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FUMC COMMUNITY GARDEN
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Why ?
• Fundraiser for Food Pantry• Opportunity for those who don’t have the
real-estate or physical means to have a garden• Promotes community among our neighbors• “The deer keep eating my garden.”
Marc Abadie
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Who can participate?
• Church members• Persons sponsored by member
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WHEN?
• FALL 2014• 2 GROWING SEASONS A YEAR STARTING 2015
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WHERE?
• SOUTH OF CHURCH AND WEST OF SCOUT BLD
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DESIGN?
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Community GardenFirst United Methodist Church
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Raised Beds• 4’x12’ beds allow for easy access to your plants• Weed Control with weed-block under beds and paths• Water hose bib at each bed
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Fact Sheet• Next to Scout Building south of the Church• 18 raised beds (4’x12’) that are 8” tall• 4 round beds that are 16” tall for handicapped access• Total area is 64’x48’• Storage shed for shared tools and wagon• Produce table for working seed and cleaning produce
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What does it cost and what do I get?• $50 buys you a year’s rent
– One 4’x12’ bed– Top soil– Water access– Hands-on Gardening advice– Personalized name plate on your garden– Access to communitygarden.org (ACGA website)
• You are expected to– Add organic fertilizer– Plant and stake plants– Keep weeds out of your garden/adjacent paths– Water your garden as needed– Harvest a large bounty of vegetables
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FORMS
• GARDEN CONTRACT• GARDEN REGISTRATION• GARDEN RULES
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FEES
• RENTAL -- $50• DEPOSIT-- $25• DONATION--$??
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Registration
• Tonight at registration table• Anytime until plots fill up by contacting office
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Contacts
• Richard David• Marc Abadie• Church Office
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GARDNING RESOURCES
• HENDERSON COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS• COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE-RICK HIRSCH• Communitygarden.org• Aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu• www.TexasGardener.com
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Schedule
• June 9-13 mark utilities• June 11-20 trench and plumbing• July 12 work day for weed block
and bed frames• July 19 fill beds with soil• August/September fall planting
Vegetables Region III
Beans, snap bush 1-Sep
Beans, Lima bush 20-Aug
Beets 15-Oct
Broccoli 1-Sep
Brussels sprouts 1-Sep
Cabbage 1-Sep
Carrots 10-Nov
Cauliflower 1-Sep
Chard, Swiss 1-Oct
Collards 10-Oct
Corn, sweet 20-Aug
Cucumber 1-Sep
Eggplant 1-Jul
Garlic (cloves) Oct
Kohlrabi 10-Sep
Lettuce, leaf 10-Oct
Mustard 1-Nov
Onion (seed) 1-Nov
Parsley 10-Oct
Peas, southern 1-Aug
Pepper 1-Jul
Potato 1-Sep
Pumpkin 1-Aug
Radish 25-Nov
Spinach 15-Nov
Squash, summer 10-Sep
Squash, winter 10-Aug
Tomato 1-Jul
Turnip 1-Nov
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Committee members
• Alexis McGlaun• Sandy Poarch• Kathy Middleton• Ed Cunningham• Charles Young• Mark Carlson• Marc Abadie• Richard and Diane David
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THANKS TO CHARLIE YOUNG FOR DESIGN AND POWER POINT