Meet our community gardeners series – Bertha


🥕Name: Bertha Hall
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🥕Plot#: 36
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🥕Where are you from? Originally Dorchester but i have lived in Attleboro for 17 years
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🥕How long have you been gardening at ACG? I’m a newbie 1st year.
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🥕What are your favorite things to grow? Not sure yet. I will try my hand at tomatoes some herbs but I’m up for suggestions.
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🥕What is your favorite thing about the community garden? Being able to provide my family with fresh food I grew!!

Meet our community gardeners series – Jenny


🥕Name: Jenny Smith
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🥕Plot#: 19
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🥕Where are you from? We have just returned to Attleboro, MA after living in the Boston area for the last 12+ years.
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🥕How long have you been gardening at ACG? This is our first year at the ACG and we are so thrilled to be a part of this vibrant community!
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🥕What are your favorite things to grow? I love to grow just about anything! At home, I enjoy working in my shade garden and have recently started a small rose garden. At the ACG, we are looking forward to garden fresh tomatoes (the best!), green beans for pickling and lots of herbs!
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🥕What is your favorite thing about the community garden? After moving to Attleboro in July of 2018, we discovered the ACG while going for walks in the neighborhood. It quickly became our favorite destination and we loved watching the progress, smelling the flowers and meeting lots of friendly people! I think the garden provides a beautiful place in our city for neighbors to meet one another and connect over a shared love of growing good things to eat and beautiful flowers to enjoy! 

Meet our community gardeners series – Danielle


🥕Name: Danielle Cournoyer
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🥕Plot#: 54
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🥕Where are you from? Attleboro
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🥕How long have you been gardening at ACG? 3 years
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🥕What are your favorite things to grow? Tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, and edible flowers
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🥕What is your favorite thing about the community garden? I love having a communal place to share my passion for gardening. Having the opportunity to teach, share my garden knowledge and also help support and organize the community garden brings me such joy! I think gardening is so important not only for our mental and physical health, but also because it provides a small form of food access and sustainability. I am so thankful to have the opportunity to help my community is this small but powerful way.

Meet our community gardeners series – Christin

Name: Christin
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🥕Plot#: 8
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🥕Where are you from? Worcester, MA
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🥕How long have you been gardening at ACG? This is my second year
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🥕What are your favorite things to grow? My favorite thing we grew last year were lots of herbs
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🥕What is your favorite thing about the community garden? Being able to eat things that I grew is so satisfying, and the ACG is super supportive if I need help or have questions about anything!

Meet our community gardeners series – Jessica Brien

🥕Name: Jessica Brien
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🥕Plot#: 49
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🥕Where are you from? Attleboro

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🥕How long have you been gardening at ACG? About 7 years all together. I took a break for a couple of years when my son was born but came back when the plots were redone
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🥕What are your favorite things to grow? Cucumber, tomato, carrots, garlic, lettuce, radish
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🥕What is your favorite thing about the community garden? Meeting new people and growing my own fresh food. I love the taste of the fresh food. I also enjoy talking with others gardeners and sharing tips for growing things

Meet our Community Gardeners Series – Juliet Teixeira

Our first “Get to know our community gardeners” post is for our Garden Coordinator, Juliet. Juliet is pictured with State Rep. Jim Hawkins during last year’s 20th Anniversary Celebration.


🥕Name: Juliet Teixeira
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🥕Plot#: 21
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🥕Where are you from? Originally from Boston. I am of Cape Verdean and Jewish heritage.
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🥕How long have you been gardening at ACG? Since 2012
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🥕What are your favorite things to grow? I have become an expert in growing garlic. I also like growing tomatoes as there is nothing as good as eating a fresh tomato.
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🥕What is your favorite thing about the community garden? I love meeting our gardeners. I also love to see what people are growing. I have learned tips and tricks from other gardeners.

Community Garden Opening Day 2019

Thanks to everyone that came out to get the garden ready for the 2019 season.  A special thanks to  Cooper and Ben, the two Eagle Scout candidates who presented their projects to us that day.

Photo Credits: Jenny Smith

 

Community Garden Registration Sessions Scheduled

Dates have been set for the Attleboro Community Garden 2019 Season Registration Sessions.

If interested, please join us for one of our sessions which will take place at the Attleboro Library.

  • Saturday, February 9, 10:30 to noon
  • Wednesday, February 13, 6 to 8
  • Saturday, February 16, 10 to noon
  • Monday, March 11, 6:30 pm – includes a Seed Starting Workshop

Please note:

  •  All new and returning gardeners must attend one of the registration and orientation sessions in person.
  • There will be a 20 minute Orientation at each of the session
  • The plot fee for 2019 is $25
  • New gardeners will be placed on a wait list on a first come basis
  •  If inclement weather causes library to be closed, registration session will be cancelled.
  • March 2nd Session including a workshop on seed starting rescheduled to March 11

For more information, contact Juliet Teixeira, texjade@yahoo.com, 508-222-2569 or visit the Attleboro Community Garden’s Facebook page.

 

Garden To Celebrate 20 Years on Sept. 8

The Attleboro Area Community Garden’s 20th Anniversary Celebration will be held on September 8, 2018 from 1 pm to 4 pm at the Garden on Hayward and Mechanic Streets in Attleboro, with a rain location at Murray UU Church, 505 North Main Street, Attleboro.

The afternoon program will include:

  • A workshop presented by Master Gardener Kathi Gariepy on “Preparing for Next Year’s Garden – Tips and Tools.” The workshop will explore how to put the garden to bed, looking at what went right this season, and how to improve the garden for next year.  In addition, a few tools will be shown that will help make next year a great and productive year in the garden.  The workshop is scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.
  • Bloom Gardening for Good will host a garden-themed rock painting activity for children from 1:00 to 2:15.
  • At 2:30 a program honoring the Garden’s achievements and volunteers will take place.  Light refreshments and a cake will be served.
  • Donations of fresh produce and non-perishable food will be accepted during the afternoon and will be donated to the Murray UU Church Food Pantry.

For more information, contact Juliet Teixeira, texjade@yahoo.com, 508-222-2569 or visit the Attleboro Community Garden’s Facebook page.

Community Garden News Update

The Attleboro Community Garden, now in its 20th year, opened on April 7th. Although it was a cold and dreary day, about 30 gardeners took part in opening day activities that included cleaning the grounds and adding soil and compost to garden plots.  During the morning, gardeners also accepted a rest area and kiosk which were planned and built by Eagle Scout candidate Cameron Griswold.

Even with the unseasonably cool Spring, the Garden is starting to come to life.  On May 2, Attleboro Girl Scout Troop 4984 stopped by the Garden and gave gardeners garden buckets.  The Girl Scout troop took some of the proceeds they earned from cookie sales and made 60 garden buckets that they distributed to different organizations.  The buckets contained, garden gloves, tools, seeds and a decoration.

Upcoming activities at the Garden this year include a ladybug release, scheduled for June 22 at 5:30 pm; garden party and potluck lunch on June 23 from 10:30 am to 1 pm, and a 20th Anniversary Celebration tentatively scheduled for September 8th.