December was a very busy month for the Aptos Community Garden.  The Rotary Clubs of Santa Cruz, Sunrise and Aptos/Capitola put in numerous days volunteering as they erected the remaining fence that will protect the garden proper.

The Aptos Community Garden Board met for the first time on Dec.16, 2009. Board members include: Trent and Linda McNair, Rose Marie McNair, Pastor Dale Sollom-Brotherton, Gene Sanden, Michael Olson, Treesa Rodgerson, and Melanie Larson. We went over our mission statement and the Terms of Agreement and Waiver forms prepared pro bono by the law firm: Hoge, Fenton, Jones, & Appel, Inc., Attorneys at Law. We also discussed grant writing, the opening day ceremonies (save April 22, 2010: The 40th anniversay of Earth Day!), organic garden guidelines, and other issues pertaining to getting the garden ready for the public.  We are very thankful to all of these individuals for agreeing to be on the Board and volunteering their time.

$27,800 donated

We have received more than $27,800.00 in donations for materials, labor, and services from the local businesses listed below. The council was pleased to learn that four plots have been requested with no publicity.  If you are interested in getting a plot, be sure to sign up with Pastor Dale. Registration forms will be available Jan. 4, 2010 at Christ Lutheran Church, Aptos.

Once again, we thank these very generous businesses for their donations:

Earth Works, Jeff Talmadge Construction, Rotary Clubs of Santa Cruz, Sunrise and Aptos/Capitola, Surf City Growers, Lakeside Organic Gardens, Las Animas Concrete, Monument Lumber, Sand Channel Greens, Santa Cruz Concrete Pumping, Warren Gilbert, Architect, Ecology by Design, Dirt Works Earth Engineering, and Hoge, Fenton, Jones, and Appel, Inc.
More updates coming in January!