We are currently looking for the following things or skills for our community gardens and farm program. If you have any of these, please let us know. Thank you!
Big Items
- 20′ Storage container (air/sea container) for farm storage
- 35-45 hp farm tractor with front loader and 3-pt hitch
- Tractor implements (all 5ft wide) - Mechanical spader for 45 hp tractor, 7ft offset wheel disc, flail mower bed shaper, springtooth harrow
- Fencing supplies for perimeter of the farm (see medium items for specifics)
- Water catchment system for roof tops on farm buildings
- New wood to build our outdoor classroom at the Bounty Farm (talk to Amy for size and quantity specifications)
Medium Items
- solid metal wheelbarrows
- 4″x4″x 8′ Redwood fence posts
- 2″x4″x 8′ Redwood or cedar (for fence rails)
- Assorted 2″x4, 6, 8, 10 or 12″ and 4″x4″ redwood or cedar lumber for garden boxes, shade arbors, and other garden structures
- Welded mesh deer fencing (5′ high, 6″x6″–600 ft of it)
- Shelving brackets and shelves (for farm storage)
- Garden sheds (at least 8′x8′) for new community gardens
- Wooden garden benches
- A garden cart (larger than a wheelbarrow)
Small Items
- Large plastic crates for harvesting produce at the farm
- Berry plants (raspberry, blueberry, marionberry, ollalie berry, boysenberry, blackberry)
- Organics eeds for vegetables and flowers
- Perennial plants (including natives) for hedgerows to encourage insects and birds
- Vermicompos t(worm) bins
Basic tools for repair and maintenience
- Sawzall reciprocating saw
- Circular saw
- Cordless drill and drill bit set
- Hi-lift jack
- Pipe wrenches metric and standard
- Socket set
- Chainsaw
- Bench grinder with one end as a wire wheel
- Angle grinder with abrasive blades and wire wheel
Other stuff
- Educational signage for gardens and farms (can you make nice signs?)
- Chicken coop for 10-20 chickens (or help us build one)
- Scholarship money to pay high school students a stipend to work at the farm
- Library collection of books related to organic farming and gardening
If you have any of the above items, please call us at 775-3663 (ext. 112), or e-mail us at info@petalumabounty.org.
Skills & Time
- Gardeners and farmers - to assist Amy (the Bounty Farm manager) to plan, clear, propagate plants in the greenhouse, plant and harvest all the great food we’ll be growing on the farm.
- Carpenters/Woodworkers - to help us build community garden signs, bulletin boards, wash tables for the farm and other structures
- Web designers/html coders - to help us continue to improve and maintain our website
- Researchers - to help us learn more about various programs and policy issues elsewhere in the country that we can learn from
- Writers - to write interesting and informative posts for our various blog topics
- Administrative - Develop and maintain record keeping systems, etc.
If you would like to volunteer your skills to help strengthen Petaluma’s food system, please click here.
Thank you!
The Bounty
