Grey Duck Garlic
Charitable and Community Projects
Charitable Donations
We believe that everyone should be able to provide their families with healthy fresh food. To help those who can’t afford to feed their families, Grey Duck Garlic donated Victory Seed Packs, garlic scapes and garlic bulbs to local food banks and the Back Yard Harvest http://www.backyardharvest.org the last several years. The Backyard Harvest is a great nonprofit organization that donates fresh garden produce and fruit to food banks and meal programs. We also donate seed garlic to schools, nonprofit organizations and others. To ask about garlic donations please contact Jane.
Community Projects
Grey Duck Garlic helped landscape the Moscow's War World I and II Memorial, the "Doughboy Statue". Chris was in charge of the project which was funded by the local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Susan designed the patriotic landscape, helped prepared the soil and planted flowers along with local veterans.
The “Doughboy Statue” landscaping has a patriotic theme. Four 10’ by 10’ gardens are located on each corner of the statue. Paths between gardens allows easy access for those wanting to read the names of fallen soldiers inscribed on the statue’s base. On three of the corner gardens, large gold stars are placed in a field of purple. The fourth corner contains an alternating red and white striped flag pattern. The landscaping and colors were designed by Susan Fluegel to honor past and present veterans. The red and white striped pattern symbolized our nation’s flag; the purple reminds us of the Purple Heart award recipients; and the five pointed gold stars represent the Gold Star Mothers who have lost someone special.
Left: Planted bulbs bloom around the Doughboy Memorial in Eastside park.
Update: In May 2011 we had a clean-up day and evaluated which perennials survived the winter. Susan and Chris also weeded and mulched the flower beds. Afterwards it looked really nice. We have had a cold wet winter here so plants are emerging later than normal.
Click here to read more about the Chris's Landscaping of the Moscow's War World I and II Memorial.
More on Chris's Hometown Heros Award.
