Lenox Community Garden Thrives Through Community Efforts
LENOX, Mass.— Now in its third year, the Lenox Community Garden has expanded through volunteerism and local contributions
The updates were made possible through donations, discounted materials, a Community Preservation Act award and hands-on assistance from Department of Public Works staff, Honor Society students, shop class students and inmates at the Berkshire House of Corrections.
The 25-bed garden is now fenced courtesy of Berkshire Fence who provided a discount. Haddad provided a free picnic table for members to rest and eat at, made out of recycled candy wrappers.
Honor Society and shop students at LMMHS built the shed. The communal shed allows members to store tools, swap seeds, and share information.
The lumber for each handmade 4 x 8 bed came from a company in the Northern Berkshires.
The first year, soil came from Meadow Farm. This year, Meadow Farm donated three yards of their high-quality compost so that each gardener can give their growing effort a much-needed boost.
The Community Center, Church on the Hill, and a Girl Scout Troop have a bed. This year, as work takes place at Lenox Library, the library will shift its youth garden beds next to the community garden.
Families and individuals have also stepped up over the course of the garden’s three-year cycle, all of whom are recognized on the garden sign.
Each year there are more interested members than there are available beds—so there is interest in finding another garden location in Lenox, preferably on Town-owned land. The communal shed allows members to store tools, swap seeds, and share information.
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