Gallery of Givers

Below is a picture gallery of volunteers who have been helping us grow the gardens this season and a list of others who have contributed time or materials in the last month. We do our best to acknowledge everyone who helps. Please forgive us if we forgot to mention you. Everyone's contribution makes a difference. Llyn and Chris

Gratitude goes out to:

• Sheri who brings us grass clippings every few weeks to the Monroe site
• Renee Duncan who has adopted the perennial garden beds at Alpine and will be filling them with flowers from her own nursery
• Gary Weems and his heavy equipment for assistance in maintaining the Alpine Park and all the ways he helps fill in around the edges to keep the park looking great.
• Gene Boshart brought us seven tons of spoiled hay, helped us unload it and wouldn't even accept gas money
• Guy Urbach brings us home-picked cherries and other treats when we're working in the gardens and we're still grateful to him for covering the cost of the porta-potty at Alpine
• Gary Watts and Jack Jones (from Alpine Pump) for fixing the broken pipes at the Alpine bathroom (so we won't need the porta-potty anymore!) Also, Gary did another full-park mowing job this month.
• Steve Rose for pepper plants and onion starts
• Cathy Rose brought us onion starts
• Evelyn Lee for forwarding all these emails out to the local community through the list-serve
• Rae brought us a big load of primo oat-sraw to mulch the Alpine garden. It was truly the champagne of hays! Flaked evenly, fluffed up nice...mmm...mmm.
• Loren Bowman donated brand new hoses and three stands for rain-bird sprinklers 
• Mylrea Estell and Ray Kreth for providing us with a safe, comfortable and affordable place to live that enables us to be able to do this project
• Well, we thought we'd had just about everything that we needed donated...and now we know its true because Larry and Germaine Hammon recently gave us (that's right folks) their kitchen sink! (We'll use it to wash produce etc at the Alpine site.) 
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What follows is a "gallery of givers". A short pictorial tribute to the many helpers who have been giving of their time to grow food for those in need. We sure appreciate you! 

A team of volunteers at the Monroe site

Clearing the old perennial bed at Alpine

George planting tomatoes that Steve Rose donated

David Urbach preparing tomato mounds

Steve Rose tilling the Monroe site

Chris and Phil-one of our main grass clippings donaters in Alpine

Rann-fence building

Steve N. - digging holes

Eva - transplanting raspberries

Jesse - transplanting sunflowers

Rae - thanks for the hay donation!

Cindy rolling up baling twine

Jennifer and Chris after unloading hay

Robin transplanting grape vines

Ishmael "Mi" gathering mulch

Seven tons of Hay donated!

Gene Boshart - unloading his donation

Evelyn and Danielle gathering grass-mulch

Jack fixing our mower

Danielle and Cathy Rose harvesting kale

Now doesn't Dorothy look like she's having entirely too much fun!

 One of our volunteers, who also receives assistance from the Monroe Food bank to support his family's needs wrote us the following note:

"Thanks! It's a great thing the two of you have started here.


I look forward to the camaraderie and friendship that is developing amongst all of us at the same time that we are enjoying useful endeavors."

Our gardens would not be possible without the sponsorship of the Alpine Community Center. Through them, we have applied for all our grants. They have included us under the umbrella of their insurance policy and they found funding to run the pump at the Alpine Gardens. You can see the other projects they support, and get involved at: www.alpinecommunity.net/