COMMON   GARDENS

 Current Year Gardeners can Maintain and Harvest
Berry Patch
  • 350 feet of mostly fall bearing raspberries
  • Planted  in various years from 2015. 
  • Maintained and harvested by a committee of about 20 gardeners.
  • Mary oversees
Rhubarb Patch
  • ​Plants from a donation from Crystal of MMFC 2013
  • Maintained by gardeners who harvest
  • In need of someone to oversee
Asparagus Beds (2 plots)
  • All Jersey General cultivar - Large Spears
  • ​Planted in 2016 and second plot in 2017 
  • No Harvest 2019 due to extreme cold winter kill
  • Gardeners who harvest are expected to maintain
  • ​In need of someone to oversee
Orchard 
  • Apple (9), Pear (2), Cherry (2) Plum (2)  planted in 2016
  • Replanted 2 cherry and 2 apple 2019
  • Devin Corbin - our apple tree guy (grafted a few)
  • Gardeners help maintain. Harvest shared at the end of the season
  • Willie and Mary oversee 
The Common Gardens are managed  using organic methods.
Garden Clean Up -- A Beautiful October Day -- We had Fun
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Corn and sunflower stalks getting ground up for use as mulch in the gardens.
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Devin demonstrating pruning techniques.
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Just finished the Rhubarb Patch - Having fun on a warm October Day