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Calimesa Community Garden supporters and organizers held a groundbreaking, Tuesday, at the future site of the garden on land owned by the Calimesa Seventh-day Adventist Church on Avenue L that the church is donating for the use of the garden.

CALIMESA - Isaac Kim stood on the fertile ground of the 4.7 acres of land on south Avenue L that the Calimesa Seventh-day Adventist Church owns. The land lies unused, but in the near future, he envisions this patch of yellow stubble being transformed into a flourishing vegetable and herb garden in which the entire community can partake of its bounty.

As the Acting Senior Pastor of the church, Kim says that the church is pleased to offer part of the land for a useful and much-needed community project in Calimesa - a community garden.

"We are excited about this," Kim said. "This is all part of neighbors wanting to be good neighbors. This is what a church should be doing in a community. This is a wonderful bonding and sharing with our neighbors."

CALIMESA - The Calimesa Community Garden committee will hold a meeting on Thursday, May 21 at 5:30 at Morgan's Creek Nursery.

To date, the committed has fundraised over $2,000 to pay for a water meter that must be installed at the community garden located on Avenue L between Third and Fourth streets, said Dennis Morgan, who has helped organize the drive for a community garden.

The Calimesa Seventh-day Adventist Church has generously donated the land for the community garden to use.

However, before the first seeds and plants can enter the ground, the garden committee must raise $8,000 to pay for the cost of the meter assessed by the South Coast Mesa Water Company.

And on Tuesday, May 26 at 9 a.m., the Calimesa Community Garden Groundbreaking Ceremony will be held at the garden located on Avenue L between Third and Fourth streets in Calimesa on the lot directly across from the Calimesa Seventh-day Adventist Church.

For more information, call Dennis Morgan at (909) 795-2049 and also visit the following websites to learn more about the community garden.

Morgan's Creek Nursery

Calimesa Community Garden

CALIMESA - The organizers of the Calimesa Community Garden project are hosting a "Dig the Community Garden Kick Off," fundraiser on Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19, at Morgan's Creek Nursery.

Visitors can learn more about the community garden and make donations toward nursery items in which the proceeds will go toward the garden project to pay for such expenses as the installation of a water meter.

The purpose of starting a community garden are to strengthen our sense of community, provide locally grown produce, serve as a learning lab for churches and schools, strengthen neighborly ties, and help provide for needy families.

On Saturday the event runs from 8 to 5 p.m., and on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information call Dennis Morgan at (909) 795-2049.

To learn more about the Calimesa Community Garden project, visit www.morganscreeknursery.com and www.calimesacommunitygarden.org.

Morgan's Creek Nursery
381 W. County Line Road
Calimesa, CA 92323
(909) 795-2049

CALIMESA - The Calimesa Community Garden organizing committee is hosting a meeting tonight at 5:30 at Morgan's Creek Nursery, and the public is encouraged to attend.

Work is underway to start a community garden in which Calimesa residents can rent (for a small fee) a small parcel of land to grow their own produce.

Dennis Morgan of the Calimesa Chamber of Commerce said that several positive developments have taken place since the last meeting on Feb 5. And that interest in the project remains high.

Finding land for the garden has been high on the agenda. But Morgan said the Calimesa Seventh-day Adventist Church has made an offer of a large acreage that it owns.

"The Seventh-day Adventist Church has generously stepped forward and offered the use of their property," Morgan said. "But we have two hurdles to overcome, liability insurance and water."

Regarding water, Morgan said that talks are underway with the South Mesa Water District concerning the installation of a water meter. And on March 16 the garden committee will give a presentation to the Calimesa City Council during its regular meeting.

"We would like this to be a marriage between the Chamber of Commerce, the City of Calimesa, and the Community Garden," Morgan said.

Morgan said that interest for a community garden has risen as the project keeps developing. "We've had school districts interested, including Hemet (Unified School District), who will have a representative at the meeting tonight, and Yucaipa residents have called, asking how they can start a garden. We are very willing to share our information and knowledge.

"Everything has been very, very positive."

Morgan's Creek Nursery
381 W. County Line Road
Calimesa, CA 92320
(909) 795-2049

(Morgan's Creek Nursery is located on the south side of County Line Road between Third and Fourth streets.)

CALIMESA - I called Morgan's Creek Nursery and spoke with Janet Morgan. The meeting is still on for tonight at 5:30 to discuss the feasibility of starting a Calimesa Community Garden.

If it is raining, indoor accommodations will be provided - so come and attend.

Morgan's Creek Nursery
381 W. County Line Road
Calimesa, CA 92320
(909) 795-2049

(Morgan's Creek Nursery is located south of County Line Road between Third and Fourth streets.)

Le Faucette and Morgan's Creek Nursery plant photoshere

California drought has some Yucaipa Valley gardeners thinking water conservation

In June, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued an Executive Order addressing the statewide drought situation plaguing California. In short he said, California's in a water crisis, and we had better start conserving now.

Dennis Morgan agrees with the governor. Morgan, a 30-year landscape contractor and owner of Morgan's Creek Nursery in Calimesa, says if we don't start conserving water voluntarily we will soon be forced to.

"It's coming soon," said Morgan. The problem as he sees it is that, "We've created a (tropical) Oasis in a desert." Meaning, we're growing too many water thirsty tropical plants.

Grasses, such as Carex, Pompas, and Mexican grasses, are drought tolerant and acclimate well to Yucaipa Valley's climate. Photo By BOB OTTO / Staff