How Does Our Garden Grow?
Very nicely, thanks! And it's only going to get better. The shared gardens at Grow Community promise a bounty for the table and a close-knit neighborhood to share its goodness.
Community gardens and "edible landscaping" -- everything from blueberries to tree fruits, with tasty vegetables on the vine -- are a key feature at Grow, and a big part of our "One Planet Living" ethos. We want to honor the land by fostering and enjoying its wholesome yield.
Now as we approach the first harvest season of our completed Village neighborhood, our gardens are really coming into their own. Residents in our new homeowners association (whose ranks include a few master gardeners, wouldn't you know) have the happy task of divvying up the delicious fare. You gotta love it when a new sign goes up in your neighborhood, and it says, "Pick Me."
We're also talking to
Friends of the Farms, the local non-profit that manages and promotes Bainbridge Island's public agricultural land. We're discussing how that group may be able to manage our orchards and gardens for an even greater yield, creating an urban farm that produces sustainable, locally grown food in volume and forges stronger community connections.
And this is just in the Village in Phase 1. With Grow Community's next neighborhood, the Grove, which has just broken ground, and the Park neighborhood to follow, our green development will get even greener (if that's possible). Sixty percent of the new neighborhoods will be devoted to open space including more bountiful trees and gardens.
We call our community "Grow" for a reason.
