Things we Need

[Eve Marcum-Atkinson]

The Maudella Taylor lot is located at 1437 11th Ave and we'd like to have it ready by July 23rd, Ms. Maudella Taylor's 100th birthday, so that we can dedicate this community garden in her memory. To reach this goal, we need weed barrier fabric, mulch, and top soil for the raised beds. Also, we need someone to till select areas so that we can planting areas for things like watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries, etc. We have the plants, we just need the ground tilled so that we can plant.

Also, at 1129 Minton St, our Eagle Scout in-training Nikul Patel needs help transforming this lot into a biking path and berry-fruit garden for area children to safely play and ride their bikes. To this end we need mulch, good top soil, lots of weed barrier fabric and some fine gravel for the bike paths. If you can lend a hand, we need help with clearing weeds, planting, laying down weed barrier fabric, and spreading mulch and gravel. Also, edging material is needed for the bike paths.

If you can assist with this either in material donations or in physical labor, we would greatly appreciate your help BIG TIME :)

- Eve Marcum-Atkinson
Assistant Coordinator
Huntington Community Gardens
1524 10th Ave.
Huntington, WV 25701
www.huntingtoncommunitygardens.com 
emarc...@gmail.com

HOME: 304-697-1402
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On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Jennifer Williams <seedso...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hello all!    If anyone is interested or available over the next few days, here are some things that are needed at our community gardens.  If you have a few minutes at any time to go by any of the sites and weed, check water needs or just generally check on them, it would be greatly appreciated.  Please report your experience and any ideas or suggestions that you have to me and Eve at seedso...@yahoo.com or emarc...@gmail.com   If you do decide to help, please make sure to send us an email letting us know what was done.  Thank you so much for your interest in helping our efforts!   Barnett Center:  stake up cherry tomato plant, weed eat and mow hill area, weed gravel paths and weed flower beds, weed vegetable beds, harvest produce, You can do this work during Barnett Center business hours from 9-4 Monday through Friday or Sunday at 5:30 - 7:30 or after hours by scheduling a time to get the keys.   (Bigger projects for this summer, please let me know if you would like to help with one of these) Herb Spiral, Build arches with bamboo and plant vines, install Earth Day tiles, install seating, be a part of weekly maintenance schedule, weekly harvest and farmers market sales schedule, organize and inventory shed,   Northcott:  Weed and mulch with pine needles   Minton Street:  Weed, plant Lavender, Mulch with pine needles in beds   Marcum Terrace:  Weed, plant perennials in flower beds, mulch with pine needles   Carter G Woodson: Weed, mulch with pine needles, stake tomatoes, plant flowers in front beds and remove any dying pansies   (HARC project) Harris Riverfront Park: Deadhead roses and plants in pots, weed, take out any dead plants, water (if you have the ability)   (HARC project) Veterans Memorial:  Deadhead roses and flowers, weed, water   Marshall Greenhouse: clean room (sweep, wipe off walls and shelves, organize pots, dirt), inventory supplies, water and feed plants, start more lavender propogation, start geranium propogation, repot plants that need it.   We need donations of bales of pine needles.  They sell them at Blatts for $8 per bale and we need someone to help us haul them down.  We also need help plowing the Maudella Taylor lot for our fruit and veggie patches.   Thank you in advance for your support!                   Blessings,   Jennifer Williams Project Coordinator - Huntington Community Gardens    cell:  304-840-2500   www.huntingtoncommunitygardens.com     "You must be the change you wish to see in the world" - Ghandi