People’s Garden Workshops Complete!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Over 50 residents of Mahoning River corridor communities attended the Mahoning River Corridor People’s Garden Grant program workshops. Attendance at one of the four workshops is a requirement for applying to the program. The Mahoning River Corridor People's Garden Grant Program will provide grants for the establishment of gardens to serve as community educational resources to residents of Mahoning River Corridor communities. Groups located within Lowellville, Struthers, Campbell, Youngstown, Girard, McDonald, Niles, Warren and Newton Falls are eligible to apply. All projects must be new garden spaces, and can be vegetable gardens, recreational gardens, or wildlife gardens. Approximately 12 grants will be awarded each year for 2 years. Projects will be chosen based on innovative design, community impact, project sustainability, and the project’s potential for community environmental education.

The deadline to apply is Friday, March 9th, at 5:00pm. An electronic copy of the application can be downloaded below.

Downloads: 

MRC_Peoples_Garden_Application_1.pdf

MRC Peoples Garden Application_1.doc

Peoples Garden Budget.xls

Peoples Garden Community Support Petition_0.xls