The Okanogan Conservation District is supporting the Tonasket School Garden Board and Okanogan County Habitat for Humanity with this school garden project to build a new 68' x 24' greenhouse.
The focus for these work parties is to build the foundation for the green house: 36 nine-foot poles for the walls need to be placed in concrete at 4-foot intervals and with 18 on each side.
Work includes greenhouse prepping such as cleaning and deepening the holes that have already been dug with the auger, raking the site to level and smooth out dirt, installing 2" x 6" bottom boards that will be used for clamping the poles, then mixing concrete and filling the holes. There will also be other work tasks such as weeding and pruning tomato plants.
The site is both rocky and gravelly loam, pry bars, hole diggers, and rakes are tools that volunteers may want to bring if they have them. Extra gloves are available if needed. There will also be shade canopies, plenty of water, and some snacks available!