Garnergrows's Blog

Hello, all.

 

This is where I announce the big news. It feels like there should be a full string orchestra playing behind me and I should have a list of people to thank on the podium in front of me… I’d like to thank Larry Petrovich of Wake County Water and Soil Conservancy for finding the land, Dr. B.C. Raynor for leasing us the land, Jonah Roberts for tilling the land, Dr. David Jones for writing and filing the grant, our co-coordinator, Kristen Warren, who got us both the land and the grant because she talks to people about the garden ALL the time when shy little me hangs back. And did you know she likes chickens? Um…who am I forgetting? Oh, yes, everyone of you who have ever shown up for a work day and putting a big smile on my face. You like it! You really like it! – notice the channeling of Sally Fields there : ) …Oh, right. The big news: We got our grant.

 

There are not words to describe the difference this will make in what we will be able to accomplish this year, so I won’t even try.It’s enough to say that we will have our deer fence and can proceed with the children’s garden. The funds will be available to us July 1st (my birthday – awesome birthday present!). 

 

That means we continue on a shoestring until July 1st and need to continue asking people for things. I have donation request letters in at Kroger, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Office Max. I will take letters to other grocery stores and the coffee shops in the area(I want to start composting on a grand scale). If you think of other places that may be willing to help us out, let me know. It doesn’t hurt to ask. 

 

It also means we need to form a complete board to work on a budget. We can do this by scheduling a membership meeting. So far everyone who has joined does have an email address. In the future we will have members who do not use the internet and doing such a thing by email will not be possible. The offices that must be filled are President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer and at least one/up to 5 member(s) at large.  If you are interested in filling any position on the board, please speak up.

 

We have a lot of planning to do before the high schoolers come to the garden on Thursday, June 17th. I know most people are working, but if there is anyway you can help out, we need group leaders so that we can divide the students into groups to work on specific assignments. We need to procure a large number of stakes so that we can begin laying out the paths for the children’s garden.

And, of course, the goal of the garden is to grow food for ourselves. Several of us went to Mt. Zion United Methodist Church today to pick up the free seedlings offered by Grow and Share. It’s a wonderful thing they are doing at Grow and Share, encouraging people to share their harvest. I can’t wait to feast on some of the vegetables we picked up today.

We’ll have our next workday on Tuesday, April 20th at 5 pm. If you saw our booth at Garner’s Get Your Green On event and you’ve been waiting for someone to start a garden close enough for you to join, we hope you’ll come out.  See you in the garden!

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