Fairfield Plantation Community Garden Timeline and Items Beginning 9/1/2012

Revised 1/5/2013 vmcg

Item Personnel Timeline Cost Status Approval of board to Board of Directors August Board No Cost Completed 8/21/2012 organize Fairfield for Vicki McGovern Meeting Community Garden committee Announce 1st Vicki McGovern 8/23/2012 No cost Completed committee meeting to 8/23/12 newsletter Prelim. assessment Vicki McGovern, Kay End of August Donation of Completed 8/30/2012 Odom, Larry Evans, time Bryan Helms (contractor) Spray for weeds Vicki McGovern, Weekend of Donation of Completed On garden plot Larry Evans, September 1 time and 2 Bush hog grass and Bryan Helms Wednesday Anticipate 5 Bush hogging and potato weeds, preliminary September 4, hours at plowing completed will plowing to uproot large 2012 $65.00 per wait for grass and soil to grass clumps, and bush hour = $325.00 break down before hog around outside of further plowing end near creek (only to the creek) Assess cost of waterline Vicki McGovern, September 4 No cost for Done and waiting for and spigots to garden Tim Tucker, Matt 2012 assessment quote and building Morrison, Jerry Louder (plumber/irrigation) Gather soil samples and Vicki McGovern August 4 after No cost Done mail to NCSU Ag plowing (postage donated) Receive quote on Tim Tucker By mid Undetermined Pending additional waterline and spigots December. quotes for garden and building Board requires other bids. Gather prices on rain Vicki McGovern, Kay September 5- $17.00 per Built Nov 20 “Family Day” water barrels Odom, Larry Evans , September 28 barrel plus run Barbara Kisiah, and off and any other interested overflow total helpers $25 x 3 = $75.00 Item Personnel Timeline Cost Status

1 Submit request to Vicki McGovern September 3 completed Approved board for purchase of board meeting barrels at rain water barrels $25.00 = $75.00 Hold first committee Vicki McGovern, Ch; September 27, None Completed meeting and elect Terry Evans, Sec; 2012 6:30 at officers Barbara Kisiah- park Treas. Other members Hoyte Cook, Jane Miner, Kaye Odom, and Carol Zachery Create fall dead leaf Vicki McGovern, Mid September Needed to Completed drop off area for BOD build a sturdier composting for perimeter. Community Garden Contracted (see notes in memo for Jerry Louder to area near swings dig postholes, previously used by add sakrete, Firewise for compost) and nail fencing Get quote on double Solicit quotes from October 19, Completed: Scheduled for January wide gate in fence Matt Morrison, Tim 2012 chose Tim 2013 between slab and Tucker, and Jerry Tucker garden plot for access Louder to garden from slab used for parking for pond and garden Install double wide gate Contractor? February 2013 To be Pending approval for in fence between slab determined funding. and garden plot for access to garden from slab used for parking for pond and garden Purchase rain water Vicki McGovern October 2012 3 completed Purchased and barrels and security barrels at constructed cables $25.00 = reimbursement to be $75.00 filed.

2 Fairfield Plantation Community Garden Timeline and Items Beginning 9/1/2012

Revised 1/5/2013 vmcg Item Personnel Timeline Cost Status Install rain water Committee November 20 May be some Installed barrels at garden site to Members 2012 cost to secure begin collection during rain barrels to winter prevent loss Finalize plans for water Board of Directors By December Completed: Work to be done January line and spigots to and committee 2012 chose Tim 2013 garden and install members Tucker approved plan Purchase soil Garden Committee Late November $216.65 Reimbursed for product amendments as members Organic Plant recommended by soil Health 704- tests (lime and possibly 841-1000 Rick others) Stiles Add soil amendments Committee Late November Labor donated Completed as recommended by members results from soil tests Stake off gardening Hoyte Cook with By December Labor donated November 29 2012 – areas and pathways help from 14 January 10, 2013 committee members Assign plots to Committee December 1 No cost December 1, 2012 interested gardeners members and interested gardeners Copy and issue keys gardeners December 1 Partially completed; more keys to be cut for additional gardeners Begin planting All gardeners After No cost Gardeners begin building December 1 plots and adjacent pathways Create rules for All Committee January 1 No cost In progress- reviewing gardeners Members existing booklets

The timeline for 2013 to be created in January with input from committee.

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