Photos by Robin Alberti
Megan Henderson ( right), 14, from Woodstock and Clara Shortle (top left), 14, from Killington volunteer gardening at the Woodstock Community Garden. Michael Caduto (right) executive director of Sustainable Woodstock is in charge of the program.
The gardens, used by more than 25 families and organizations, are located at Billings Farm in Woodstock and King Farm in West Woodstock. Each gardener agrees to maintain his or her own plot and to help maintain the garden as a whole by committing to two work days during the season.
Sustainable Woodstock also promotes Grow Your Own Garden, a project that offers free gardening starter kits to local individuals and families. Each kit includes a complete set of gardening tools, seeds, starter plants and a how-to book on gardening. Gardening kits are designed for those who want to supplement their household food supply, and who would not otherwise be able to afford purchasing the tools, seeds and plants required to establish a garden. The project is open to residents in the towns served by the Windsor Central Supervisory Union (Barnard, Bridgewater, Killington, Pomfret, Plymouth, Reading and Woodstock).
