Garden and Farmer’s Market Groups Form
Community Garden planning is off to a great start; the formation of a group of successful gardeners to lead the effort has begun. Supplying signage and tools for the garden is the next identified use of Green Committee Recycling Trailer funds.
Farmer’s Market seems a long way off in the snowy days of January, but growing produce in the quantity we intend needs to be followed by marketing. We have an excellent opportunity for interested community members to explore the options and form the charter group of marketers; a one day workshop on the subject will be conducted Saturday, February 2nd at the Northern Plains Biostress Laboratory (SDSU). Indicate your interest by calling Linda Svec at 873-2651 to participate (registration will be paid with Horizons funds) before January 15th.
January 13th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
I thought your group might be interested in applying for the Fiskars’ Project Orange Thumb Grant for your Community Garden. The deadline for applications is February 15, 2008.
Fiskars is offering 10 grants in 2008 to community organizations, schools, gardening clubs, senior centers, or other groups interested in fostering gardening within their community. Awardees will each receive up to $1,500 in Fiskars garden tools and $800 for plant materials to cultivate their garden vision.
For grant application materials and additional information on Project Orange Thumb, visit the following web site:
http://www.fiskars.com/content/garden_en_us/Garden/Community/project+orange+thumb
Dawna/Sanborn Central Horizons II
January 15th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Thanks, Dawna, our first hearing of this opportunity, and we are doing grant writing here soon — what a worthwhile project to take up. Has Sanborn Central started a garden project ? and have you applied? Perhaps we can discuss more at Mitchell Collaboration as well as over the blog.
January 15th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Linda:
The Sanborn Central communities have not started a garden project. I had received an email bulletin with the info about the grant and thought you might be interested in applying beings you’re planning a Community Garden. I also told the Murdo Horizons group about the grant in case they wanted to apply too. I am planning to attend the collaborations seminar in Mitchell…see you there!
Dawna
January 18th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Great going, Estelline, I applaud the work you are doing to have community gardening and farmer’s market so folks can get more locally grown food. We have gotten so far into highly manufactured foods that sometimes I think we’re forgetting what real food tastes like, to say nothing of the problems our bodies may be having with highly processed additives. Many of us over 50 grew up enjoying the taste of FRESH from the garden produce. Yes, it was a lot of work to raise it, but there was value not only in the produce, but also in the learning experience of gardens and kitchens, especially if the work can be shared with family or friends. Since I live in Tyndall and can’t join your effort, I guess I’ll have to start planning a small vegetable patch of my own for spring. Marilyn Stone