Friday, April 21, 2017 10:00AM – 2:00 PM Come on out and join us in celebrating the beginning of Spring. Several area providers will be joining us to provide activities for students in grades 9-12. Learn about companion planting, water barrels, wastewater treatment, recycling. P.S........and volunteering… View More
URBAN FARMING IN MANCHESTER
The Manchester community, like many others, is struggling with the long shadows created by the dissolution of industry and our manufacturing base. Living within a so-called “food desert;” with many of our families at or below the poverty line coupled with the vulnerability to drugs, gangs and unbridled development it was time to sow the seeds of change.
Founded in May of 2011, the Manchester Growing Together Garden shouldered the yoke of responsibility and reclaimed a corner more familiar with drug sales than hay bales.
Founded in May of 2011, the Manchester Growing Together Garden shouldered the yoke of responsibility and reclaimed a corner more familiar with drug sales than hay bales.ounded in May of 2011, the Manchester Growing Together Garden shouldered the yoke of responsibility and reclaimed a corner more familiar with drug sales than hay bales.
These early success garnered the attention of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and became a model for neighborhood and school gardens city wide.These early success garnered the attention of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and became a model for neighborhood and school gardens city wide.