February 2013 Community Garden Workday>>>
Many thanks to all who have donated to the garden:
- Riddle Farm Supply (seeds)
- Greenbriar Farms (plants)
- Green Wave Distribution (fertilizer)
- Lowes (garden tools, garden hose, wheel barrel,)
- Dixie Lumber (supplies for building and beds)
- Rock Springs Baptist Church (built storage building)
- Leadership Pickens County Class of 2012 for the boxes around the beds.
- Trophies Unlimited (plaques on garden beds)
- Foothills Master Gardeners
- Bo’s Garden (Darrell & Susan Hackett and family) Donated plants and helped in garden
- Daniel Beniot: Plant
- James Wade: Plants
- City of Easley Employees (Rec. Dept and Public Works Dept manual labor)
- United Way of Pickens County (volunteers)
- Americorp (Volunteers)
- Tri-County Tech Students (volunteers)
- To the many volunteers…THANK YOU
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Resolution No. 2011-17:
A RESOLUTION To Endorse a Community Garden in the City of Easley
WHEREAS, the City of Easley has operated a weekly Farmers Market for the past three seasons; and WHEREAS, the City of Easley’s Farmer’s Market Committee listened to a presentation regarding the benefits of a community garden; and WHEREAS, the community garden will be used to produce fresh fruits and vegetables for local food banks, and community organizations feeding hungry and needy people; and WHEREAS, the cost of the garden is minimal and will be staffed by volunteers; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF EASLEY, SOUTH CAROLINA: The City of Easley endorses a community garden.
