The Plattsburgh Community Garden Group exists to create an allotment style community garden/s that build community, provide an enjoyable and safe place to grow crops, gather as friends, and learn the techniques of successful gardening. In its first year, the Plattsbugh Community Garden Group established an allotment style garden in the city limits at Melissa Penfield Park, provided each of our 32 gardeners with access to water, community tools, and some assistance with soil preparation and garden planning in exchange for a modest $25 fee.
We're well on our way to growing the number of plots we can offer in 2010 and encourage you to be a Community Garden Plot Gardener - Sign up HERE (Full for 2010).
Even the smallest garden plot can provide a family with an ample supply of fresh, locally grown vegetables; lowering family food costs, providing healthier and tastier meals and snacks and, reducing the carbon emissions needed transport their food to the table.
Garden Notes- 2010 Teaching Garden Grant Received: Classes continue May 22nd through June and July on Mondays and Thursdays from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM. You can sign up for the full session or join only specific classes for a small fee. Contact the Cornell Cooperative Extension at 518.561.7450
We're full!: - The 2010 Gardening season is upon us. Our 44 Plattsburgh Community Garden plots are full, however, are providing the community with growing help through our Teaching Garden. Please consider attending our 20 week Teaching Garden series in the garden on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 PM (weather permitting).
- Big Thanks to these CSA farms that attended to provide information about their programs (Each of them still have farm shares available. Click their names to find out more:
- Rehoboth Homestead (web link)
- Essex Farm (518-953-4613)
- Shady Grove Farm (email)
- Fledging Crow Farm (email)
- We're excited to be growing some vegetables for the Interfaith Food Shelf this year... we hope to produce approx 100 pounds of fresh local organic produce free to people in need
Our first donation to the Interfaith Food Shelf for 2010... 5 big bok choy, some green beans, radishes and yellow summer squash... more to come!
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The 2010 Season is upon us... We will be expanding our the number of plots we can offer at the Melissa Penfield Park garden location. Your donation will help us further expand.
Plots are 100 Square feet in "raised beds" 4' wide x 25' long. Plot usage fee is $25 for the season. Fee is paid for use of land and access to water.
April 24th - The new beds are done.. just a bit more work to complete our 44 plots with one large community squash bed and two charity plots. Gonna be a great year!
May 28th - Long Shadows in the evening... stuff is growing!
July 4th... Growing GREAT!!!
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Our Latest News
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Community Garden Thriving (PressRepublican - Aug 2, 2010)
http://pressrepublican.com/0100_news/x91129786/Community-Garden-thrivingAugust 2, 2010Community Garden thrivingPlattsburgh effort expands in second yearBy ROBIN CAUDELLStaff WriterPLATTSBURGH — A soapy execution ...
Posted Aug 2, 2010 7:29 AM by Doug Butdorf
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NCPR - Plattsburgh Community Garden as Inspiration
Todd Moe of NCPR interviews Amy Ivy of the Cornell Cooperative about inspirations she gained at the Plattsburgh Community Garden. - http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15711/community-gardens-as ...
Posted Jun 9, 2010 7:30 AM by Doug Butdorf
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College for Change with help from Community Donates $405 to Community Garden Group
The Colleges for Change organization working with the help of the North Country Food Co-op and the Coffee Camp in the City of Plattsburgh held a Dinner and Dance ...
Posted May 26, 2010 4:58 AM by Doug Butdorf
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Plattsburgh Times Article about Green Committee and Community Garden
The Plattsburgh Times, a Plattsburgh State student publication, has published an article by Kevin Eloi about the Plattsburgh Community Garden. http://plattsburghtimes.blogspot.com/2010/03/plattsburgh-community-garden-grows ...
Posted Mar 27, 2010 7:58 AM by Doug Butdorf
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Plattsburgh Community Garden Seeks Two-Year Renewal for land in park.
Published March 05, 2010 10:15 am - Community Garden asks Common Council for two-year contract.Gardeners look to reap new contractBy ANDREA VanVALKENBURG Staff Writer PLATTSBURGH — After a ...
Posted Mar 5, 2010 12:10 PM by Doug Butdorf
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