Butterfly Garden News

HSSC Community Garden

Posted on 20 June 2009

We welcome the combined efforts of the County of Lake, the City of Clearlake, the Highlands Senior Service Center (HSSC), the Konocti Unified School District (KUSD) and the Lake County Community Co-op in creating a community garden at the Senior Center in Clearlake. With $40,000 seed money from the County of Lake, this project will develop and maintain a community garden that will directly benefit the senior community lunch program facilitated by the HSSC as well as provide opportunity for local residents to garden in a combined garden plot or rent individual plots.

The LCCC is coordinating efforts for the larger community to participate through donations of goods, services and direct funding for this exciting project. Below you’ll see a list of community donations to date, as well as a wish list for continued success with this project. If you are interested in coming on board for the co-creation efforts, see our Community Garden wiki page under “Committees” or contact David Goolsbee at communitygarden@lakeco-op.org

The Lake County Community Co-op and the Highlands Senior Service Center are working together to develop an Organic Community Garden on land being provided by the City of Clearlake and with support from the County of Lake. These are just a few of the materials etc. we anticipate needing but there may be others that we can work with. We will be attempting to use recycled and/or salvaged materials where possible. If you have excess of something in a quantity that you think we can adapt to our purposes, please don’t hesitate to offer. If you can help with labor or have access to and/or operate equipment (trencher, backhoe, auger, etc.) we certainly would appreciate your assistance. Also if you would prefer to donate toward a particular project or to the overall garden, write your checks to HSSC, P.O. Box 180, Clearlake, California 95422 with a note to specifically set aside your donation for the garden. Donations of money or materials are tax deductible. Contact David Goolsbee at 707-272-9230 or goolsbeed@yahoo.com for additional info.

Stock tanks (any size)

Wine barrels and half barrels

Culvert pipe (6” and up to 4 ft. dia. or more) concrete, clay, corrugated galvanized, steel

Clay and ceramic pots

55 gal. steel drums (no toxic chemicals please)

Corrugated metal roofing

Cement, mortar, and concrete mix

Hardware cloth (1/2”) 3’ or 4’ rolls

Fencing (6’ chain link, or any deer/rabbit fencing)

Wood and steel posts

½” & 3/8” rebar

¾” PVC or below grade conduit

2x lumber (3 ft. min. redwood or cedar scraps preferred. No pressure treated)

Assorted 4x timbers

¾” & ½” HDPE &/or PVC water pipe and assorted fittings

½” & ¼” irrigation piping and assorted drip emmitters

Hose bibs and control valves

Heavy duty watering hose and sprayers

Irrigation system controller and zone valves

18 gauge irrigation wire cable

Crushed granite for wheelchair accessible paths

Manure (any type)

Shredded tree trimming mulch

Grass clippings (no pesticides or herbicides please)

Mushroom compost

Peat Moss

Worm castings

Organic soil amendments

Top soil

Red wiggler worms

Fruit & nut trees and berry bushes

Assorted vegetable, herb, & flower seeds/starts/bulbs

Stone, brick, concrete block, and concrete slab chunks

Assorted garden hand tools

Garden cart and/or wheel barrows

Entry/Tool Shed

Irrigation/Water system

Raised Beds

Fencing/Gates

Soil Amendments

Fruit & Nut Trees/Berry bushes

Perennial Garden Beds

Herb Garden

Flower Garden

Tools

Greenhouse

Compost Bins

Vermiculture

Solar Electric System

Pathways

Fountain/Sculpture

Wheelchair accessible garden beds

Garden benches

Arbors/Trellises