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| Proposed site for the new community garden at the Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless in Kingston, MA. |
Wildlands Trust is partnering with the Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless to help the Coalition establish a community garden on its property in Kingston, MA. The garden will begin to take shape this spring and will cover approximately 1,000 sq feet transforming an underutilized backyard into a productive garden and educational space. Families staying at the shelter, volunteers, and staff from Wildlands Trust and the Coalition will carry-out the significant work involved to plan, establish and maintain a productive garden.
The project idea stemmed from a partnership between the Trust and Coalition during the past 2 years in which surplus crops grown in the Philbrick Community Garden located on Wildlands Trust property in Duxbury, MA were donated to the Coalition's food bank. The partnership was a great success. The Plymouth Area Coalition shared that, "Often times, a great obstacle for our organization is providing fresh and nutritious foods to clients. The Trust's donation not only provides this, but also gives us the opportunity to educate people on how to prepare and cook items they may not otherwise know how to eat." By expanding our partnership to establish a community garden on the Coalition's property we will be able to provide much more local, fresh food for the residents. The project will also include opportunities for individuals to learn about organic gardening, community service, and land conservation.
The start-up costs associated with this project are $5,000 and we are currently looking for sponsors to help make this possible. Money raised will go toward fencing, tools, a watering system, soil amendments, signage and plants. If you can help us reach our fundraising goal, please contact:
Sarah Kugel at skugel@wildlandstrust.org, or
Karen Grey at kgrey@wildlandstrust.org.-by Sarah Kugel, skugel@wildlandstrust.org
