The Buellton Community Garden (BCG) has been awarded $4,000 through AgWest Farm Credit’s Rural Community Grant program. The funds will be used to purchase garden tools.
BCG offers 46 raised gardening beds, with two of them ADA compliant.
The BCG is operating under the Buellton Community Educational Foundation’s nonprofit umbrella.
“We are so grateful to AgWest for this generous Rural Community Grant, and we look forward to continuing a working relationship with the staff,” said Greg Erickson, BCG’s president, and co-founder of the garden along with his wife artist Annie Yakutis.
“We also want to thank Jessica Gasca, owner of Story of Soil Wine and a member of the AgWest local advisory committee. She sponsored the garden and led to the connection with AgWest employees Bethany Filter and Michelle Tabisola,” Erickso said.
Filter is AgWest’s senior vice president portfolio manager, and Tabisola, relationship manager III vice president.
AgWest’s Rural Community Grants provide funds to nonprofit groups for projects that improve rural communities within Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
This includes efforts such as building or improving facilities; buying necessary equipment to facilitate a local program; and funding capital improvements that enhance a community’s infrastructure, viability and prosperity.
For more about the Rural Community Grant Program, visit AgWest Rural Community Grants