Donations

As the garden begins to gain momentum, we will need donations of materials, tools, seeds, and plants. Can you contribute something? Here is what we need:

• Reclaimed wood. We need old decking and 4x4 posts from fences. Are you tearing down your fence (or maybe cleaning it up after the wind tore it down for you)? Or ripping out your deck and building a new one? If so, please bring your used (and nail- or screw-free) wood to Foothills to be stored until we can use it. We are looking for 4x4 posts and 2x6 or 2x8 deck wood. Unfortunately, we cannot accept pressure-treated wood to go in the beds.
• Books! Do you value fresh food, gardening, and reading? You might be the perfect person to donate some award-winning children's books to the garden. Actually, the books would end up in our school library or in the classrooms, but would be used to generate enthusiasm for gardening. Here is a link to a list of award-winning books that you might consider purchasing and dropping off at Foothills.
• Tools. We need hand shovels, pointed shovels, flat shovels, hoes, rakes...you name it. If it is used in a garden, we need it.
• Gloves. We need kid-sized gloves, and lots of them. We would like to gather about 40 pairs of kid-sized gloves. Maybe you will see them on sale or maybe you have a gift for getting things for free from retailers.
• Hoses. We need 2 75-ft hoses to attach to the three spigots in the garden.
• Hose nozzles. We need 2 adjustable spray nozzles to go on our hoses.
• Straw bales. Do you have straw bales? Do you know someone who does? We will need a few to use in composting.
• Perennials. Do you have perennials in your garden that need to be divided? If so, we'd love to take the extras off your hands.
• Trees. We would like to incorporate fruit and/or shade trees into the north end of the garden. If you have access to trees that would work well in this spot in our garden, please let us know!
• Seeds. Preferably (but not exclusively) organic seeds. Maybe you save seeds from year to year and could share some of your favorites. Or maybe you could order a few packets when you order your seeds for the year. Or, maybe you could talk to a representative of a seed company and persuade them to donate packets to this great cause.
• Seedlings. Do you start your own seedlings in the winter and then transplant them to your garden in the spring? We could use some. When you plan your seedlings next year, consider growing a few extra for our garden.

As our needs change, so will this post. Consider anything you see listed here to be a current need. If you can contribute one of these items, please contact the garden coordinator at foothillsgarden@gmail.com. Organizations who make significant contributions will be recognized here on the blog (see our list of sponsors to the right) as well as in the garden.