City of Deltona Mayor
Dennis Mulder
"Sowing seeds of victory"

Sponsors

The Deltona United Church of Christ

In the News -

Mayor plots victory garden on donated land - Orlando Sentinel

Sowing the seeds of victory? Dennis Mulder would like to try. The Deltona mayor hopes to start a "victory garden" on a one acre plot with the help of Brian Menzies, the man behind the 35-acre Kissimmee garden that provides... Read Full Article

Garden For The Hungry - News Journal

DELTONA -- Right now it's just an empty 1-acre plot at Tivoli Drive and Providence Boulevard. However, there are dreams of much more. Mayor Dennis Mulder sees it as one day being a gathering place where volunteers harvest fresh fruit and vegetables for the needy, while declaring a "victory over the economy and challenges we are facing now." Read Full Article

Timeline

May

• Sign dedication
• Volunteer recruitment
• Sponsor recruitment

June / July

• Fence installation
• RV / trailer set up
• Lighting installation
• Volunteer recruitment
• Sponsor recruitment

August

• Land prep
• Compost spreading
• Install piping for irrigation
• Lay drip tape
• Volunteer recruitment
• Sponsor recruitment

Late August or early September

• Create beds
• Dedication / Planting Ceremony & Picnic-TBD
• Fertilize

For information about volunteer or sponsorship opportunities please email us at info@800charityfarms.org