Community Educational "The Garden"

Our Garden Partners:
K-State Reseach & Extension Office - Jr. Master Gardeners
USD 352-North Elementary School -4th Grade, Summer School Project Community Volunteers

The Garden is open to the public. Come enjoy the butterflies and the plants .

Click here for Karen Nelson Garden Spotlight featured in KSU horticulture

Click here for: The Garden History and Future Plans

The Youth love to see who is visiting their garden, please sign our online guest book and let them know you have been there! Thank You

November 2025 Update: The Garden is growing!

Thank You to our Donors, Partners, and Volunteers

Donors & Financial and in-kind
USD 352
Sunflower Extension District #6
Walmart (Seeds, Gardening Supplies, Funding for Mulch/Soil)
Jerry Nemechek (Survey for garden layout)
Terri Richardson (Webpage and Logo Design)
Ag Accounting & Business Solutions, LLC
Newman Vision Care
Dan Brenner Ford
Short & Son, Inc.
Farm Bureau Financial Services - Miranda Olson
J Rod’s Repair
Kickler Stained Glass – Stained glass for stepping stones
Franz Family – Protein Buckets
Dorn Seed – corn seed
Joy Boyington – Landscaping Cloth
Bill Bierman - Bricks
Shores NAPA Auto Parts
Scoular (Tarp for Raised Bed Area of THE GARDEN)
Emmet Rudolph - Bench
Eklund Insurance Agency, LLC
Koons-Russell Funeral Home
Frontier Ag, Inc.
Central Plains Equipment
K & J Auto Sales, LLC
S & M Repair and Towing, LLC
Edward Jones – Financial Advisor: Kris Yost
Colleen Smith - Trellis
Michael Maupin - Trellis
Buds N Blooms
Designs Unlimited, LLC
Jeana Roe
Erica Warnke

Shiraz
Northwest Kansas Title Co., LLC
AgroLiquid Fertilizer
Hitchcock Inc. of Goodland
Yost Farm Supply
Goodland Dental Arts
Herl Chevrolet GMC
L & W Andrist Insurance Agency, LLC
CJ Felzien
Kevin and Jenifer Sanderson (Drip Watering System for Raised Beds)
Schlosser, Inc. – Ready Mix Concrete (Stepping Stone Project)
Hayden Outdoors – Debbie Reed (Raised Butterfly Shaped Beds)
Hoover Lumber – Discount on Raised Bed Materials
Chuck Redlin (Manure)
Kevin Bauman
Carpentry Department Fort Hays Tech Northwest – Built Raised Beds
Precision Ag Department Fort Hays Tech Northwest – Built Raised Beds
Eckhardt Family (Manure)
Jen Sanderson (Garden Area Arch)
The Gulick Family Trust 2024 (Sunflower Beds – West End)

The Gulick Family Trust 2025 (Outdoor Classroom Project Support)
AgroLiquid 2024/2025 (Outdoor Classroom Project through 4-H Community Service)
Sherman County Community Foundation 2025 – (Outdoor Classroom Cement Slab and Entrance Sidewalk)
FNB 2025 – (Outdoor Classroom Bench)
Sherman County Farm Bureau 2025 – (Outdoor Classroom Bench)
Western State Bank 2025 (Outdoor Classroom Bench)
Welding Department 2025 Fort Hays Tech Northwest (Metal Bench)
REA 56 Trust (Stump Grinding)
Colleen & Zeb Smith Scissor Lift
Cheryl Krentz (Bird Houses)
Reva Bauman (Plants and Jr. Master Gardener Support)
Cara Bauman (Signage)
Marty Melia
Country Clovers 4-H Club
Sunflower 4-H Club

Volunteers:

After School Youth and Teachers
Summer School and Cowboy Grow Program Youth and Teachers
North School Students and Teachers
Jr. Master Gardeners and families
Sherman County 4-H Club Member and Families
Sherman County 4-H JR Leaders
Sherman County Master Gardeners
Joey & Paige Snethen Family
Deb Bantam
Melissa Burton
Colleen Smith
Emmet Rudolph
Karen Nelson
Carleen Sparrow
Kevin and Jen Sanderson Family
Marlene Whiteker
Amanda Schilling
Justen Payne
Brad Roeder
Eric Nelson
Esme Walker

Carpentry Department Students and Faculty NWKTC/Fort Hays Tech NW
Precision Ag Department Students and Faculty NWKTC/Fort Hays Tech NW
Collegiate Farm Bureau Students NWKTC/Fort Hays Tech Northwest
Marintzer Family
Syd Keith
Sherri Keith
Jessica Kannady
COOP Homeschool Group
Sherman County 4-H Members and Families
Sarah Linton
Jack Polifka
Randy Whitmore
Nemechek Family
Koren Dechant
Josh Dechant
Hannah Kvasnicka
Sherman County 4-H Cloverbuds
Jennifer Higgins
Eric Albright
Ben Carlson

Match Day Donors to Support THE GARDEN Project
Sherman County Community Foundation - 4-H Match Day Funds

November 2021
Cochran Farm Supply
FNB Employees
Scott & Karen Hooker
Karen Nelson
Prairiesky Capital, LLC (Holiday Inn Express – Goodland)
Kevin & Kim Rasure
Cash and Amanda Schilling
Virginia Warakomski
Anonymous

November 2022 (Raised Bed Project)
Karlin Barton
Kent Brown
Greg and Tammy Cloyd
Julie Crow
Patricia Eckhardt
Randall and Debra Fixsen
FNB Employees
Travis and Colleen Gattshall
Elizabeth House
Trevor and Sarah Linton
Tim and Connie Livengood
Karen Nelson
Kevin and Kim Rasure
Ruleton Eager Beavers 4-H Club
Jenifer Sanderson
Chance Schilling
Richard and Sarah Short
Sarah Ward
Western Prairie R.C.&D.
The Gulick Family Trust c/o Tara Neitzel-Simmonds

November 2023
Kent Brown
Greg and Tammy Cloyd
Josh Dechant
Steve and Colleen Duell
FNB Employees
Morgan Henderson
Rodney and Roxann Kling
Kyle Knight
Walk and Linda Linthacum
Trevor and Sarah Linton
Bruce and Kelly Livengood
Karen Nelson
Prairie Dale 4-H Club
Kevin and Kim Rasure
James Ross
Jenifer Sanderson
Fred and Jeanie Schields
Cash and Amanda Schilling
Clay and Kaycie Schilling
Katie Simpson
Sarah Ward

November 2024 (Shelter Project)
The Gulick Family Fund
Sherman County Community Foundation
Joshua and Koren Dechant
FNB Employees
JG Tire & Auto
KB Body & Paint/Vinyl Designs
Kiwanis Club of Goodland
Kyle Knight
Trevor and Sarah Linton
Bruce and Kelly Livengood
Karen Nelson
Regina Oldham
Zeb Smith
Prairie Dale 4-H Club
Kevin and Kim Rasure
Ruleton Eager Beavers 4-H Club
Schlosser Concrete
Stacey Price
Sunflower 4-H Club
Sarah Ward
Coop - Goodland Homeschool Group ( In kind)
Fort Hays Tech-Northwest (in kind)
Construction Technology
Welding Technology
Colleen Smith (in kind)
Brad Roeder (in kind)
Justen Payne (in kind)
Joey Snethen (in kind)
Eric Albright (in kind)

December 2025
Ben & Angela Labertew
Jenifer Sanderson
Kevin & Kim Rasure
Goodland Kiwanis Fund
North Elementary School – 6th Grade
Elizabeth Fisher
Cheryl Prawl & Lewis Klason
Debbie Reed
4-H Ruleton Eager Beavers
Greg & Amy Sederstrom
Josh & Koren Dechant
FNB Bank – Dress Down Charitable Fund
Bruce & Kelly Livengood
Rodney & Roxann Kling
Karen Nelson
Julie Crow
Trevor & Sarah Linton