Bill, I hate to seem argumentative... especially with the ACGA President! And I'm not arguing, I'm just saying that here in the south life is a little slower and we're a little more relaxed about things like "rules" and "specifications" and we have any number of people who feel that government in general is a waste of time and tax dollars.
Susan, this doesn't go to your question at all, sorry! I just searched for community garden design standards for city of Atlanta and they are not articulated. We have a clearly defined permitting process and upkeep/bylaw guidelines, but construction specifications are not available separated out for gardens. I imagine they are included in other parks documents but I wasn't able to lay my hands on them this morning. That said, in the city of Atlanta, it is possible (and I have done it) to install a fairly decent community garden in a city park with only paying the $250 Restoration Bond and then scrounging the rest of the stuff for free. In one case, I went on and blew $1,000 on Organic Certification, but that was just fluff. Apparently, if you stay away from building things made of cement, or tapping into a water main, it's possible to steer clear of contractors and fly below the radar. Here, at least. Cheers, -fgc Fred Conrad Community Garden Coordinator Atlanta Community Food Bank 732 Joseph E Lowery Blvd NW Atlanta, GA 30318 www.acfb.org 678-553-5932 *Our mission is to fight hunger by engaging, educating and empowering our community.* On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 6:52 PM, William Maynard < wmayn...@cityofsacramento.org> wrote: > Hi Susan > > Gardens in city parks are usually required to be built by contractors and > built to city standards for construction and have a warranty period on > workmanship. You would need to up your budget to 10x that amount - to > around $200,000 which would include design, detailed plans, staff time, > bidding process, labor, materials, inspections and warranty. I know that's > very expensive for a garden; but cities usually construct gardens like they > do playgrounds etc. we did one volunteer project build but it took almost > 6 months to complete - we did contract out some portions like the tubular > steel fence and connecting to the water main etc. > > Bill Maynard > City of Sacramento Community Garden Program > > -----Original Message----- > From: Community_garden [mailto: > community_garden-boun...@list.communitygarden.org] On Behalf Of Susan > Finlayson > Sent: Monday, November 02, 2015 3:18 PM > To: community_garden@list.communitygarden.org > Subject: [Community_garden] Garden Design Standards > > I'm curious if anyone has a community garden design standards document, > that you wouldn't mind sharing. 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