We will be building the Community Garden behind the neighborhood pool and the parking lot of the Colonialtown neighborhood Center, along the green space that parallels Spokane Ave. Our bylaws state
that anyone who wants a 4x8 plot in the garden, must pay their dues and show up to all 3 workdays (or send a
household surrogate worker) to qualify. There are 6 plots left for potential neighborhood members.
You must live within the Colonialtown North
neighborhood to qualify (Nebraska, Forest, Corrine to the north, Bumby to the
east, Colonial to the south, and Mills to the west).
Mark your calendars
and forward to all interested neighbors - your Community Garden officers have
met, and have set aside the following dates and work days to build the garden
this February.
Saturday, January 30th, 10 a.m. - noon: Garden
plot registration. Come to the garden site, where we will have a map of the
future garden plots to choose from. First come, first served. Bring proof of
address (such as a utility bill or credit card bill), checks for $15.00 made out
to Keep Orlando Beautiful (we will not accept cash or credit cards). You can
select your plot, pay your dues, decide which 'community job' you'd like
(inspection committee, grounds/maintenance committee, compost crew,
communication team, celebration team) and receive a copy of the bylaws and a
certificate proving plot ownership at that time. If you cannot attend, send a
surrogate to stand in for you (make sure they bring the docs required). This is
the only time to sign up for a plot this year, so plan ahead and be sure to be
there! (It was the fairest system we could think of). We will start a waiting
list if we need to, based on the folks who attend the registration
day.
Saturday, February 6: Work Day #1 - 8 a.m. - 2 p.m
(approximate). Every family who paid dues is required to send at least one
family member to work on this day, where we will be marking out the bed
locations and removing sod. The fence will already be installed by professional
contractors before this work day.
CNA Community Garden
The residents of the Colonialtown North neighborhood have secured permission to build a community garden on the grounds of our local community center, located at the intersection of Spokane Ave. and Oregon St.
The garden will encompass 18, four by eight foot plots, 16 of which will provide fresh organic produce for families in the Colonialtown neighborhood, and two additional plots for the Colonialtown North Community After-school Program which provides much needed after school recreational and educational opportunities for local children.
In addition to providing healthy, organic produce for families, the garden will serve as a community activity center, with quarterly meetings, educational programs and harvest celebrations. An elected Garden Council will enforce the bylaws, plan educational workshops and promote the community activities that will make the community garden a true community-building enterprise.