The
vision of a community garden came to fruition in two thousand seven,
children and some adults from the community planted the garden. Some plants were donated by Sestili
Nursery Inc. Mr. Johnson and Mrs.
Henderson took day trips to Janowski’s Farm in Clinton PA
to purchase plants. There were days
when Mr. Johnson worked in the hot sun, rain and in the cold to insure the
garden would be ready for planting.
The garden was planted late in the season and much to our
disappointment only the neighborhood rabbits, and groundhogs reaped the
benefits.
Some
very committed volunteers from Landslide Community Farm, in two thousand
eight, came alongside the children and adults to fight Japanese Knot Weed. With no success, the battle was
lost! They also built raised planting boxes and planted the donated starter
plants and seeds. The harvest was
wonderful!!!!
A
$5,000.00 grant was received in July of 2008 from the Mount Ararat
Community Tithe Ministry – Thank You Reverend William Curtis and
congregation for your generous contribution and support. The monies will be used to purchase a
High Tunnel (greenhouse) in the spring of 2009. The High Tunnel will extend the growing
season and enable us to expand the garden.
We
are looking for volunteers in the spring to erect the High Tunnel and plant
the garden.
The
purpose of the garden is to promote healthy eating habits, to expose
children to new career opportunities & agriculture, nurture a sense of
community ownership, and team participation.
We
look forward to seeing you in the garden in the spring of two thousand
nine.
