RE: county/city funding

Our community garden program is a function of the Mayor's Office, funded and managed by City staff. 
 
We have two gardens (one with 80 plots, one with 20 plots) that are available on a first come, first served basis (upon payment of a $30 rental fee for the plot).  We provide water, basic maintenance of the common areas (mowing, fencing, etc.) provide an initial supply of compost/mulch soil additive once per year, and a provide plow/tilling service option once each spring if desired by a gardener.
 
Our budget (not including staff time) is $10,600, of which approximately $3000 comes back as rental fee income.  We have four staff members who have some role in managing the gardens in their job descriptions -- but the cumulative total probably is .25 FTE or less....
 
Beaverton is a suburb of Portland, Oregon, with a population of about 78,000.
 
We are planning to expand our 80 plot garden to 100 plots in the coming garden season, and looking into adding a third garden as soon as land can be found for such a purpose.
 

SCOTT KELLER
Auxiliary Services Program Manager
Office of the Mayor
City of Beaverton
P.O. Box 4755, Beaverton, OR 97076
Office: 503.526.2217
Fax: 503.526.3730

-----Original Message-----
From: Amanda Maria Edmonds [mailto:aedmonds@umich.edu]
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 4:06 PM
To: community_garden@mallorn.com
Subject: [cg] county/city funding

I think I've asked a question similar to this before, but I'll give it a try again, because I didn't get response before...

I am trying to find non-profit or government community gardening organizations who receive regular, annual funding from a city or county government agency. If this is the case with your org, please tell me! I really want to hear what percentage of your annual operating budget comes from that source... I'm trying to show a local government agency that their peers regularly contribute to-- or even sponsor-- community garden orgs/programs... and to what extent.

Please, share!
Amanda

Amanda Maria Edmonds
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