SAMPLE GRANT
oak community garden park(2015)c lbruckbauer
A Third Place Foundation envisions that the Community Garden Park will create opportunities for
discussion and education in the community about urban agriculture, organic gardening, food
security, and many other topics as the Community Garden Park grows and solidifies the area.
Increasing the amount and availability of locally grown, more healthful organic food that our
citizens can consume could reduce the area’s “carbon footprint”, a measure of carbon emissions.
Our community garden would increase the amount of locally grown food available to our citizens,
as well as, the related benefits of decreasing the distance that food must travel to our community,
which would in turn decrease transportation-caused CO2 emissions. In addition to lower
transportation emissions, the Community Garden Park would also be more sustainable. The
Community Garden Park would not use harmful pesticides or other chemicals, which can leach
into groundwater. A Third Place Foundation maintains the Community Garden Park would be a
much more environmentally conscious choice. By utilizing a rainwater collection system for
irrigation of the garden, an outdoor earthen type oven, a natural “mound” stage for community
events, solar powered lighting within the park, as well as additional environmentally friendly
accoutrements, ALL PLANS/ GRANTS INCLUDE MARKETING ANALYSIS, SWOT, 5YEARS FINANCIALS, COLOR GRAPHS