Hartland Community Garden Seeks Volunteers, Supplies

Helping to feed the hungry in Livingston County, volunteers and gardeners from the Livingston County Hunger Council(LCHC) are busy preparing and planting 12 local community gardens this spring, including a new location in the Hartland area.

Previous gardens that are continuing again this year are located throughout the Howell, Brighton and Fenton areas, and each location is looking for supplies and volunteers to help weed, plant and harvest the crops that has already helped reduce the hunger gap by over 5 million meals, according to a press release from the LCHC. 

Volunteers are also needed to help drive the produce from Gleaners to a wide variety of places in the county. 

"Because there is increased produce from the expanded gardens, there are more opportunities to share food with additional organizations in Livingston County," Kay Simmons, Community Garden Coordinator, said in a press release.

A complete listing of the Community Gardens Wish List follows:

• Seedlings or gift cards to local nurseries/garden supply stores
• Large Garden Tools: hoe, stirrup hoe, garden fork, long handled cultivator
• Small Garden Hand Tools: hand rake, combo hand rake and hoe, shovel
• Small tools: screw driver, wire cutters, pliers, needle nose pliers, hammer, mallet levels
• Garden knife, scissors, box cutter, razor blades
• 100’+ tape measure
• Garden hoses
• Spray nozzles for garden hose
• Twine, string, ropes
• Gloves
• Tarps
• Landscape staples
• Tomato cages, small and large
• Tomato/wood stakes
•  “Rubbermaid” type storage bins, various sizes (small and large)
• 6’ metal fence posts
• Sprayer
• Old carpet
• Plastic mulch rolls/landscaping fabric
• Compost
• String trimmer
• Tractor, tiller, plow, disc
• Produce containers/packaging
• Gallon (or larger) plastic bags to pack produce
• Labels
• Seedlings: tomato, pepper, eggplant onion, potato, herbs, fruit cabbage, cucumber
• Cover crop seed (clover, annual rye grass)
• Gas cards
• Gift cards to :Meier Flowerland, Specialty Growers, Bordines, Home Depot, Big Acres, Johnny’s Seeds, etc.
• Lumber, nails, screws, paint, etc. for small building projects
• Watering Cans
• Irrigation Supplies
• Straw
• 2 gallon gas can
• Rain gauge

Individuals interested in donating or volunteering may contact Kay Simmons, Community Garden Coordinator at 810-986-6406 or ksimmons@gcfb.org.