Some Exciting News to share!
In collaboration with the City of Fairfield, the Sustainable Living Coalition has received grant funding for a new project called the “Fairfield Garden Initiative.” This beautiful new project was created to support low to medium-income individuals and households in Jefferson County to overcome the challenges of food insecurity through organic gardening.
Through this program, we will be offering the following opportunities for the local community:
- Free plant starts – up to 30 per household.
- Education and Training Program: a series of 12 hands-on workshops from setting up your garden to harvesting and preserving your produce
- Tool and Resource Lending Library: Providing compost, soil, and garden tools and materials to the local community
Are you interested in participating? Sign up now.
Check if you qualify using the table below
2021 CDBG Median Income Levels (MFI) Income Limits effective June 1, 2021 [MS Excel:40k]
| 1 person 80% MFI | 2 person 80% MFI | 3 person 80% MFI | 4 person 80% MFI | 5 person 80% MFI | 6 person 80% MFI | 7 person 80% MFI | 8 person 80% MFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,250 | $46,000 | $51,750 | $57,450 | $62,050 | $66,650 | $71,250 | $75,850 |
We will provide a print copy of the survey for you to complete on the day you receive your plant starts.
We appreciate your interest in the Fairfield Garden Initiative program. By filling out this form, you will opt-in to our email communications. Because this program offers resources and knowledge, we will need to communicate with program participants via email for workshops, activities, and resource coordination. We will aim to send emails relating only to program-specific details, and we will not fill plant orders for individuals that have not received FGI program-specific emails from us. Please opt-in to this email list if you want to join the program.
Stay tuned and keep an eye on your inbox. We will send a welcome email within 24 hours from the time you complete the below form. Workshop, Tool Lending Library, and other resource updates are coming soon.
Location
2143 185 St Fairfield, Iowa 52556
(913) 208-6357
Are you interested in participating in the educational workshops?
Please fill out and submit this form to express your interest in participating in the Fairfield Garden Initiative Program’s educational workshops. This form is a survey to assess interest, those that qualify will be contacted in the near future to register for the program.
I’d like free plant starts please!
Please fill out and submit this form to express interest in receiving free, healthy plant starts for your garden. This is a survey of interest and is not an order. Filling out this form does not guarantee access to free plant starts.
I’d like to learn more about participating in this program
Please fill out and submit this form to express your interest in participating in the Fairfield Garden Initiative Program. This form is a survey to assess interest, those that qualify will be contacted in the near future to register for the program.