Re: Egleston Community Garden

[Dan Bensonoff]

Hi Laura,

Welcome to the neighborhood! I no longer live near Egleston Square, or Boston for that matter. But the Egleston Community Orchard is still near and dear to my heart. Many wonderful memories there. 

I'm connecting you with my friends, Hannah and Orion. They still live in the neighborhood and can tell you more about how to plug in. You can also check out the Facebook page for the orchard here.

Good luck settling in.

On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 9:30 PM Laura Devine <laura.r...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi! I am new to the neighborhood and interested in getting involved with the community garden! Can you provide me more information or direct me to someone who can?

Thank you!
Laura Devine
703-309-4844

Sent from my iPhone

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"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble."

- Helen Keller

[Orion Kriegman]

HI Laura,

This has been a strange year for the community orchard - lots of neighbors have been helping out individually, planting trees, watering trees, mowing the grass, fixing playhouses, weeding the front fence, pruning the grape vine, weeding the flower beds - and yet we don't have collective workdays or BBQs or other events to all meet and celebrate.

Also, the lack of rain has made it look a little shabbier than it typically would be this time of year. 

I know that Carolyn Lewenberg is organize parents to take care of the space as they will be hosting a "farm school" on Mon/Thurs (as part of a homeschool pod) and that Isis and the Stonybrook Preschool also organize parent's as they use the space for their outdoor activities. I am copying both of them here so you can be in touch directly.

We really want to convene a new "Stewardship Team" of neighborhood volunteers to plan events and coordinate use of the community orchard. Egleston Community Orchard is part of the Boston Food Forest Coalition, a nonprofit land trust with over 10 sites across Boston neighborhoods - each site is maintained and programmed by local neighborhood volunteer stewards. ECO used to have a very active team, but many of the original folks no longer live in Boston!

Welcome to the neighborhood - I hope we meet in person soon,

Orion

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Orion Kriegman

Executive Director

Boston Food Forest Coalition

www.bostonfoodforest.org

"The eyes of the future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time. They are kneeling with clasped hands that we might act with restraint, leaving room for the life that is destined to come.
We have it within our power to create merciful acts."   
 -- Terry Tempest Williams

[Veronica Switzer]

Wishing well these efforts to do community in new and unexpected ways. I am forever grateful for all those continuing to support this treasured space and miss seeing Hannah, Orion their babies and so many others in the garden on the weekends. Here in Nebraska we working on virtual school and using our backyard garden as a learning space. 

Light to your work and peace to your feet. 

Love all

Veronica (and Grant and the babies)

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