Posted on: Monday, April 29th, 2019
Grow Organic Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs – Community Garden Plots Available
GROW YOUR OWN FOOD
2021 UPDATE: Due to our YMCA’s current operational capacity and staffing priorities, we will no longer be operating the Community Gardens. We are excited to announce however, that our partners in the towns of Mansfield & Bellingham are looking forward to a great season and can be reached at: Mansfield Rec Dept: sgurnon@mansfieldma.com or Bellingham Garden: bellinghamcommunitygarden@gmail.com.
Raised beds now available at your YMCA Community Garden!
DETAILS: The Garden is a partnership between the Hockomock Area YMCA and the Town of Bellingham and is located at 200 Center Street in Bellingham, MA. We do not use any chemically derived herbicides or pesticides. We use OMRI approved field amendments. Click here to read more about the Bellingham Community Garden. DOWNLOAD BELLINGHAM CONTRACT The Garden is a partnership between the Hockomock Area YMCA and the Town of Mansfield and is located across the street from 386 Essex St in Mansfield, MA. No pesticides or chemical fertilizers are used and consumers benefit from organic practices. Click here to read more about the Mansfield Community Garden. DOWNLOAD MANSFIELD CONTRACTWe are now accepting registrations for plots at both our Mansfield and Bellingham Community Gardens! This is a great option for increasing your intake of veggies this spring and summer.
$75 per plot (10’x20’), open to all! Spots are limited. Please have your application in as soon as possible, as we are accepting shares on a first-come, first-serve basis.The YMCA provides:
Bellingham and Mansfield Community Gardens feature organic gardening practices. Renting gardeners will have access to the garden from dawn to dusk.Reserving your Garden Plot
To reserve your garden plot, please register at Member Services or follow these steps:
BELLINGHAM COMMUNITY FARM:
Option 1 – Stop by member service at our Bernon Family Branch in Franklin and fill out the contract. Pay via credit card, check, or cash.Option 2 – Mail the contract along with a check to: Hockomock Area YMCA, c/o Community Garden, 45 Forge Hill Road, Franklin, MA 02038. You will receive an email receipt. Please make checks out to Hockomock Area YMCA.Plot Holder Enrollment Kit*
* Please do not submit plot enrollment before confirming with communitygarden@hockymca.org that a plot is still available.MANSFIELD COMMUNITY FARM & GARDENS:
Option 1 – Stop by member service at our Invensys Foxboro Branch and fill out the contract. Pay via credit card, check, or cash.Option 2 – Mail the contract along with a check to: Hockomock Area YMCA, c/o Community Garden, 67 Mechanic St, Foxborough, MA 02035. You will receive an email receipt. Please make checks out to Hockomock Area YMCA.Plot Holder Enrollment Kit*
* Please do not submit plot enrollment before confirming with communitygarden@hockymca.org that a plot is still available.Limited Spots.
