[Community_garden] Trex or other building material

[Mike McGrath]

Oh, I like Trex a lot. But it costs real $$ and somebody else on this list 
told me the company don't offer it in what I have--faux railroad 
ties--anymore.
                                                            ---McG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <GivenTrees at aol.com>
To: <MikeMcG at PTD.net>; <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Trex or other building material


> Sorry to be so tardy on these replies, heavy spring snows have interrupted
> internet services on and  off all day up here!
> Lets see, maybe I can address all at once.
> In honor of Earth Day, I am trying to use a recycled product, as to the
> who...I am writting a grant application for several, in  fact any, company 
> who may
> donate.  I didn't get a lot of luck last year  with the corporate end of 
> Trex,
> said they'd get back to me, but never did.   Home Depot and Lowe's 
> however,
> have been pretty good about funding community  projects. (They only carry 
> the
> Trex out  here),   GivenTrees doesn't have a 501 (c)  3...YET....we're 
> working
> on it; but the civic   association where I planned a community garden 
> does.
> Through that end, I am  trying to make this project happen with as much 
> appeal
> to as many as possible,  organic, recycled, community project, where youth 
> meet
> and assist there elders  and those less fortunate.  All the recycle wood
> available to me, has been  so full of rusty nails, and seeing how kids 
> will be
> working with this materials,  all I could see there was liability issues.
> Mike, wasn't the Trex material cleared for organics?   Thought I recalled
> ready something to that affect from Organic Gardening maybe a  year or two 
> ago.
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
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