project leader
Stephanie W
location
1691-93 Madison Ave.
Manhattan (east Harlem)
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the project

With the support of neighbors and our volunteer civil engineer, we hope to finish building our shed with a new rain harvest roof that will collect water for the garden.

This new roof will also provide shelter for visitors to continue to enjoy FREE workshops from our garden organizers. A few of our garden leaders are Just Food trained to teach subjects including Urban Agriculture, Edible foods & weeds, Composting, Bee Keeping, Recycling, Reducing & Reusing, Natural Insect repellant & more.

Chenchita's Community Garden is a teaching community garden. Our visitors are introduced to the garden with a tour of what's growing and ways to volunteer or become a member. 

the steps

Our volunteer civil engineer, Jake, will purchase the building materials to install a rain harvesting roof. Volunteers will support his efforts over a weekend in November.

The new roof will ensure that workshops can be held even if there is rainy weather. We will continue to host free workshops all year long under the new shed roof, potentially creating a new job for a Harlem gardener.

Completing the shed will create storage to organize garden tools and other materials.

We will have a painting day with the community to beautify the shed and to make a more prominent welcome sign using donated paint.

why we're doing it

East Harlem is often described as a food desert with lack of stores that provide affordable, fresh, organic produce. East Harlem has one of the highest rates of obesity and diabetes in the city. By building a workshop area, we empower each of our neighbors to have the knowledge of growing natural fresh foods and how caring for the environment can be mutually beneficial. By having a shed to organize the garden's tools and organizational materials, it is also our intention to bring back a farmer's market that accepts SNAP food benefits.

Conversation

If you'd like to check out the work being done at Chenchita's: http://www.meetup.com/HH-Farmers-Market/ Thanks for your time.
An update on the shed progress, a new frame and roof are up! http://www.meetup.com/HH-Farmers-Market/photos/25417662/

budget

DISBURSED BUDGET (12/10/14):



RAISED = 962.00
less ioby Platform Fee  waived
less ioby Fiscal Sponsorship Fee (5%) 45.81
less 3rd Party Credit Card Processing Fee (3%) 28.02
TOTAL TO DISBURSE = 888.17

 






Description Location Number Price Total
2"x4"x8' Back wall 8 $ 3.14 $ 25.12
OSB Roof 6 $ 7.95 $ 47.70
2"x4"x12' Back wall 1 $ 6.08 $ 6.08
1/4" plywood Left Sidewall 2 $ 23.15 $ 46.30
1/4" plywood Right Sidewall 2 $ 23.15 $ 46.30
1/4" plywood Back Wall 3 $ 23.15 $ 69.45
8" Dia. Tube 4' Foundation 1 $ 8.00 $ 8.00
80lbs concrete Foundation 4 $ 3.80 $ 15.20
Post base Foundation 2 $ 7.75 $ 15.50
4"x4"x8' PT post Porch support 2 $ 7.97 $ 15.94
Rolled Roofing Roof 2 $ 33.71 $ 67.42
2x6x12' Front roof 2 $ 8.76 $ 17.52
Hinges, 3 pack door 1 $ 7.98 $ 7.98
Lock Door 1 $ 3.76 $ 3.76
screws, nails, braces accessories 1 $ 50.00 $ 50.00
felt roof 1 $ 19.20 $ 19.20
roof edge roof 6 $ 3.17 $ 19.02
2x10x8 Roof 20 Free  
        $ 480.49
      TAX $ 41.68
Honorariums for 10 volunteers       $266.00
      Total $ 888.17
Source of prices: Lowes        

 

REVISED BUDGET (as of 12/1/14):

$622.17 raised as of 12/1/14 for items listed below

$100 to fund as a small honorarium to be divided by the stewards taking care of the little free library that we will install in the garden.



SUBTOTAL = 722.00
ioby Platform Fee  waived
ioby Fiscal Sponsorship Fee (5%) 36.10
3rd Party Payment Processing Fee (3%) 21.66
TOTAL TO RAISE = 779.76

 






Description Location Number Price Total
2"x4"x8' Back wall 8 $ 3.14 $ 25.12
OSB Roof 6 $ 7.95 $ 47.70
2"x4"x12' Back wall 1 $ 6.08 $ 6.08
1/4" plywood Left Sidewall 2 $ 23.15 $ 46.30
1/4" plywood Right Sidewall 2 $ 23.15 $ 46.30
1/4" plywood Back Wall 3 $ 23.15 $ 69.45
8" Dia. Tube 4' Foundation 1 $ 8.00 $ 8.00
80lbs concrete Foundation 4 $ 3.80 $ 15.20
Post base Foundation 2 $ 7.75 $ 15.50
4"x4"x8' PT post Porch support 2 $ 7.97 $ 15.94
Rolled Roofing Roof 2 $ 33.71 $ 67.42
2x6x12' Front roof 2 $ 8.76 $ 17.52
Hinges, 3 pack door 1 $ 7.98 $ 7.98
Lock Door 1 $ 3.76 $ 3.76
screws, nails, braces accessories 1 $ 50.00 $ 50.00
felt roof 1 $ 19.20 $ 19.20
roof edge roof 6 $ 3.17 $ 19.02
2x10x8 Roof 20 Free  
        $ 480.49
      TAX $ 41.68
Honorarium       $100.00
      Total $ 622.17
Source of prices: Lowes        

BUDGET:



SUBTOTAL = 622.17
ioby Platform Fee  waived
ioby Fiscal Sponsorship Fee (5%) 31.11
3rd Party Credit Card Processing Fee (3%) 18.67
TOTAL TO RAISE = 671.94

 

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donors

  • Aoife
  • Mount Beth
  • Jessica Almeida-Nelson
  • Funkmaster Fletch
  • Fletcher & Jessica Cline
  • David S.
  • Kristen
  • Chenchita's garden party benefit
  • Carolyn!
  • tanya A.
  • Nancy V.
  • Mount Elizabeth
  • Wisconsin fund
  • Stephanie W.