[ShareTompkins] Free Informal Tour of new WHill Community Garden at Linderman Creek, Friday 9am

[Shira Golding]

sounds like fun!

>> Subject: Informal Tour of new WHill Community Garden at Linderman  
>> Creek, Friday 9am
>>
>> Hello food and garden people,
>>
>> Marnie Kirchgessner, of the Town of Ithaca, offered me and my kids  
>> a tour of the new community garden on town land right outside of  
>> the Linderman Creek housing complex on Friday, at 9am. As we  
>> thought of more and more people to invite, we thought why not ask  
>> all of you.
>>
>> So, I know it's probably not the best time for most, but we're  
>> meeting at the dead end of Conifer Drive at 9am on Friday, 17 July.  
>> (Go straight in to site and park on grass.)  All are welcome to  
>> join us for this informal look at this great new initiative.
>>
>> See some details below (note the children-run plot!), and see the  
>> "Garden Project" link at http://town.ithaca.ny.us/.
>>
>> I hope to see you on Friday morning!
>>
>> Christine
>> West Hill Community Garden at Linderman Creek
>> Out of 86 available plots all were assigned
>> Only 4 of the plots were not under active cultivation
>> 6 additional plots were planted in communal sweet corn and 8 with  
>> Buckwheat; 1 was deemed to wet to plant.
>> 3 youth under the age of 10 have their own individual children’s  
>> garden space that they are actively cultivating.
>> Of the 86 plots assigned 74 are low income families residing in  
>> subsidized housing
>> About 20 families speak little or no English
>>
>>
>> -- -------------------Christine Portercp226 at cornell.edu607 272 7330http://myprofile.cos.com/c_porter 
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