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A community garden: a volunteer-led effort in Tlaquepaque

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a community garden - we need $1,000 for materials.

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Sofía P. Orozco
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Tlaquepaque
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a community garden. This year a group of 29 volunteers, including a group of teenagers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Union bus depot, but no funding. We have received donated soil and plants, and the remaining cost is $1,000. It will serve about 584 people, including school children and their families. We'll hold a build day in July 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 $1,000 goes: • Materials: $650 • Permits and inspections: $70 • Safety equipment and signage: $125 • Tools hire and delivery: $155 Glad we found this place.
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Updates from Sofía

  1. Small update. $523 so far, the plan for safety equipment and signage is now scheduled.

  2. 52% there. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($218 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100

    “I'm in Syracuse, thinking of you.”

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    “Be well. Shared with friends too. - Springfield”

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  • Asher Franklin 🇬🇧 · $50

    “You got this. I'm in Bristol, thinking of you.”

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    “You got this. I'm in Veracruz, thinking of you.”

  • Bhavna P. Chaudhary 🇬🇧 · $50
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    “Get well soon! - Saint-Denis”

  • Zoe E. White 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Hope the July deadline works out. - Columbus”

  • Manisha Binita Shrestha 🇳🇵 · $25
  • Babar Muhammad Lashari 🇵🇰 · $20

    “Hang in there. Small amount but sent with love. - Mardan”

  • Daniel F. Thomas 🇺🇸 · $20

    “From my family to yours. Thought of Sofía all day after reading this.”

  • Zahra Khadija Belkacem 🇸🇦 · $15
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  • Patrick Yann Bourgeois 🇫🇷 · $10
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    “You got this. - Chicago”

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  • Benjamin S. LacsonQuestion

    Any update on how things are going in Tlaquepaque?

    • Radosław Mazurek

      Your post was clear and honest. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Bonny.

      • Katharina Susanne Schulz

        Good luck, Sofía. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Paarl.

        • Indah Rahayu Nugroho

          You're not alone, Sofía. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope July is when things finally get easier. Take care.

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