Fountain Hills Community Garden
         March 2023 Newsletter 

              

                                                                                                                       
FYI-

A lot of progress is happening at the Community Garden. Our new garden reconfiguration will be awesome. All our beds will be 24" tall, made from a composite material, which is very low maintenance. Our new layout will put all our storage structures easily accessible and we will have a restroom on site. Trees will be removed due to the roots getting into our water lines. New trees will be added that do not do that. The new paver retaining wall on the South end along El Lago will be a nice accent as well as to help with drainage above the walkway. I'm very excited to be working with Echelon Construction again. They built our original Pavilion, completed in 2019. 

DUE TO CONSTRUCTION, INVOICING WILL NOT BE GOING OUT UNTIL APRIL 2023 AND YOU MUST RESPOND IN 30 DAYS! Thank you all so much! We have over 73 people waiting to get a garden bed, so please help the process going forward. Thank you in advance again!

NEW GARDEN BOARD MEMBERS:

Please welcome to our Garden Board our lastest 3 members. Mary Taschner as another Garden Manager and Alan and Pamela Lordi. Each will add a great deal of expertise to our team of board members. Welcome aboard!!!

          
Mary Taschner          Pamela Lordi                 Alan Lordi

GARDENING AT HOME WHILE WE WAIT:
 
It is quite an adjustment to garden in smaller containers, but totally still worth it as we patiently wait. Please remember to think about planning ahead and starting your seeds for your summer planting. Take a look our website for what to plant and when.  www.fountainhillscommunitygarden.com

When starting your own seeds you can start just what you need and can have a larger variety of plants. I will be starting approximately 6-8 weeks prior to planting. It's very important that your seedlings are strong enough to put outside and will tolerate the transplanting. Timing and planning is everything when gardening.   

We will be updating everyone as we progress forward, utilizing our Newsletter and Facebook garden page.  Our timing for starting to plant again in June, will depend greatly on materials availability and our Contractor. PLEASE STAY TUNED!

OUR COMMUNITY GARDEN GIVES BACK:

Ft. McDowell school received many unused pavers that needed a new home. Thank you Michele McGuiness, Joy Hubbard and Cay Loria for taking the time to teach these young children about gardening!!! Children are our future gardeners!!!

                                      

GARDEN BED GIVEAWAY:

It was a huge success and we also are helping to give back to our community. There were many other non-profit organization that benefited. Reigning Grace Ranch in Rio Verde and the new TIA private school in Fountain Hills.
Happy Gardening everyone :)


EXTENDED HANDS FOOD BANK:

The food bank truly appreciates our fresh vegetables, please don't let your food go to waste. Support our local food bank instead! If you have any veggies, you can not use when you are doing your clean out, please take to our local Food  Bank.

FOOD BANK HOURS:

Sunday - Closed
Monday - 9am - 10:45am
Tuesday - 3:00pm - 5:45pm
Wednesday - Closed
Thursday - Closed
Friday - 9:00am - 10:45am
Saturday - 9:00am - 10:45am

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

COFFEE GROUNDS PICK UP, TO BE PUT ON HOLD. TRASH TAKE OUT WILL BE DISCONTINUED SOON AS WELL. TO BE DETERMINED FOR START UP. PLEASE WATCH FOR SIGN-UP GENIUS FOR VOLUNTEERS AS NEEDED.

We always have volunteer opportunities at the garden. Click on the links below --- You will be able to see information related to upcoming volunteer needs. You may review the schedule, then signup for the slots that work for you; or you may exit at anytime.

If you are interested in helping out or have more questions, contact Joy via email at joyanneh@cox.net.

 3 Sign UP Genius Campaigns for Garden Volunteers:
1. Compost- Garden Membership 2021: Garden Compost Helpers (signupgenius.com)
2. Trash- Garden Membership 2021: TAKE OUT THE TRASH (signupgenius.com)
3. Coffee Ground Pick-up - Garden Membership 2021: Coffee Grounds Pick Up Team (signupgenius.com)
3. Garden Maintenance - email joy at joyanneh@cox.net

Garden Managers Contact Information
Rita Applegate: (816) 896-8507
Joy Hubbard: (602) 692-1183
Mary Taschner (602) 692-6928
Mark Dalton: (480) 390-7255

If you need to speak to a garden manager, please use the contact information above. Thank you.