CCC Community Garden (Lone Elm Community Garden), Olathe, Kansas
The Lone Elm Community Garden in Olathe, Kansas, is an allotment garden with 40 garden plots. The garden plans to be self-sustainable through plot fees, grants and fundraising efforts. The garden is conveniently located in a growing neighborhood that has four public schools in the area. The church is a meeting site for boy scouts, a home owners association and other area groups, so they have a highly visible garden site. A communal area will be established with "Rows for the Hungry" providing food for local food banks. The grant will allow the group to purchase a shed, tools, equipment, fencing, irrigation supplies, water lines and spigots.
The Lone Elm Community Garden in Olathe, Kansas, is an allotment garden with 40 garden plots. The garden plans to be self-sustainable through plot fees, grants and fundraising efforts. The garden is conveniently located in a growing neighborhood that has four public schools in the area. The church is a meeting site for boy scouts, a home owners association and other area groups, so they have a highly visible garden site. A communal area will be established with "Rows for the Hungry" providing food for local food banks. The grant will allow the group to purchase a shed, tools, equipment, fencing, irrigation supplies, water lines and spigots.
