GARDEN Closing for 2022 Growing Season on November 1, 2022
Gardeners: please clean your individual plot. Water will be turned off November 1st and tools, wagons & wheelbarrows, and hoses will be stored for the winter.
Report your volunteer hours. 4 hours are mandatory per the plot agreement. Volunteer work helps keep the garden looking great!
***********************************************************Celebrating Our Second Decade 2009-2020
Garden opening day and plot assignments to be announced.
First day of spring is March 19, 2020.
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February 15, 2020 10:00am – 1:00 pm Saturday
Annual Planning Meeting All welcome to participate
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Watch for work day dates to be announced—join in to volunteer or fulfill your 4 hour obligation to the garden!
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Past events 2019
SHCG Garden Photograph Exhibit at the South Hadley Public Library August through September
Alice’s Garden Party August 9th Friday at the garden 4pm-7pm
Click below for details:
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Past Events 2018
GRO SHCG Annual Planning Meeting 2009-2019 10th Anniversary
Date: Saturday February 23, 2019
FALLS FEST July 28, 2018 Beachgrounds Park, South Hadley
FallsFest is a day-long festival that brings music, art, and interactive experiences to the banks of the winding Connecticut River in South Hadley Falls. Our eclectic programming reflects the interests and identities of the area’s diverse cultural communities and seeks to knit these groups together through shared experience, revelry, and song.
SHCG-GRO will have an information booth with locally grown plants displayed!
July 18, 2018-6:30-7:30 pm: Garden Innovations-Carter Carter takes us on a tour of his garden and answers your questions.
July 19, 2018-6:15-6:40 pm: Trees -how they communicate with and care for each other. Questions about trees and pests. Town tree warden and members of the tree committee
- April 28, 2018 Garden Work Day 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Come join the crew to get the garden ready for the growing season.
- April 28, 2018 from 10:00 am to noon, the Master gardeners will be at the community garden to test soil and answer questions.
- May 5, 2018 from 10:30-11:00 am take a tour of the community garden on Route 47
- May 5, 2018 11:00 am Sue Kelsey, Master Gardener, will demonstrate and answer questions about planting a square foot garden
- May 17, 2018 at 6:30 pm Junior Girl Scout Troop 12948 and their leader Kelly Woods will be at the SH Community Garden to talk about the importance of Bees as Pollinators. The Troop is working on their bronze medal. come by and learn about their project
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Past event: FallsFest July 29, 2017 Saturday 12:oopm – 10:00pm Beachgrounds Park South Hadley, MA
Check out the South Hadley Community Garden Booth. Learn about the garden. Ask a question. Make an origami seed saving packet!
2017 Annual Planning & Brainstorming Meeting
February 11, 2017
Board members and guests gathered at the South Hadley Public Library to address three topics: Marketing the garden, Volunteerism and ADA.
The Annual Planning Meeting was held Saturday February 27, 2016
South Hadley Public Library
A celebration of the South Hadley Community Garden’s 6 years of successful gardening and resident outreach, plus planning for the future.
Participants shared the wonderfully positive impact of being a SHCG gardener.
Comments were: “I really can grow something! …and it tastes so fresh! ” I have made many friends at the garden and learned so much by sharing gardening tips.” “Gardening is an intensive meeting with the soil.”
Linda Young, representative from the Tree Committee, offered trees and a partnership to further the Permaculture plans for an edible food forest. Suggested tree choices were dwarf apple variety and nut trees.
Topics for discussion ranged from plot arrangement with wider aisles, to keyhole plots, to a proposed large tool shed, to composting.
Thank you to all participants for their wide range of positive input to make SHCG even better in 2016!
GRO South Hadley 