​Mansfield Community Garden Offers Veggie Share Program

From Hockomock YMCA: The Mansfield Community Garden is a partnership between the Hockomock Area YMCA and the Town of Mansfield. The mission of this project is to educate and involve the community in learning about fresh produce, and to promote healthy and active lifestyles through reconnecting individuals to the food they eat and grow.

Located across the street from 386 Essex St in Mansfield, the garden abstains from using pesticides and chemical fertilizers and follows organic practices.

The garden will strive to produce a typical CSA share of produce each week (approximately 5-8 lbs/items). Crops planned for distribution throughout the season may include: lettuce, kale, chard, bok choy, arugula, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, cabbage, squashes, cucumbers, broccoli, melon, beans, peas, onion, potatoes, radish, beets, turnip, carrots, herbs, and more.

Due to the unpredictability of the growing season, varieties and quantities of vegetables may vary.

Pickups will happen weekly, roughly 20 weeks (June – October). Produce will be harvested and prepped for pickup by the garden coordinator’s team and participants can choose to get their shares at the garden in the afternoon on one of two pick-up days (Tuesday, Thursday).

Spots are limited. Please request your share today by downloading a Veggie Share Enrollment Kit, available at www.hockymca.org/mansfield/community-gardens/. The garden is accepting shares on a first-come, first-serve basis.

For further inquiries, including volunteering at the garden and interest in obtaining your own plot at the garden, please contact communitygarden@hockymca.org.

Photo courtesy of Hockomock YMCA