Materials Needs

Here is the Cityfarm wish list! You can contact us to find out how you can help.

 

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Electronic Equipment

  • 8 desk-top computers (new or nearly new)
  • LCD projector
  • 2 Laptops (new or nearly new)
  • Digital Tape Recorder

 

General Farm Materials

  • 40-50 mini square straw bales
  • 20 sheets plywood
  • untreated, unused lumber thirty 10' 2x4s
  • Gate hinges (med duty) x 6
  • Simple U shaped handles x 8
  • 1000+ 1 5/8 ” screws
  • 1000+ 2 ½” screws
  • drip irrigation system
  • 1 large shade structure (gazebo, etc)
  • Tunnel/greenhouse (30'x60' or 20'x60')
  • small row tunnels (20'x3')
  • pick up truck
  • ATV
  • wagon (pulled behind atv)
  • rainbarrels (x5)
  • solar panels system
  • small wooden horse shelter (for visiting animals)
  • large ride around mower (17hp+)
  • side discharge lawnmower
  • Electric fence (500'+) & solar panel
  • 15 fence posts +
  • deer fence 500' +

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Farm Equipment

  • Large/heavy duty Roto-Tiller/ garden tractor
  • wheel hoe and attachments
  • tractor and implements

 

Garden Materials

  • Vegetable seeds
  • Field crop seeds (fall rye, oats)
  • water tight wheelbarrow

 

Chicken Materials

  • 1 chick starter
  • 2 chick grower
  • 4 bags hen scratch
  • brooder (bldg materials)
  • brooder guard
  • brooder thermometer
  • infra-red electric brooder
  • Raising Poultry book
  • Eggs and Chickens book
  • Wood Shavings
  • chick feeder
  • chick water trough
  • feeder for 6-10 adult broilers
  • Chicken Tractor book
  • bldg materials chicken tractor
  • chicken coop enhancing
  • poultry crates x2

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General Site Materials

  • sand (3 bags play or other sand)
  • sand for sandbox
  • T stakes
  • mixed gas for 2 cycle engile (or gas + oil)
  • paint (yellow and orange that match current colours)
  • wood stains
  • painting supplies (brushes, rollers, trays, masking tape)
  • eavestrouging 2 8'x6' roofs
  • eavestroughing 6'x10' roof
  • 2 4'x8' roofs
  • bedding plants - sensory garden, general site beautification
  • mulch for secret garden
  • picnic table
  • hard hats (5)

 

Outdoor Kitchen

  • large tent
  • tables/counter
  • benches
  • metal storage shelves (sealed)

 

Building Materials and Tools

  • good quality cordless drill with 2 batteries
  • quality 10" mitre saw
  • quality table saw
  • organizer for storing hardware
  • fencing pliers
  • vise grips
  • grinder

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Site Infrastructure

  • Building on site
  • Quonset hut
  • heating system for quonset
  • lighting system for quonset
  • 2 garden sheds
  • Entrance Kiosk, design, materials, construction
  • wood storage shelter
  • weed composter (design, building materials, construction)
  • Portable toilets (1 wheel-chair accessible, 1 regular)
     

Program Materials & Equipment

  • Vehicle: Van/bus/truck
  • kid sized work gloves x 25 (sm, med, large)
  • kid sized waterproof mud gloves x10
  • kid sized protective eyewear
  • kid-sized saws (pullsaws x 8)
  • kid sized tools
  • kid shovels x3-5
  • Kid hoes x3-5
  • Kid rakes x3-5
  • kid leaf rakes x3
  • kid hand trowel x3-5
  • Kid hand cultivator x3-5
  • kid wheelbarrows x 2
  • kid watering cans x 5
  • tickle trunk (for garden tool storage)
  • pegboard/tool hangers
  • Rubbermaid containers, various sizes
  • smaller sawhorses
  • Unused/good condition untreated lumber 24 8' 4x4s
  • Unused/good condition lumber 48 8' 2x4s
  • Unused/good condition lumber 400 8' 1x4s
  • Unused/good condition lumber 48 8' 1x6s
  • 500 nails 1"
  • 1000+ nails 1 1/2'
  • 1000+ nails 2"

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Other Materials

  • Raingear and rain boots, 6 women's sizes
  • Raingear and rain boots, 10 various kids' sizes
  • Raingear and rain boots, 6 various sizes (volunteers)
  • Work pants site staff 28", 30", 32" waists
  • work gloves adults
  • gardening gloves adults
  • 16 reusable AA batteries
  • 2 tarps 10'x20' or larger
  • First aid signs
  • CF entrance sign, design, fabrication, install
  • wooden chairs for around fire
     

Services

  • Bookeeping and Accounting
  • Legal Services
  • Delivery/ trucking
  • Printing
  • Video production
  • Catering
  • Veterinary care
  • Marketing and promotions
  • Construction
  • Advertising
  • Signage
  • Solar hot water installation & service

 

Volunteers/ Mentors:

  • Building contractor
  • construction consultant
  • small engine mechanic
  • veterinarian
  • electrician
  • plumber
     

THANK YOU for your donations towards our materials list! 

If you think of something we may need please feel free to call us at  488-2500, or email us at

info@city-farm.org

 

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