Community Grant Awards
Friendship Botanic Gardens
Friendship Botanic Gardens has five raised bed boxes representing the five senses. Sensory gardens contain fragrant, colorful and textural plants designed to stimulate the senses. Children explore the gardens by seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling. There is a need to replace perennials as well as add annuals to these boxes.
In the past, garden critters have enjoyed the taste box by nibbling away at the tasty plants. Efforts have been made to secure the box from animals but to no avail. An enclosure is needed for the 8 ft. x 4 ft box, with bird netting held up by five (5) PVC tubes. Ground stakes will secure the netting to the base. Zip ties will secure a fir strip along the top of the netting and tubing to provide stability. One end will provide an open/close access to the plants and labels.
La Porte County Soil & Water Conservation
La Porte County Soil & Water Conservation District has a need to offset material costs (native wildflower/grasses plugs) associated with the planted Pollinator Enrichment Project. This environmental education project is to be located within the existing “pollinator power garden” space fronting the La Porte County Purdue Extension/SWC/Solid Waste Offices.
Salvation Army of Michigan City
The Salvation Army of Michigan City wishes to offer a third annual container gardening class. This class offers lessons to clients who may not have access to a large space for growing a vegetable garden. The class teaches them how to grow fresh produce in any space by using containers. These containers can be something as simple as a plastic bucket.