The Problem
The Acworth Community Garden relies on volunteers to plant, maintain and harvest. When we first created the garden we transformed an unused piece of land into 25 raised beds (used for growing produce that we donate to support seniors experiencing food insecurity) and a pollinator area. We want to continue to develop a native habitat that includes native plants, microclimates, shelter and a water source for local wildlife and migratory species. We have used some of the money we previously received from Roots & Shoots to start this process, but we have a ways to go. We also have a youth educational component. One of the groups is an after-school teen group that comes to the garden each month - this will be their project. Some of it requires items to be bought -some will be resourced from the environment - twigs, branches, leaves, rocks etc.
