Kawana Community Organic Garden (KCOG) is one of two gardens associated with Sustainable Futures, a 
501(c)(3) non-profit (the other garden is South Park Community Garden).
A community garden is a benefit to the entire community, and in our neighborhood, is vital to a more 
healthy lifestyle. 

Across from Kawana School on Moraga Drive, KCOG was established in 2006 with help from grants and 
volunteers. We have 32 family plots. 
Initial irrigation infrastructure was donated by Summit Landscaping who trenched a portion of the 
site for installation of water pipes. We applied for and received a grant from the Welfare League
for initial startup of the garden, and used it to obtain supplies and for tractor rototilling of the 
compost into the adobe clay. This grant also paid for construction of a secure storage area. In 2007 
we applied for and received a grant from a Kaiser-funded, Sonoma County administered Healthy Eating 
Active Living (HEAL) grant to expand KCOG, build a hoop PVC and plastic sheeting greenhouse, improve 
the fencing at South Park Community Garden, and to install signs at both sites. The greenhouse did 
not hold up against the winter winds - luckily one of our gardeners spotted a free (plastic) greenhouse 
on CraigsList at a Marin Montesorri school and they chose our garden to donate it to.

KCOG land is owned by Santa Rosa City Recreation and Parks and thanks to Parks Supervisor Denise 
Anderson, we had major help in obtaining irrigation and piping supplies, compost, in scheduling an 
Eagle Boy Scout fence and compost box building project, and delivery of wood chips for the paths. 

Kids in the neighborhood have been invited to participate in a Kids' Garden Program, modeled after 
the South Park Garden Program developed by Joanna Becker, founder of that garden. The after-school 
and summer programs run by the Santa Rosa Rec & Parks at Cypress Ridge Community Center have 
scheduled garden participation of kids in their care.

On July 14, 2007, three young gardeners, along with Arlie, garden coordinator, set out with a 
cartload of all that was ripe - way too much zucchini squash, lots of cukes and some chard and 
carrots - but we had limited sales success. We had not advertised well in advance - but the minimal 
profit was split 3 ways to pay the kids and we made note of what to do differently for our next Kids' 
Farmer's Market. 

For more photos of the garden go to the "Photos" page on this site; for large photos taken by a 
neighbor go to: 
http://www.brayl.com/kawana/index.html