Mesa is looking for people with a green thumb to start the city's first community garden, a project proposed by residents through the year-long iMesa initiative.
The city is seeking individuals or organizations who can establish community connections, identify a location, define costs, seek funding through grants and sponsorships, and see the project through construction. Mesa will provide some startup costs.
Proposals are due to the city by Feb. 16. Submissions can be mailed to iMesa Community Garden Initiative, Attn: Donna DiFrancesco, P.O. Box 1466, Mesa, AZ, 85211. Or fax it to (480) 644-4774 or e-mail to donna.difrancesco@mesaaz.gov.
The plan must be less than 2,000 words and include an organization/team description, project goals and implementation plan, promotion and marketing, partnerships, community connections and project time line.
For more information on eligibility requirements, go to evtnow.com/imesagarden.
Azmatthewsb posted at 6:25 pm on Mon, Jan 30, 2012.
I do hope this is read. I think the idea of a community garden in Mesa is a great one. But, if one is started, it will NOT be the first. There is a community garden in Area V, on South Bellview, that has been there since the 1990's. I think the only way to improve a city would be to recognize what it already has. This established garden is a true community garden. Information about it can be found here (including video) http://www.carepartnership.org/programs.php?id=192&catid=4