{"id":986,"date":"2020-04-29T22:03:18","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T05:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/?p=986"},"modified":"2020-06-03T09:55:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T16:55:27","slug":"hows-the-online-plant-sale-going-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/hows-the-online-plant-sale-going-to-work","title":{"rendered":"How does the School Garden Online Plant Sale work"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>**This post has been updated as of 5\/12\/20 to reflect changes to pick up schedule on Fridays, and how long ordering will be available for the week.**<\/h3>\n<p><b>You might be thinking to yourself &#8211; <em>how does an online Plant Sale work?<\/em> &#8211; and we definitely understand your curiosity about that!&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Please read all the way through before visiting the shop and placing a plant order<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;re excited to offer plant sales online this year, and hope this new format might allow more folks to take home our lovingly-grown plants than ever before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;ll operate a <\/span><b>no-contact pick up process<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over the course of several weeks, which is really different from the one-day in-person Plant Sale from previous years!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/password\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>The online Plant Sale kicked off 5\/6\/20<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. **<strong>Each week the \u201cshop\u201d will open Wed 5 pm &#8211; Thurs 11:59 pm, or it will close when we&#8217;ve received 80 orders for the week (whichever comes first).**<\/strong> Different plants will become available as they are ready and healthy enough to sell &#8211; here is the list of all the plants we will have at some point during the course of the online Plant Sale:<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1lqV-kOy5CYE1PbAsKeKdmI-Pm0x62ebhgE9AB75UF1U\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2020 LCSG Online Plant Sale Availability<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1wn8x43PVXGLaTOoOs_lxtiYS7d3EqSjfplUBCa6ELCc\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 LCSG Online Plant Sale Pricing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>We will not be doing any in-person\/on-site orders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; please do all of your ordering online through the <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/password\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>. <\/span><b>We will be unable to make any changes to your order during pick up<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; if there are changes you need made to your order <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prior <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to pick up, please text\/call 360-200-8918. Changes to your order may result in your pick up time\/date being rescheduled.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We realize not everyone is able to pay via credit card or other online routes, so <\/span><b>if you have no other option than cash or check please reach out to us before placing your order<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so we can make the necessary arrangements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>EBT\/SNAP<\/b><b><br><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are also able to take EBT as payment for edible plants. Since we will be doing a majority of the orders online with credit card and no-contact pick up, we will need to make special arrangements for any transactions that involve EBT. Instead of ordering online, please contact us if this option is something you&#8217;re interested in. <\/span><b>We want to make this work, and though it may not be particularly graceful yet, we will do our best to figure it out<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We ask and encourage everyone to use their best judgment and limit the numbers of plants they order so more of our community members are able to participate in growing their own food.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This whole process may take a little more cooperation and patience than usual from our staff as well as our community to keep everyone safe and healthy, not only as we work out the hiccups in our new system but as we maintain physical distancing to the best of our abilities. With that in mind\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>ORDER FULFILLMENT &amp; PICK UP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orders will be filled and ready for no-contact pick up at <\/span><b>The Northlake Garden,<\/b> <b>2210 Olympia Way, Longview, WA 98632<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Friday afternoons, based on the first letter of your last name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>**Times listed below may have changed since the first week of the sale &#8211; please take a second look:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Name A &#8211; F: 1:00 &#8211; 1:45<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Name G &#8211; L: 1:45 &#8211; 2:30<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>**Last Name M &#8211; R: 2:30 &#8211; 3:00<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>**Last Name S &#8211; Z: 3:00 &#8211; 3:30<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the specified time\/window does not work for you, please contact us at 360-200-8918 to make other arrangements<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you arrive at your designated time on Friday, please <\/span><b>pull up to the curb<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> closest to the Northlake Garden (along Olympia Way), facing Ocean Beach Hwy and remain in your vehicle.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Have your order number and last name ready<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to provide to a School Garden Team Member, or **<strong>better yet (if it is possible for you) already have it clearly displayed in your passenger side window when you arrive**<\/strong>. If you are unable to make it to your scheduled pick up time please contact us at the phone number above as soon as possible.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have a limited number of boxes (cardboard or otherwise) available, so if you\u2019d like a container for your plants please plan to bring your own.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will maintain 6-foot physical distancing for the safety of our staff and customers and we ask that you <\/span><b>wait until we set your order next to your vehicle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> prior to getting out and loading it.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you need some assistance with loading your order, please let us know!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Please stay home if you are sick or have been in contact with anyone who is sick. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask someone who you haven&#8217;t been in close contact with to pick up your order, or get in touch with us for no-contact delivery: email info@lcschoolgardens.org or call\/text 360-200-8918<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ways that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we&#8217;ll <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be staying safe:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our staff will wash their hands regularly; we&#8217;ll have hand-washing stations set up to make this easy.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Staff will wear face masks and clean garden gloves to avoid the spread of germs when touching plant pots and trays.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often-touched surfaces will be cleaned and sanitized frequently.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BirdsEyeView-Map-for-Pick-Up-smaller.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BirdsEyeView-Map-for-Pick-Up-smaller.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BirdsEyeView-Map-for-Pick-Up-smaller-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BirdsEyeView-Map-for-Pick-Up-smaller-768x594.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BirdsEyeView-Map-for-Pick-Up-smaller-100x77.png 100w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BirdsEyeView-Map-for-Pick-Up-smaller-150x116.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BirdsEyeView-Map-for-Pick-Up-smaller-200x155.png 200w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BirdsEyeView-Map-for-Pick-Up-smaller-450x348.png 450w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BirdsEyeView-Map-for-Pick-Up-smaller-600x464.png 600w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BirdsEyeView-Map-for-Pick-Up-smaller-900x696.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Bird&#8217;s Eye View Map &amp; Brief Directions for Plant Sale Pick Up from Northlake Garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COMMUNITY<\/strong><br>In these challenging times, we know that many of us can&#8217;t afford to purchase plants. That&#8217;s just a reality for a lot more folks than usual, so please reach out if you are in need of plants and cannot pay for them at this time. We want to do what we can to make sure as many folks in our community as possible have access to food they can grow in the coming months. <br><strong>Email info@lcschoolgardens.org or call\/text 360-200-8918<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you have an abundance of resources<\/strong> and can help cover some of the cost of plants for families or folks in need? Donate <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/lcschoolgardens\/your_donations_matched\">here<\/a><\/strong> and write in the description <em>\u201cGift Plants\u201d<\/em> and we will continue to share plants with the community as long as we have them available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GIVING CREDIT!<\/strong><br>THANK YOU to our friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/tilthalliance.org\/\">Tilth Alliance<\/a> in Seattle, WA for all their help with the process of getting our Plant Sale online, and the wording to share. We hope that their recent (annual) Edible Plant Sale was a huge success!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**This post has been updated as of 5\/12\/20 to reflect changes to pick up schedule on Fridays, and how long ordering will be available for the week.** You might be thinking to yourself &#8211; how does an online Plant Sale<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/hows-the-online-plant-sale-going-to-work\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How does the School Garden Online Plant Sale work<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,23,26,21,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community-events","category-donation","category-fundraiser","category-longview","category-northlake"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=986"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1021,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/986\/revisions\/1021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}