This is so fantastic! Thank you so much for posting this. I knew this board would be a good place to begin researching how to start a community garden. Thanks!!

Thank you! I just took over as the chairman of our community garden & this will be most helpful!
Tally HO!

I printed off your information...here is what we are doing in the northern tip of MI :)

First Fruits Harvest Garden 4644 M-33 Hwy. Onaway, MI 49765

While there are many needs in other countries and hungry everywhere, the goals of First Fruits are to:

*Feed the local community with organically grown, open pollinated, local vegetables. To be distributed through the FOOD Pantry currently established on site.

*Provide a place for those who wish to grow their own produce and provide seed, etc.

*Open pollinated seeds will be saved and used/given away. No hybrids will be used. This establishes a fresh Seed Bank as well.

Current and future goals are: raised-bed gardens, grains, water supply, storage and greenhouse.

Should such a project fail, monies would be donated to the local food pantry and people would still be fed

Projected Budget-
$500 establishes the garden plot including seed.
$3600 establishes a greenhouse and storage area.
Overall projected budget of operation to start is $4100. After the initial investment maintenance follows and the budget reduces.

Project Manager, Earl Bassett