Davis Park Community Garden (DPCG) seeks $2300 with which we propose to do 3 things: 1. Build more plots to accommodate rising demand for garden space (there are currently more than 10 families on our waiting list). 2. Purchase some communal tools, supplies, and compost needed by our gardeners. 3. Create a series of free workshops in 2011 for those interested in learning more about community gardening (including children). DPCG was created in 2009 and this year grew from 20 to 33 plots (most are 4' by 10', some are smaller and some are larger) used by more than 30 distinct gardeners, including the children enrolled in neighboring Nathaniel Greene Middle School. We are negotiating with the City to expand our garden's perimeter, though we still have a small amount of room for growth within our boundaries. Our gardeners include artists and designers, a healer (a Chinese herbalist), a group of clerics, social workers, teachers, retirees, a general contractor, nonprofit employees, college professors, and unemployed people. All are committed to organic and sustainable urban agriculture, all see the garden as a means of community building, and all agree that the garden represents an excellent mentoring opportunity for the people who use the park for recreation. With the requested funds, we propose to purchase the supplies with which to create as many additional plots as we feasibly can during 2011, including one developed and cooperatively maintained to give fresh produce to hungry area families . In August, our gardeners resolved to create the communal plot next year to offer those without plots some meaningful way of interacting with our garden. This plot will likely be located outside the garden's walls. We will also purchase tools (shovels, hoes, gloves, weed removal tools, etc.), organic compost and various supplies for collective use (organic fungicides, etc.) that will allow our gardeners to maintain the garden, our plants, and our property properly. Finally, we will offer small but reasonable stipends ($75 to $100) to knowledgeable people to teach a series of free community workshops for all users of the Park (including but not limited to our own gardeners) on topics such as organic container gardening, culinary herbs, gardening for kids, and food preservation. The workshops (topics to be chosen by our gardeners) will be advertised widely through community organizations associated with the development of the garden. The workshops will be skills based and will provide those attending with the basic means to achieve their goals.