for the better
and increasing the community's pride can have long lasting benefits.
Our Mission
To encourage people living and
working in Saraland to
personally contribute to the
improvement of the community
Recycling Ideas
KSB wants everyone to send
us your ideas on how to reuse
the center of paper towels -
toilet paper rolls - wax paper
etc. Let us see how many
uses we can come up with!
Residential Recycling
The City of Saraland has two types of
residential recycling. The free SINGLE
STREAM RECYCLING containers are
located on Station Street and residents
must take their recycling items to the
collection station. Curbside Single Stream
Recycling cost is $5.00 per month per
resident and picked up every Tuesday.
Mayor Dr. Howard Rubenstein,
Council Chair Joe McDonald,
Council Members: Newton Cromer, Wayne Biggs, Natalie Moye and Veronica Hudson
Mayor Dr. Howard Rubenstein,
Council Chair Joe McDonald,
Council Members: Newton Cromer,
Wayne Biggs, Paul Stanley and
Veronica Hudson
KSB GARDENING NEWS FROM JAMES MILES
August 2022
August can be considered a transition month for gardeners. Some gardeners take this
month to rogue old plants and weed in preparation for fall planting.
With the rise of food cost and some availability issues, I will stay on the topic of growing
vegetables this month. Late summer can be a tough time to select which vegetables will
tolerate the extreme conditions. There are a few that do well this time of year. Some that
you may consider planting are, eggplants, peppers, southern peas, and okra.
If you have okra plants that you planted in the spring and have slowed their production,
you can revive them by cutting the plants down to about 18” tall and fertilize them. This
will promote new growth, and the production will pick back up in a few weeks. The night
temperatures are still too warm for tomatoes to set fruit. If you have heirloom tomato
varieties that have fruit, you can save the fruit for seeds. It is a fairly simple process.
Once you harvest the tomato, scoop out the seeds and place them in a jar or bowl with a
screen top. Add a little water and allow the mixture to sit and almost rot, which will take
about 5-7 days. That process will deteriorate the protective gelatin around each seed.
Once that gelatin has deteriorated, rinse them and place on a screen or paper towel and
allow to dry. At that point you can plant them or store for later use. If you store them,
make sure they are completely dry.
Insect populations have been building up all season. With that in mind, you need to have
a plan in place for how to manage them. Better to plan ahead and not wait until you see
the problem. If you opt for organic treatments, be sure to read the label for the typical
mix and use information and possible restrictions like temperature and rain fall.
In preparation for fall planting in September, you can have a soil test done in the area of
interest if you haven’t already done so within the past couple of years. Also browse your
favorite local garden centers, websites, and catalogues for new types and varieties of veg-
etables. An example of something new, I love broccoli, but I have never tried to grow
broccolini, broccoli rabe, or broccoli Romanesco. They will be on my list this fall.
Free Supplies to Help You Pick Up Litter!
We have a new Keep Saraland Beautiful project,
buckets with litter supplies that residents can pick up
at the Chamber of Commerce office for free. The
buckets have 2 litter grabber sticks, 2 pairs of gloves,
two pair of safety glasses, 2 safety vests, and a roll of
trash bags. We ask that residents get one bucket per
household, use the contents to pick up litter, then the
items are theirs to keep. We would love them to post
pictures on our Facebook page. All they have to do is
go in during business hours and ask for litter supplies.
Congratulations to Taco Bell at 827 Saraland Blvd for winning the quarterly
“Beautification Award” from Keep Saraland Beautiful.
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