RE: Budgets for Community Gardens

F* C*

Erin,
in addition to everything Adam said, let me add that your funders might want
to see some eggs before they start handing out chickens.  you may do well to
start by putting a sign in your lobby that reads "starting garden project,
need tools.  please check your basement" and get something going before you
start asking for cash.  BTW, depending on who you are asking for money, they
may want to know the demographics of the gardeners, so you may need to
select a location before you get funded.

your question is really about budgets, though.  don't forget to include the
cost of installing a water meter to go with your plumbing, that can be
expensive.  here in atlanta, the water people charge $800 deposit on the
meter, and if they have to run a line across the street you pay for the
trench and the surface repairs maybe up to $2,000.  also, while you are
browsing the archives, look at the discussion on walkways.  you could spend
a lot of money on making the garden ADA friendly while you maintain your
environmental equilibrium.  my only other thought is that as far as i can
tell, you can never have too much money for your garden.

fgc 
Community Garden Coordinator 
Atlanta Community Food Bank 
970 Jefferson Street, NW 
Atlanta, GA  30318 

-----Original Message-----
From: Partnerships [p*@mbptree.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 1:34 PM
To: community_garden@mallorn.com
Subject: [cg] Budgets for Community Gardens

I am battling the "chicken/egg problem and wonder if there is any help out
there... I am drafting a proposal to fund community garden start-ups and the
proposal requires a budget. The problem arises in that I don't know what I
am budgeting for until we get the funding and identify the land. Does anyone
have budgets of general costs, for example, a cubic foot of topsoil or a
foot of installed irrigation piping?

Thanks so much!

Erin Budde
Mayor's Beautification Program
Community Planting Coordinator
(813) 221-TREE

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