Become a supporter
Please consider donating to our community garden
We depend on help from charitable donors like you to help fund our garden operations as well as ongoing infrastructure and maintenance projects which benefit our entire community.
Because we are an IRS registered 501c3 non-profit charitable organization, donations are normally 100% tax-deductible.
Always check with your tax advisor.
We depend on help from charitable donors like you to help fund our garden operations as well as ongoing infrastructure and maintenance projects which benefit our entire community.
Because we are an IRS registered 501c3 non-profit charitable organization, donations are normally 100% tax-deductible.
Always check with your tax advisor.
Please select your favorite payment method from the two options below:
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Option 2- PayPal
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Where do my donations go?
Help us grow
- Provide more onsite classes in all gardening topics. Partnership with subject matter experts.
- Improve garden’s visibility in community by increasing social media presence and possibly buying ads in local papers.
- Assistance with grant identification and administration as well as donor relationships.
- Need for more information booths and tabling at various events around S.D. County.
- Explore options for long term stability of garden. Raise funds to purchase the land we currently lease.
Improvements needed at the garden
- Install lightweight roof over existing fenced-in storage areas in order to catch more rain water and provide much needed shade to gardeners using tool and material storage areas.
- Upgrading some existing aisles and pathways by spreading decomposed granite to create wheelchair accessible areas.
- Install air vents on roof and exterior walls on three existing portable storage sheds.
- Rent one portable toilet and provide periodic cleaning service. Garden has no bathroom and this necessitates time consuming trips offsite to use bathrooms.
- Upgrade existing service roadway. Purchase and spread decomposed granite over the existing main service road to create a more stable and rain permeable surface.
- Twice a year removal of extensive areas of non-native weeds and shrubs in order to reduce fire hazard.
- Purchase and install additional large rainwater storage tank and necessary piping/valves
- Purchase stack able concrete landscaping blocks so we can create a 3 foot tall wall to reduce erosion.
- Drinking water fountain. Purchase and Install long delayed drinking water fountain and water bottle filler station next to existing hand wash station.
- Purchase and install outdoor weatherproof info/bulletin board inside garden which will be visible from outside front gate
- Purchase and install two new outdoor informational signs to be located near/at garden entrance.
Donation opportunities
Legacy Endowment
$10,000. and above
$10,000. and above
A group of donors generously support us at or above the $10,000. level. This support helps ensure the long-term viability of the Garden. Funds are earmarked for infrastructure, maintenance, operations and expansion. Funding for specific goals or projects is also welcome. Please inquire about commemorative plaques and other naming opportunities such as planting a fruit tree in memory of a loved one .
Additional Support Donations
Up to $9,999.00