The Community Garden at Enfield Shaker Museum

Enfield Shaker Museum has a Community Garden! Established in 2010, it has 42 plots. We are eagerly looking forward to our next season, which will begin in May after the spring tilling and re-setting of plots lines.

The Initial Gathering for the 2011 Community Garden season was held on Sunday, March 6 from 3-5. It was the beginning of registrations for plots, a talk about organic gardening, and a workshop about getting seeds started indoors in March and April.

The garden has official state and national organic certification. All gardeners agree to use organic seeds, (so far as possible), seedlings, and cultivation methods including all fertilizers and pest control. There is a series of educational workshops for the community to learn about organic gardening. The coordinators also give one-on-one advice and instruction on site.

The garden is completely fenced, thanks to a grant in 2010 from Hypertherm, Inc. There is an irrigation system, and composting system shared with the adjacent Herb and Production Gardens. Supplies of fertilizers are available from the coordinators, who buy them in bulk and resell to gardeners.

Gardeners generally use their own tools, but some are available in the shed for communal borrowing. Wheelbarrows are also available on site.

To register, send for a brochure, which shows the layout of plots, the terms and conditions, and prices, with a registration form to return to the Museum Office. Email Info @ ShakerMuseum.org or call (693) 632-4346.

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