Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
The three leads in the 7/Eleven project are, from left, property owner Jolley Singh, Fallbrook Historical Society's Scott Spencer and Save Our Forest's Jackie Heyneman.
Volunteers working on the 7/Eleven project include, from left, back row, Chuck Marchese, Sherry Lamont, Russ Heyneman, Donny Rae Quintana, Scott Spencer, Mary Polopolus, Susan Spencer, Jackie Heyneman; front row, Tim O'Leary, Jim Lyle, Heather, and Andrew Torres. Other volunteers for the project that are not pictured are Elizabeth Stuver, Jean Dooley, Terri Garner, Ani and Dennis Hawkins.
The finished landscaping project features a 100-year-old plow at the corner of Fallbrook Street and Main Avenue.
FALLBROOK – Collaboration is a win-win deal evidenced in the recent partnership with Save Our Forest/Fallbrook Land Conservancy, Fallbrook Historical Society, and Jolley Singh, owner of the 7/Eleven franchise.
Enhancing the central corner of Fallbrook Street and Main Avenue was the goal. The point of interest featured there is Fallbrook's agricultural history.
SOF pursued that concept suggested by Singh for the corner. SOF/FLC contacted the Fallbrook Historical Society and was put in touch with Scott Spencer, member and landscape business owner.
With support from Fallbrook Equipment Rentals, SOF and FHS brought a 100-year-old plow and placed it at the site. One interesting fact about the plow is that it took a 6-horse team to pull the plow.
SOF volunteers unearthed and restored the dry creek bed developed there many years ago. They installed underlying drip irrigation and planted donated drought tolerant plant material, finishing with a huge load of mulch.
This took a few months due to the intermittent rains on SOF's regularly scheduled work party days lengthening the completion of the project. Nearly 100 hours were donated by SOF volunteers and others to bring the project to fruition.
The new signage recognizes the contribution of the two organizations with QR codes for both and one to give the passerby the opportunity to read more detail on this historical piece of farm equipment. They can read more on their phone as they pass by there.
Submitted by Save Our Forest.
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