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A community garden: a volunteer-led effort in St. Louis
Volunteers in St. Louis are raising $3,800 for a community garden at Liberty Primary School.
🇺🇸 St. Louis, Missouri, United States3,498 views
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a community garden. This year a group of 27 volunteers, including a retired civil engineer, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Liberty Primary School, but no funding.
We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $3,800.
It will serve about 252 people, including local farmers and market traders. We'll hold a build day in November and everyone is invited.
We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos.
Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered.
Where the $3,800 goes:
• Materials: $2,850
• Permits and inspections: $120
• Safety equipment and signage: $220
• Tools hire and delivery: $610
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
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reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of St. Louis
hope you get there. I have a 11 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Love from Moscow.
Wishing you the best. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Kelowna so I could bring a meal. Love from Fresno!
Thinking of you and your family, Amparo. Hope this works out for you. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.