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We have a Location for Fall!
Plans for our fall tree planting are under way! We’ll be planting when the leaves have fallen, most likely the end of October. We’ve selected Lavender-Blu farm for the location! The farm is farm on Simcoe Street, just south of Seagrave. The goal is to have a mix of trees… Read More about “We have a Location for Fall!”
Fall Planting Preparations
Things seem to be moving along well for our October fall planting. We have our location. Now we need to go through the paperwork and site visit to see if there is matching funding available. I visited the tree farm from where we’ll be getting our seedlings and trees from…. Read More about “Fall Planting Preparations”
Happy Hot July!
First some bumps in the road. Recently we weren’t successful in getting funding from two 100 Men organizations. What we learned is that there are a lot of local organizations deserving of funding. Trees are important, but so are food banks! We decided for this fall to do a smaller planting with an education component for… Read More about “Happy Hot July!”
Our New Plant a Forest Logo!
The email went out to our graphic designer Heather Chapman at Heather Chapman Design. “We need a new logo for Plant a Forest”, can you help? “Of course!” came the reply. And so began the creative process. Heather created 3 concept ideas. We wanted to be able to use the logo on… Read More about “Our New Plant a Forest Logo!”
Fundraising, logos and other updates
The presentation to the 100 Men of Kawartha Lakes was well received; however, we weren’t selected. We had interesting questions, learned a lot and will use that feedback to hone our message. Even though we were selected, we did receive a $100 donation from the night – yeah! Our plan… Read More about “Fundraising, logos and other updates”