Wamego Community Garden

Goal: $20,000.00

Specific Need

We have a shade structure that is several years old and it needs rebuilt and mulch flooring replaced with a concrete floor to make it handicap accessible.

This is the first phase of four phases aimed at drainage improvement and a possible children's handicap walking path in the area north of the present  greenhouse. With the remake of the shelter, we will be able to provide educational opportunities for the onsite children's school to have outdoor activities.

Also on our wish list is replacing a 4 year old garden tiller, replacing hoes and rakes and garden hand tools. Purchase of plants, seeds and supplies for next years garden planting are in our needs list.

Mission

Wamego Community Garden provides education and the opportunity to grow healthy organic food for yourself, your family and your community. 

Profile

In 2014 our Community Garden was expanded to a two acre permaculture food forest with a shade shelter, greenhouse, and rain gardens. Garden leaders can provide education on how to use the the tools, and the best way to grow, harvest, cook, or preserve the food that you helped grow. Members have access to the whole 2 acre garden to harvest what their family needs. We garden year round. We plant an annual garden, have many perennials, a greenhouse, and an orchard. Membership is required, but it is a free membership.

We provide over 11,000 pounds of food for the community! What our members don't use, we donate to the local food banks. 

The land is provided by the First Baptist Church. Water and mulch are provided by the City of Wamego. We are a 501c(3) organization; all gifts and donations are tax deductible. Estimated cost to maintain the garden is $1200 per year.

What can you find growing at our garden? Tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers, squash, peppers, onions, peas, radish, lettuce, beets, cabbage, kale, spinach, swiss, chard, okra, regular and sweet potatoes, thornless blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, goji berries, gooseberries, elderberry, ruhbarb, asparagus, herbs, apple, cherry, pear, plum, peach, persimmon, pawpaw, hazelnut.....