Community Gardens
The Community’s Garden – Member Information Brochure |
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| The Community’s Garden’s Website |
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| Garden Workshop for Families - Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. – April 17 – May 29 Gardening classes for families. Space is limited – sign up early! |
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| Food for Health - A Seed to Table Class - Tuesdays 4-5:30 p.m. – starting May 22 A series of ten classes for parents and their children ages 8-15. |
What Is A Community Garden?
A community garden is a piece of land gardened by a group of people. A community garden provides the access for members to grow fresh produce and flowers as well as access to satisfying labor, neighborhood improvement, developing a sense of community and a connection to the
environment. Some community gardens grow only flowers, others have individual plots
for personal use, while others are equipped with raised beds for disabled gardeners.
Community gardens encourage a community’s food security, allowing citizens to grow
their own food or to donate what they have grown.
Benefits of Community Gardens:
– Reduce family food budgets
– Produces nutritious food
– Encourages self-reliance
– Provides an environment for education
– Beautifies neighborhoods
– Preserves green space
– Conserves resources
– Improves quality of life
– Creates opportunity for recreation, exercise, therapy, and education
– Provides an opportunity for neighbors to meet and interact
– Brings people together with a common interest
Contacts:
| Jennifer Spude | Dean Volenberg |
| Door County – UW Extension County Government Center 421 Nebraska Street Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 |
Door County – UW Extension County Government Center 421 Nebraska Street Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 |
| Phone: 920-746-5994 Fax: 920-746-2531 Office Hours: M-F 8 am to 4:30 p.m. |
Phone: 920-746-2260 Fax: 920-746-2531 Office Hours: M-F 8 am to 4:30 p.m. |
