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Spring is almost here, and we have some urgent needs for our first project of 2021, and we hope you’ll help us out!<\/strong> Its time to get in the garden and get a little dirty. We have a BIG job that requires more volunteer hands to accomplish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We just started a drive to collect the necessary materials to begin installing of our public Food Forest <\/strong>this spring, and we have a list of things to get. Would you like to sponsor some of our materials for this? We need to get these things collected as soon as possible<\/em>. Marking Wand<\/strong><\/a> – 34″ wheel <\/a>or 12″ gun
We are happy to accept used items in functional condition, if you have some of them you no longer need- or you can choose to sponsor donations for, or purchase new ones as well!<\/strong> Detailed information on the things we are looking for is found below. We do not necessarily need the exact items that we have linked to, but as long as the sizing and noted features we specify in the list are the same, you can find them at any store that is convenient for you!
<\/p>\n\n\n\nMaterials Needed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Marking Chalk<\/strong><\/a> -marking where to plant trees, mulch, etc
Marking Flags<\/a> <\/strong>(light colors are best)
Coated Garden Wire<\/a> <\/strong>– around 50 feet needed, light colors are best
Garden Hoses<\/strong>
Rope\/twine\/line<\/strong> – anything similar to this <\/a>, color isn’t important
T-Posts<\/strong><\/a> – qty needed: 44
T-Post Clips<\/strong><\/a> – qty needed: 88
4-Foot Welded Wire Fencing<\/strong><\/a> – 440 feet<\/strong> total needed
2 Foot High Welded Wire Mesh with 1×1<\/a>\u201d or 1×2\u201d openings <\/strong>or chicken wire<\/a><\/strong> – 688 feet total
Commercial Grade Tent Stakes<\/a> <\/strong>– qty needed: 44
Plastic<\/a> or bamboo<\/a> poles<\/strong> for shrub cages \u2013 qty needed: 236
Tree Trunk protectors<\/strong> – qty needed: 34. Something like THIS<\/strong><\/a> or like THIS<\/strong><\/a>
Heavy duty wire cutters<\/strong>
angle grinder<\/strong>
Cardboard Boxes<\/strong>– TONS of them, the bigger the better!
Straw Mulch\/Bales <\/strong>– Something like This kind<\/strong><\/a> will work, but also any regular old Straw Bales. If they are 2 stringer- 438 quantity needed. (need less than that of 3-stringer straw or large round bales) Each bale covers approximately 24.5 square ft, and we need to cover around 11,000 square feet total. We can do wood, straw or a mixture of the two to cover that size of an area.
Wood Mulch<\/strong> – For a 3\u201d depth we would need 106.25 cubic yards for the whole area
Landscape Border<\/strong> – around 400 feet. We are not picky on styles, here are some examples of what we are talking about: Wood style<\/a>. Plastic style<\/a>
Wheel Barrows<\/strong> – 2 or 3, two wheel on front preferred if possible
<\/p>\n\n\n\nDonate here<\/a> to help purchase of some of these items! Add a note if you’d like to specify which item you’re sponsoring.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n