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Contact Information:
Carolyn Zeigler: Gardener / Volunteer Coordinator 256-249-3144
Mayor Charles Merkel: Grants and Donations 256-510-2846
Larry D. Smith: Community Needs Coordinator 256-872-3708
The lease is signed and we are getting ready to plant Comet Grove!
The town now has control of the 20 acre field formerly known as Zeigler's Christmas Tree Farm.
We are currently bush-hogging and burning and will soon be preparing areas to plant.
The town council approved providing the start-up money for the project and we have applied for a Community Resource Development Grant through the Talladega County Co-operative Extension Service.
This is where our Oak Grove Community family comes in.
We need advice and support from our community to make this project happen.
The intent is to grow food for the needy of Oak Grove and the outlying communities.
Once those needs have been met we will offer fresh-grown vegetables to the public at low prices.
This is a tremendously worthwhile project that should help people in need during trying economic times.
It will also be an educational opportunity for students in youth programs and will send a good message about Oak Grove to everyone around us.
Please bring your thoughts, advice and questions to the upcoming meetings we have scheduled at Town Hall.
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