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Stockpile Update June 9th-June 15th

Only three stockpiles left! This could be the last week resources are available.

All of the resources are FREE to those who need it but we sure do appreciate donations when possible:) Please consider making a donation to help with all the costs of running Anchor Gardens. Donations can be made at each stockpile location or online at https://anchorgardens.org/donate/. All donations help to support Anchor Gardens mission of providing food security one garden at a time. Thank you!

Please look for the FREE Seed/Info Libraries at each stockpile location! Inside the libraries are Anchor Garden brochures on How to be an Anchor Garden Mentor/Coach, a Lasagna Gardening How To Card, and a How To Plant Seeds Card. You might also find many free seeds.

EAGLE RIVER

11840 Copper Mountain Rd. Stockpile Host: Emily Beaulieu
Open Fri 5:00-8:00pm, Sat. 8-10:30am and 7-10pm, Mon 5-8pm, Wed 5-8pm. Resources include composted horse manure, mushroom substrate, planting pots and free seeds. There is still 1/2 of a pile of composted manure left!!

MIDTOWN

1801 Stratford Court Stockpile Hosts: Erica and Nick Lujan
Open Fri 8-10am, Tues., Wed., & Thurs 9-11am, Resources include composted manure and free seeds. There is 1/2 of a pile of composted manure left

DOWNTOWNI ST Community Garden (14th and I ST, next to City Market New Sagaya). Stockpile Hosts: Theresa Brown and (Volunteers)
Open Sun 12-3pm, Wed & Thurs. 5:30-7:30pm. Resources include TOPSOIL, mushroom substrate, and free seeds. 

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Stockpile Update June 2-June 8

We still have plenty of topsoil. Limit of one 55gal trash can per car. Available only at I St Community Garden.

All of the resources are FREE to those who need it, but we sure do appreciate donations when possible. Donations can be made at each stockpile location or online at https://anchorgardens.org/donate/. All donations help to support Anchor Gardens mission of providing food security one garden at a time. Thank you!

Please look for the FREE Seed/Info Libraries at each stockpile location! Inside the libraries are Anchor Garden brochures on How to be an Anchor Garden Mentor/Coach, a Lasagna Gardening How-to Card, and a How to Plant Seeds Card. You will also find many free seeds.

Schedule:

EAGLE RIVER

11840 Copper Mountain Rd. Stockpile host: Emily Beaulieu
Open Fri 5:00-8:00pm, Sat. 8-10:30am and 7-10pm, Mon 5-8pm, Wed 5-8pm.
Resources include composted horse manure, mushroom substrate, planting pots and free seeds. There is still 1/2 of a pile of composted manure left!!

MIDTOWN

1801 Stratford Court, Stockpile hosts: Erica and Nick Lujan
Open Fri 9-11am, closed Sat, Sun 12-5pm, Tues., Wed., & Thurs 9-11am.
Resources include composted manure and free seeds. There is 3/4 of a pile of composted manure left!!

SOUTHWEST

7927 Cranberry St, Stockpile host: Danna Larson
Open Sat. 9-11am, Mon 6:00-8:00pm. Resources include composted horse manure, free seeds. There is 3/4 of a pile of composted manure left.

SOUTHEAST

8121 Wellsley Ct. Stockpile host: Nathalie Miller
Open Sat. & Sun 12-3pm and Mon & Wed 3-6pm.
Resources include composted horse manure, mushroom substrate, and free seeds. There is 1/3 of a pile of composted manure left.

DOWNTOWN

I ST Community Garden, (14th and I ST ; next to City Market New Sagaya) Stockpile manager: Theresa Brown and (Volunteers)
Open Fri 3:00-5:00pm, Sat & Sun Closed, Mon-Thurs. 5:30-7:30pm.
Resources include TOPSOIL, composted horse manure, fresh rabbit poo, mushroom substrate, cardboard, bagged leaves, seedlings, and free seeds. There are PLENTY of resources available:)

Stockpile at I St. Community Garden
Load of Top Soil.
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Stockpile Update May-26-June 1

Topsoil is delivered! Limit of one 55 gal trash can per car. Available only at the I St Community Garden.

All of the resources are FREE to those who need it, but we sure do appreciate donations when possible:) Donations can be made at each stockpile location or online at anchorgardens.org/donate. All donations help to support Anchor Gardens mission of providing food security one garden at a time. Thank you!

Here’s the schedule for the next week:

EAGLE RIVER

11840 Copper Mountain Rd. Stockpile host: Emily Beaulieu
Open Sat 8:00-10:30am and 6-9pm, Sun 2-6pm, Mon 6-9pm, Wed 5-8pm. Resources include composted horse manure, mushroom substrate, and free seeds.

MIDTOWN

1801 Stratford Court Stockpile hosts: Erica and Nick Lujan
Ppen Fri 9-11am, closed Sat, Sun 12-5pm, Mon 12-5pm, Tues & Wed 9-11am. Resources include composted manure and free seeds.

SOUTHWEST

7927 Cranberry St. Stockpile host: Danna Larson
Open Fri 4-7pm, Sat 1-4pm, Sun 3-5pm, Mon 1-4pm. Resources include composted horse manure and free seeds.

SOUTHEAST

8121 Wellsley Ct. Stockpile host: Nathalie Miller
Open Wed. 3:00-6:30pm. Resources include composted horse manure, mushroom substrate, and free seeds.

DOWNTOWN

I ST Community Garden (14th and I ST ; next to City Market New Sagaya), Theresa Brown and (Volunteers)
Open Fri 5:30-7:30, Sat 12:00-4pm, Sun 12:00-2pm, Mon 12-3pm, Tues 5:30-7:30, Thurs 5:30-7:30. Resources include TOPSOIL, composted horse manure, mushroom substrate, cardboard, bagged leaves, seedlings, and free seeds.

Fresh load of Topsoil at I St. Community Garden.
New load of Topsoil at I St. Community Garden.
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Stockpiles are Open for 2023 Season!

This year we have 6 locations around Anchorage and Eagle River. Every Thursday, Theresa Brown will update the stockpile schedule and resources available at each location.

Stockpile Locations & Schedule (times good for May 20-26th)

EAGLE RIVER 

11840 Copper Mountain Rd. Stockpile host: Emily Beaulieu.
Open Sat 8:00-10:30am and 5-8pm, Sun 12-4pm, Mon 5-8pm, Wed 5-8pm, Thurs 5-8pm. Resources include composted horse manure, free seeds. Next week mushroom substrate and rabbit poo will be available.

NORTHEAST

1709 Kepner Dr. Stockpile hosts: Kristi and Dohnn Wood
Open 9am-8pm every day until it is gone! Resources include composted manure and free seeds. 

MIDTOWN

1801 Stratford Court Stockpile hosts: Erica and Nick Lujan
Open Tues-Friday 9-11am, 11-2pm on Sat and Sun. Resources include composted manure and free seeds.

SOUTHWEST 

7927 Cranberry St. Stockpile host: Danna Larson
Open Saturday 11-1pm (more times will be available). Resources include composted horse manure and free seeds.

SOUTHEAST

8121 Wellsley Ct. Stockpile host: Nathalie Miller
Open Saturday 4-8pm, Mon 3:00-6:3- and Wed. 3:00-6:30. Resources include composted horse manure, mushroom substrate, and free seeds.

DOWNTOWN 

I ST Community Garden (14th and I ST next to City Market New Sagaya). Stockpile hosts: Theresa Brown and (Volunteers)
Open Saturday 12:00-4pm, Sun 12:00-2pm, Tues 5:30-7:30, Thurs 5:30-7:30.

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I Street Stockpiles open Sunday 10/9

I ST Community Garden Stockpiles open this Sunday (Oct 9th) 1-3pm.

Resources available include composted horse manure, topsoil, mushroom substrate, and bagged leaves. We are limiting the quantity of manure and topsoil to 55 gal each.

Donations are greatly appreciated but not mandatory.

All donations help us to further our mission of building food security one garden at a time.

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I Street open Oct 2

I St Stockpiles will be open Sunday Oct 2nd 1-3pm.

Resources include composted manure, topsoil, mushroom substrate, bagged leaves, and wood chips.

Fred will be there with some of his organic tomatoes. Feel free to ask him any questions about how to grow hundreds of lbs of tomatoes!

Donations are always welcome but not mandatory. We use all donations to help further our mission toward food security one garden at a time.

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I St Stockpiles Open

I St Stockpile open Wed. Sept. 21st from 6pm-8pm & Sun. Sept. 25th from 1-3pm.

Fred will be at I St on Wed with his delicious tomatoes if you want to learn about growing abundant tomatoes!

We will be turning compost at 6pm on Wed and 1pm on Sunday if anyone wants to learn the art of hot composting. Resources on offer are composted horse manure, topsoil, woodchips, and mushroom substrate.

Donations are appreciated but not mandatory and help to further our mission of building food security one garden at a time.

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I St Stockpiles Open

Sat. Sept 17th 11am-1pm & Sun Sept 18th 1pm-3pm.If you want to learn about growing tomatoes, Fred will be there on Saturday 11am-1pm with some of his delicious tomatoes to try. Resources available include composted horse manure, topsoil, mushroom substrate, and woodchips. Donations are appreciated but not mandatory. We welcome anyone who wants to learn about hot composting to join us on Sunday at 1pm to turn compost. Bring your gloves:)

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I St Stockpile Closed

I ST Stockpile location will be closed until end of August. We will reopen at that time to offer more waste streams to help winterize your garden beds:). We also hope to offer another composting workshop at I ST around that time.

Thank you for an awesome gardening season. We moved more material this season than ever before! Thank you to all the stockpile hosts, volunteers, and all the anchor garden members who participated this season. Together, we are making Anchorage more food secure one garden at a time.

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Stockpile Schedule 7/11-7/17

I Street Garden Stockpile is open Sunday 12-2pm (MAP)

Resources include woodchips, topsoil, 9 mo old horse manure and 9 mo old chicken/goat manure. There are free hoses, tools, pots, and weedwackers also available.

Thank you to Dana Larson, Fred McLeary and all the volunteers that came to the work party last Sunday! Your help was truly appreciated.

Happy gardening everyone!!