Bare Roots has big plans to realize a sustainable food-literate community and localized food system, but in order to do that, we need support as we continue to grow and develop our work. We also believe in being radically transparent about our needs, so we decided to share our current and future “wish list” with you all!

1)     Shade options for the hang out areas in the garden (say canvas cloths or some sort of shade structure)

                                    $3.89/ft cloth

                                   ~100 feet of cloth needed

2)     Irrigating the remaining garden plots, maybe even adding more garden plots as room allows. (donated pallets)

                                    $2,000

3)     Irrigate the perennial beds in front of the gate

                                   $1,000

4)     smoothly graded walkway to the greenhouse (like handicap accessible style)

                                  Skid Steer: $250/day

5)     swamp cooler for the greenhouse

                                  nearly $5,000

6)     Shade cloth in the greenhouse (like on a track of sorts so it would not be a manual job)

                                ~$2,000

7)     stronger greenhouse fans to circulate air, as well as two stronger fans to circulate the subterranean climate battery air)

                              $600

8)     We could use more tools, snips and pick axe.

                            ~$400

9)     We could probably use some nice signs- one over the entryway to the garden and one for the greenhouse.

                             $280 for two (10’x4’)

10)   The storage shed will need to be completely built out with shelves.

                              $2,000 for custom work.

11)   commercial compost bin plus monthly pick up

                               ~$50/month

                            bin $30 one time cost

12)   irrigation backflow preventer

                               $150-300

13)   5 source one donation boxes

                            $125

14)   Bare Roots logo stamp, large and small stencils, stickers

                         Stamp: $20-30 Stencils: ~ $40 each

                        Stickers ~ $100 for 400

15)   Solar panel chicken coup

                     $3,000-5,000 each

16)    Mobile fencing

                     $250 per 200ft

17)   Wood Chipper

                    $750-1,500

18)   Native wildflower/grasses garden (out front)

              ~$500-700 (committee installed)

19) Salary to create and support development and on the ground work

~200,000 per year