Sponsor a Tree in Bellview Food Forest

Bellview Grange 759* – Ashland, Oregon, USA

For over a hundred years, Bellview Elementary School and the Bellview Grange have been neighbors. In the fall of 2021, the fifth-grade class at Bellview Elementary, members of the Bellview Grange, and farmer Chris Hardy of Hardy Seeds, began working together to start a demonstration food forest.

Together, on a quarter-acre plot that sits between the school and the Grange community center, permaculture and regenerative agriculture planting skills are being implemented.

These techniques promote the conservation of water, the positive adaptation of seeds for the changing climate, the growth of living soil, and the planting of a 7-layer forest canopy. Every inch of this “multi-strata” garden is covered with edible food plants, shrubs, and trees.

This shows how a small piece of land, formerly a parking lot, can be used to sequester carbon, create food system diversity, and provide nutritious locally grown food. The forest is being planted with drought tolerant, local, non-commercial, heirloom species.

Sponsor a food forest tree / shrub / bush

Overstory Tree Canopy:
$100 per tree

Understory Bushes (grown with the trees):
$25 per plant

The trees and understory layers you sponsor will be seen on the Global Tree Initiative planting map, and will be added to the Global Tree Count!
 

Your sponsorship includes…

  • The cost of the tree, shrub or bush;
  • An outdoor educator to assist student and community volunteers with soil preparation;
  • Organic soil amendments;
  • Permaculture water system installation;
  • Planting;
  • 3 years of water maintenance.

Make your donation today! Here’s how:

PayPal

  • Click here!
  • Choose “donate”.
  • Select or enter the amount you wish to donate.
  • Choose payment method.
  • Add the name and message you would like on the eCard momento**.
  • Click “Donate Now”.

Check

  • Make checks payable to the Ashland School Foundation.
  • Write: “For Bellview Food Forest,” in the memo section.
  • Mail your check to Ashland School Foundation c/o Bellview Food Forest, 100 Walker Ave, Ashland, Oregon 97520, USA

Thank you so much for your support!

Tree planting certificate / certificate of contribution

A printable eCard is available as a momento for yourself or a gift for someone. Please, remember to include the appropriate name and message in the donation comment box.**

 

*To learn more about this project, visit the Bellview Grange website.

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