Community Corner
Port Community Garden Needs Some Helping Hands
Construction for the community garden plots is underway, and volunteers will be needed for a variety of phases in the project.
Hales Trail Community Garden is seeking volunteers to help with installing a fence for the garden on Saturday.
Volunteers are needed from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., said organizer Derek Strohl. The available shifts are: 9 to 10:30 a.m.; 10:30 a.m to noon; noon to 1:30 p.m.; 1:30 to 3 p.m.; 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Strohl recommends volunteers on Saturday wear sturdy boots and work clothes as well as eye protection (if you have it) and work gloves. It's also asked that you bring a wheelbarrow.
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The . The garden has room for 60 plots that are 15 feet by 15 feet and the annual fee per plot is set at $25 for residents, and $30 for nonresidents. Plots are still available.
The garden organizers have started a Facebook page, and updates on the garden's progress — including future opportunities to volunteer — are posted there.
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People interested in volunteering or purchasing a plot can contact Strohl by e-mailing ourgardeninport@gmail.com.
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