Sarah Queblatin - My Blog

What we sow is what we reap. So in growing a garden, we need to sow investment for

1) Project Start Up
2) Project Maintenance
3) Project Sustainability and Independence

It is important to fund raise for majority of the cost because one of the project's principles is co-creation. Apart from counter funding with in-kind and volunteer contribution, we would be needing contributions from grants, local government partnerships, and support and commitment from small and local vegetarian restaurants.

For different stages, the funding will decrease as it progresses leading to self sustainability and independence of the 20 families who will run the garden.

For now, I can only estimate for the start up which would cost around P 30,000 or about $ 600 for the first phase until the first harvest.

It is quite a challenge to secure funding without a legal identity. Hopefully with social enterprise funding that support start up projects we can get finding.

Lastly, as I have learned about fundraising for the past few years -- its really more about Fun Raising and Friends Raising! :-) we can only get investment from people who believe in our vision... and the best way to have that shared vision is through networking and friendship!