The community garden project, which found a home on a half-acre plot in the park next to Morris Village, received approval from the city back in October.<\/p>\n
Now the group\u2019s volunteer organizers are raising funds to support the garden\u2019s construction.<\/p>\n
Operating as a non-profit, the community garden group is raising money to build raised beds, set up rain barrels and make sure the garden is accessible to all.<\/p>\n
The group\u2019s first fundraiser at Bad to the Bow pet grooming in Clarence Creek raised over hundreds of dollars with a raffle for customized gift basket for our furry friends.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe raised $600, which we\u2019re pretty excited about for our first go,\u201d said Stephanie Marcil, one of the garden\u2019s organizers.<\/p>\n
A second fundraising event is taking place at Amy\u2019s Little Plant Shop on Laurier Street in Rockland on Saturday, Dec. 10. Between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., people are invited to come and get their holiday gift-wrapping done, take holiday portraits at a “seasonal photo nook” and participate in a local-items-only silent auction. A dozen businesses are participating in the auction, including The Mana Centre, Paint with Judith, Broken Stick Brewing Company and Caf\u00e9 Joyeux to name a few.<\/p>\n
The community garden is also running a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign with a goal of $10,000. Information on the fundraising event and GoFundMe can be found on the Rockland Community Garden\u2019s Facebook page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With the city\u2019s approval and a plot confirmed at Alain Potvin Park, Rockland\u2019s community garden kicked off its fundraising campaign to get ready for the upcoming planting season. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":26578,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-societe"],"acf":[],"featured_media_global":[],"yoast_head":"\n