Community Gardens Bloom in Essex County

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Community Gardens Bloom in Essex County

Community Gardens are sources of food and friendship. They also cultivate connection. Neighbors get together to plant, learn from one another, compare progress and sometimes share their harvest. This spring Essex County is adding two new community gardens.

• Riker Hill Art Park in Livingston will be home to one of Essex

County’s newest community gardens.

Spring will be the first organic growing season for the new gardeners.

For more information call: Essex County

Environmental Center, 973-228-8776.

• The mission of the Verona Community Garden is to provide sustainable gardening opportunities for the physical and social benefit of the people of Verona through the cultivation and maintenance of a common green space. The garden is located behind H.B. Whitehorne Middle School. Find out more: www.veronanj.org/communitygarden

• The West Caldwell Environmental Commission Community

Garden is located on the grounds of the Crane House at 289

Westville Avenue. Anyone interested in securing a plot may contact West Caldwell Town Hall at 973-226-2300.

• The Oakeside Community Garden is located in the historic kitchen garden at Oakeside and features 36 plots, which are rented seasonally by local residents.

Garden members grow a variety of vegetables, flowers and herbs.

The site also includes extensive perennial borders which are maintained by volunteers.

To find out more email: oakesidegarden@gmail.com

• Montclair Community Farm is a non-profit that organizes a coalition of community partners, adult volunteers and youth programs dedicated in their mission to

“engage and educate the community through urban farming, affordable food access and healthy living.” www.montclaircommunityfarms.org