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Friday, March 12, 2010
Community Garden Registration
Community gardens in the Montgomery County area have started (or are close) to opening registration. Here are dates for the Possum Creek MetroPark, Wegerzyn MetroPark and Trotwood Community Gardens. For locations of other community gardens in the area, see the map on the MetroParks’ Grow With Your Neighbors page. For information about registering for a plot at any garden other than the three listed above, please call or email Luci Beachdell at Five Rivers MetroParks at 276-7053. Also, for a fun little note on why community gardens are so cool, look at this blog post, “Making [social] Change: Let Your Garden Grow”.
Wegerzyn MetroPark Community Garden
Returning gardeners have until March 25 to register for last year’s site. New gardeners start registering on Saturday, March 27. Cost is $20 for a 28 X 28 foot plot. The season is April 17 through October 3. Contact Wegerzyn MetroPark at 277-6545 for more information or in person at 1301 E. Siebenthaler Ave.
Possum Creek MetroPark Community Garden
Returning gardeners have until April 1 to register for last year’s site. New gardeners start registering on Monday, April 5. Cost is free for a 18 x 36 foot plot. The season begins as soon as site is plowed (April/May) and ends 1 October. Stop in at Possum Creek Farm, 4790 Frytown Road, for more details or to register. Please call 276-7062 prior to stopping in to make sure someone is at the farm!
Trotwood Community Garden
Returning gardeners have until April 2 to register for last year’s site. New gardeners start registering on Monday, April 5. Cost is $30 for a 25 X 25 foot plot. The season is April through November. Contact Karen Bailey at 854-7227 for information or the Recreation Division Office, 3035 Olive Road, Trotwood. We refer to the garden site as the Old Boys Baseball Field on South Broadway - located between 114 and 132 South Broadway in Trotwood.
