Know a gardening project that’s doing something cool for the community? Whether the project is increasing community involvement, beautifying the neighborhood, making sustainable agriculture happen or educating the public about growing, send them this link about the Fiskars Project Orange Thumb Awards. Encouraged to apply are community garden groups, as well as schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, etc.
The deadline is February 17.
For your reading pleasure, the Project Orange recipients blog about their projects. There’s a sampling here and all of them listed in the right-hand column.
Full Disclosure: Fiskars is the newest sponsor of "the works" – this blog, the website and the monthly newsletter.
So a big welcome to the folks who’ve been making tools since forever (would you believe 1649?) in a little town in Norway.
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Through my affiliation with Fiskars, I’ve had the pleasure of participating in three Project Orange Thumb Garden makeovers this year. Each experience has opened my eyes even wider to the wonderful things that happen in a garden. It really is gratifying to see a company not only working hard to provide great tools and equipment for gardeners, but also place such an emphasis on giving back to communities around the country. Although not every garden application accepted gets an extreme makeover, I think if they had the funds, they’d do it. I’ve seen what goes on behind the scenes to prepare for these events and they really do care about reaching communities in need. Sure, they have a bunch of tools they can bring and donate to the project, but compared to the big picture, that’s just a small part. This is a company that does a lot of good things to promote the many benefits of gardening and what it does to bring people and communities together. Two “orange” thumbs up for a great program and forward thinking company!
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