Community Gardens

Community Gardens - are any piece of land gardened by a group of people. Live Wright supports community gardens because of the access it provides to nutritious foods.  One of the goals of Live Wright is to provide an easy way for everyone to get fresh produce.  Community gardens are one more way that people can get their fresh locally grown produce. There are many reasons that people participate in community gardens.  Below are a few of the benefits of community gardens:

• Improves the quality of life for people in the garden
• Provides a catalyst for neighborhood and community development
• Stimulates Social Interaction
• Encourages Self-Reliance
• Beautifies Neighborhoods
• Produces Nutritious Food
• Reduces Family Food Budgets
• Conserves Resources
• Creates opportunity for recreation, exercise, therapy, and education
• Reduces Crime
• Preserves Green Space
• Creates income opportunities and economic development
• Reduces city heat from streets and parking lots
• Provides opportunities for intergenerational and cross-cultural connections

*For more information visit  the American Community Gardening Association

With the help of SHIP/Live Wright grant funding the following community gardens have been developed and are available for those interested in getting their hands dirty and growing some goodies! 




Buffalo Presbyterian Church Community Garden

 

Buffalo Presbyterian Church Community Garden  has a successful 1st year to boast about!  They have grown and donated over 160 lbs of produce to the Buffalo Food Shelf!!

Resurrection Lutheran Church Community Garden has had the good fortune of many helping hands to create and maintain a community garden on the church property.  This garden is not only for church-members but the community is also invited to purchase a plot to grow some fresh produce of their own.

Community Garden Club:  Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Community Education will be creating and maintaining six community gardens.

Buffalo Community Garden has gotten the land prepped and ready for it's big debut this spring!!  The garden will have 12 plots and the opportunity to plant a "row for the hungry," which would designate produce to be donated to those in need.