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ACÁ
Wishlist
Asociacion Comunitaria de Autosuficiencia A.C.
We invite you to collaborate with us in 2005!
Onsite development
Garden developments needed to expand production into 80% of available land.
- Benching for new transplants ($20 000 pesos)
- Field rolls of irrigation and drip parts ($1 400 pesos)
- Produce packing
- Stainless sink ($ 6 370 pesos)
- Prep tables ($ 4 445 pesos)
- Crates ($ 2 800 pesos)
- Greenhouse plastic ($6 660 pesos)
ACÁ Student Subsidy Fund -
subsidy for financially underprivileged students.
- Student Subsidy fund ($400 pesos a month)
ACÁ International student internship program
- We have living quarters for intern students but need:
a small fridge, two small desks, 2 lamps, a hot water heater and two closets or two small dressers, a sink, paint, two shelves and two alarm clocks.
Deliveries of Great Greens
- Small delivery truck for growers co-operative pick-ups and deliveries with insurance for one year. ($120 000 pesos)
- Two small coolers for easier acess to Great Greens organic produce. ($ 8 150 pesos)
ACÁ Volunteers
Volunteers meet on the 14th of each month at the Jaltepec Training Center.
- Join us in ACÁ fund-raising - fund-raising committee ( events, & campaigns) Sign up for one event, or a whole season. Short term volunteers are needed too!
- Volunteer for ACÁ info table -Ajijic Tianguis for pre event P.R., tickets, handouts info, maps, recipes & taste testing. Once a week.
- Facilitator for San Juan Eco Club
- Attend ACÁ Product Potluck Parties (to make herbal crafts, spices & teas) at the farm in Jaltepec (on the second Friday of each month).
Gg's Country Co-op Store
- Volunteer a morning or afternoon each week - tend the country store.
- Used items needed - a freezer, blender and large soup urn.
- Botanical Library - updates, referrals and agro-research databases.
- Maintain database for tracking and student statistics.
- Community garden developments.
ACÁ Corporate Campaign- To fund development and outreach
- An underwriter for printing promotional material.
- Campaigners for ACÁ's corporate, donor, and member campaigns.
Equipment Needed
- Seeder
- Commercial spinner
- Weed eaters
- Camcorder & Blank Video Tapes
Publicity
- A new computer , so we can continue to offer ACÁ's Fresh News mail-outs
- Recommend 5 friends who would enjoy our Fresh News Online Newsletter , expand the organic network! (please let your friends know you have added them)
- Spread the word. A little word of mouth goes a long way.
Development - multi-use coral
- Section 1 - vegetable processing work area.
- Level wall & columns ($ 4 800 pesos)
- Tiled Roof(237 m²) ($ 23 200 pesos)
- Floor ($ 23 200 pesos)
- Section 2 -Coral A - facilities for turkeys and chickens.
- Roof ($ 21 100 pesos)
- Floor ($ 8 750 pesos)
- Section 3 -Coral B - facilities for goats and ducks.
- Roof ($ 18 900 pesos)
- Floor ($ 7 845 pesos)
- Coral C-Bodega with carport ($ 11 400 pesos)
- Drainage
- Septic and digestion tank ($ 35 000 pesos)
- Run-off Drainage ($ 5 600 pesos)
- Level cement floors
- Patio # 1 ($ 14 300 pesos)
Patio # 2 ($ 16 800 pesos)
Educational Training Costs - To provide resources for a wider audience, in various medias, for educational purposes, and on-site training and outreach.
- Video Equipment
- Camera, Television Set, VCR ($26 000 pesos)
- Botanical resource library
- Plant nametags, Shelving,
Zerox Machine ($7 345 pesos)
- Printing
- Print Corporate Prospectus ($1 600 pesos)
- Course manual for Basic ($4200 pesos)
- Brochures, Newsletter ($1 200 pesos)
- Training Supplies
- Photocopy paper, card stock, ($750 pesos)
- Laminating plastic ($500 pesos)
- Office Equipment
- Scanner, Laser Printer, Fax Machine, laminating machine answering machine ($9 000 pesos)
Student Equipment & Tools
- 6 Shovels, 6 rakes, 6 picks, 6 Hoes, 6 machete, 30 delache,
6 spray water wands, 12 hand pruners, 4 Extension Pruners,
4 wheelbarrows, 4 pitchforks, 4 Hand trimmers, work gloves.
Total budget request for student equipment - $62 000 pesos.
Vivero - Irrigation Supplies to provide a practical model of water conserving plant nursery system, which create compounding inventory & potential revenue, which financially support ACÁ programs.
- Misting System
- 1000 meters of 1-inch garden hose
- 800 meters sq. of Shade cloth 75%
- 1800 meters sq. of ground cover material
- Three rolls of drip tape with fittings
- Three rolls of black plastic
Total budget request for irrigation supplies - $27 000 pesos.
Eco Tourism
- Parking Lot - 400m² parking lot to improve highway access, with parking area for tours.
Total budget request for Eco Tourism - $38 000 pesos.
Produce Processing - Wash area can be used to increase efficiency, affecting self sustaining revenue which will financially support ACÁ programs in the future.
- Stainless steel wash bins (double)
- Stainless steel drainage racks
- Stainless steel prep table
Total budget request for produce processing - $47 000 pesos.
ACÁ now offers 501 c (3) U.S. tax deduction status if you can use one.
Your donations of time and financial support are our life line.
100% of all net proceeds benefit ACÁ community safe agro-programs.
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