New Eden Collaborative at First Parish Church, Newbury
2008-Present
In the spring of 2008 GAL began collaborating with the First Parish Church of Newbury, Greater Newburyport CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) growers, shareholders, and organic “Victory Gardeners” on an experiment in sustainable community. GAL will be working with the three communities documenting their experience of working together through out the growing season. GALs on-going projects include a community journal and a mural inside the church inspired by New Eden members’ input on their vision of a sustainable future. In July GAL and the New Eden Collaborative worked together on the design and construction of a float Newburyport’s Yankee Homecoming parade. The theme of the float was The Octopus’s Garden- One Earth One Family. Our float won the coveted Mayor’s Award for originality and best exemplifying Yankee Homecoming’s theme of “Family”.
For the 2009 New Eden is expanding our community organic gardens; we will now have twenty-five 150 and 400 square foot that will be part of a new garden designed by GALs Stephenie Strogney and Erin Stack. First Parish Church and the New Eden Collaborative will be working with Newburyport’s Pennies for Change on a larger “Common Cents” garden that will be dedicated to volunteers growing organic vegetables for local food pantries.
Other GAL inspired projects at the New Eden Collaborative for 2009 include:
- organic gardening classes (February 20 and March 7) and seed exchange taught by GAL Deb Cinimon Whalen who is also a NOFA (New England Organic Farming Association) trained organic land care specialist
- “We Reap What We Sow” cold frames reclaimed construction materials.
- “Waste Folly” an artful compost design
- GAL Stephenie Strogney will design and the New Eden Collaborative will construct of a children’s cottage from recycled materials.
- New Eden Collaborative cyber salon
2 Responses to “New Eden Collaborative at First Parish Church, Newbury”
Im looking to get a small garden and I heard at the farmers market i could do that thru your group can you tell me the cost and how it works i have apage I got at the farmers market on sunday but there is an application etc i didnot get
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