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6 people are interested
Construct a plant nursery
ORGANIZATION: BOUNTIFUL CHURCHYARDS
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6 people are interested
University Lutheran Church, Palo Alto has allotted an area behind their sanctuary for Bountiful Churchyards to develop a small plant nursery. The nursery will be used to grow plants for our projects elsewhere. To make the area usable, we need to level the area, lay landscape fabric, and possibly install (if it has arrived) a worm composting unit (we intend to take green waste from the church and the preschool that uses church facilities Monday through Friday and use it to make the potting soil we will need).
Rain cancels the outside work though anyone who desires to learn more about our organization or help create our website is still welcome to come.
More opportunities with BOUNTIFUL CHURCHYARDS
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About BOUNTIFUL CHURCHYARDS
Location:
14103 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070, US
Mission Statement
Bountiful Churchyards seeks to increase access for those facing food insecurity to lands not otherwise available to them, such as churchyards, to grow or glean their own food. Our Vision is that people with limited resources available to purchase food will find welcoming spaces to grow or glean food for themselves and their families within walking distances of wherever they happen to be living.
Description
To achieve its Mission and Vision, BountifulChurchyards.org promotes, and assists cooperating churches, temples, mosques, civic organizations or other landowners to undertake on their lands:
- the planting of edibles into, and/or labeling of any edibles already present in, existing perennial borders, hedges, and hedgerows;
- the development of community gardens, kitchen gardens and orchards, where space permits, on currently underutilized portions of churchyards;
- the development of community gleaning programs in localities that do not already have any operating.
To support cooperating organizations in their activities, generate revenue to cover organizational expenses, and provide natural forums for making connections with congregations, potential volunteers or supporters, Bountiful Churchyards intends to establish:
- its own nursery;
- a farmers market program;
- a landscaping service for churches who desire to infill with edibles but don’t have the staff or volunteers to do so on their own.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
University Lutheran Church1611 Stanford AvenuePalo Alto, CA 94306
DATE POSTED
January 25, 2016
SKILLS
- Gardening
- Horticulture
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Come as you desire or are able.