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MARCH 18, 2010 ISSUE

Community Garden Begins Fifth Year

First Workday This Saturday; Plots Still Available

Story by Anna Oakes

The Leola Street Community Garden will host its first workday of the year this Saturday, March 20.

Community Garden 2010 Workday Schedule

The Community Garden hosts workdays throughout the year to provide gardening information and maintain the garden. Here’s a schedule of this year’s workdays.

Garden Prep, March 20, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Garden Prep/Seed Sowing, April 3 and 17, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Seed Sowing/Transplanting/Succession Planting, May 15, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Weed Management/Succession, June 19, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Weed Management/Starting Fall Crops, July 17, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fall Planting, August 21, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fall Planting/Cover Crops, September 18, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Overwintering Vegetables/Putting Gardens to Bed, October 16, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Garden Clean-Up, November 6, beginning at 10:00 a.m.

Now in its fifth growing year, the Leola Street Community Garden, located on Leola Street across from Wal-Mart in Boone, will hold its first workday of the 2010 season this Saturday, March 20, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The Town of Boone provides the space for the Community Garden, which has about 50 small garden plots available to anyone in the community for a small annual fee. Matt Cooper, coordinator of the garden, said about 20 plots are still available for rent.

Community Garden members enjoy the use of the garden’s tools and donated supplies, such as mulch, compost and seeds. An adjacent creek serves as a supplemental water supply.

“The community garden strives to provide as many free resources as it can,” Cooper said.

A 10-by-15-foot plot is available for $20, a 20-by-14-foot plot is $30 and a 20-by-30-foot plot is $40. In addition, garden volunteers have created four raised beds that are available for gardeners with disabilities.

For more information about the Community Garden, contact Cooper at 828-773-5893 or seeinglifenow@yahoo.com.