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A few months ago, I posted about starting a community garden, and now it is a reality! I approached a church that had a lot of grassy ( unused ) space behind them, and asked if I could attempt a community garden. They said yes, and it has been a great experience! I started hand-digging it , and a local landscaper took pity on me and brought over a trackhoe and removed all of the grass in about 15 minutes! ( I believe I would STILL be digging! ) Then, I put a little fence around it and put in my three little plots and went to the local newspaper and they ran a story on it, and we are FULL! There are now 9 families gardening there along with the local Cub Scout troop and a preschool. It is all organic ( no pesticides,etc ) and the town even dropped off a load of mulch from tree trimming for us to use for our pathways. I am so excited about this, it is the first time I ever attempted anything like this, and if I can do it, anyone can! Does anyone else have a community garden in their town? Do you think it would be well received if you started one?
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This does sound like an amazing experience. I don't know how it would go over in my area though ... we're so rural and anyone who has any interest in gardening, I think, probably already has a spot in their own yards. I suppose there are a few apartments and houses with really small yards around here but even those people have small container gardens.
Congrats on all the hard work though! I'm sure it is a huge undertaking and it must be great to see so many people coming on board! How will you divide the produce?
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I have always loved the community garden concept - it is a great way to bring a community together. Our town is midsized, almost all the residents have nice sized lawns in which to gargen so there really isn't a need. When I was married to my ex husband we lived on a military base in a trailer park. The residents had a community garden that MWR helped with. They tilled it and provided us with free mulch and compost - I loved it! I learned so much about gardening from the others. It was a great way to meet people outside of my ex's tight knit group of MP's
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I think a community garden would be a great idea but when you live in a larger city I think that it would be more difficult.
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I am THRILLED for you! This is fantastic!! I don't know if there is a spot for a community garden here, but I can certainly try!! Thanks for the pick me up!
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I am soooo glad you updated us! I have been wondering and wondering how things turned out for you. It sounds like it truly has become a "community" garden with everyone (city, papers, local landscapers) chipping in. What an AWESOME project you have, and a great sense of cooperation you have started.
You should be proud!