Become Part of Brewster's Community Garden

BREWSTER, NY --

The Studio Around the Corner has partnered with the Master Gardeners of Putnam County to bring gardening programs and a community garden to the town of Brewster at the Garden Around the Corner. You can be a part of this healthy gardening community.

Growing fresh vegetables in community gardens for personal and community use is a cutting edge trend. One of the most vigorous in the region is the Pleasantville Community Garden, which has expanded its mission, reach and community connections since its inception in 2014 by a seventh-grader.

At the Garden Around the Corner, Southeast residents can learn how to grow healthy organic vegetables, have fun gardening and help maintain the garden throughout the growing season.

Families or individuals can volunteer for one week to weed, water, and donate vegetables during the growing season -- they go to the Community Action Partnership in Brewster.

The volunteer program starts at 3 p.m. Sunday with a What’s Growing Now class at the Garden Around the Corner and ends Sept. 22, a total of 18 weeks.

Growing your own food can be a very satisfying and it can pay off in a number of ways:

• Your fruits and vegetables are fresher,
• You can save substantial amounts of money over purchasing them at the grocery or farmers' markets,
• You know you are eating healthy pesticide-free food.

By volunteering at the Garden Around the Corner you are supporting a gardening community in Brewster that grows the healthiest vegetables for their families, and you are providing the Putnam Community Action Partnership with baskets of vegetables throughout the summer.

There will be four What’s Growing Now days at the Garden Around the Corner, 67 Main Street

• Sunday, May 20th 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
• Sunday, June 24th 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
• Sunday, July 15th 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
• Sunday, Augusts 19th 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Contact Anita Conway to volunteer at Garden Around the Corner 914-669-5358.

• We are families growing vegetables
• We are organic gardeners
• We are master gardeners
• We are the Cultural Arts Coalition of Southeast

The Cultural Arts Coalition is dedicated to developing an accessible and affordable performing arts venue and cultural center for the Village of Brewster, the Town of Southeast, and surrounding areas. Music, Theater, Education, Art and more!

Cornell Cooperative Extension puts knowledge to work in pursuit of economic vitality, ecological sustainability and social well-being. We bring local experience and research based solutions together, helping New York State families and communities thrive in our rapidly changing world.

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