Garden on The Green

Windsor’s new community garden is taking root outside City Hall
as organizers move forward with the administrative paperwork
necessary to make the germinating project a reality.
Thomas Eddy, president of the Windsor Garden Club which is
managing the project, said he recently signed the agreement with
the Town of Windsor and will soon have the necessary insurance to
move on to construction of the main plot.
The garden project has already replaced the turf square between
buildings 300 and 400 with a demonstration garden containing raised
planter boxes.
The full size community garden will be constructed in a 5,000
square foot plot west of the Civic Center and bordering Windsor
Road.
The area has already been fenced off, but with the new
agreements, the Garden Club can install gates and begin to plan for
the spring planting season.
“The next task after security is getting people to sign up for
the plots,” said Eddy. “In the process of signing up for the plots,
we’ll determine how many we’ll build in the first phase, then
subsequent plots as people continue to sign up. Since it’s the
middle of winter there’s not going to be a big push yet.”
Brad Sherwood vice chair of the Parks and Recreation Committee
signed the paperwork on behalf of the Town and said there will be a
meeting in January to begin planning construction, outreach, costs
and sponsorships.
Sherwood said the garden will be an important resource for
Windsor residents. “It’s priceless,” he said. “It’s an invaluable
resource for the town. With the town support of $15,000 and with
the large response from the community it shows it’s a well rounded
and much needed project. The location is just perfect by the Town
Green.”
While the Garden Club is managing the garden, individuals who
want a plot need not be members of the club. Any Windsor resident
will be able to sign up for space but individuals who want to be a
part of the managing committee will have to join the club.
Windsor’s inherited its original community garden from a County
project in Keiser Park. The original had twelve lots for rent but
interest in the lots began to decline when nearby oak trees reduced
the available sunlight and the area was abandoned in 2006.
For more information call the info hotline for the Windsor Town
Green Community Garden at 838-5947, email [email protected] or
visit http://www.telcs.com/cgarden.