Last Sunday I made a return visit to Galveston’s Own Farmers Market. There were a good number of folks there for such an early hour. I took
a quick look around and then headed across the street to check out Deborah’s Garden
(DG). Between the market and DG, there’s a kind of a holistic, organic
gardening synergy that makes me want to break out some of my vintage 60’s T
shirts.
We checked in to Deborah’s Garden several years ago but
decided that public gardening was – well, just too public. I’m not a joiner and
don’t always play well with others. But that’s my problem – NOT Deborah’s and there are some pretty cool things going on in this local community garden.
Like most community gardens, participants pay a fee and are then
assigned a (raised) bed. After that, it’s up to each individual person to
decide what to do with it (this is the part where I get a little freaky). Some
folks have obviously spent serious time growing and maintaining their plot –
others not so much. There are all different kinds of things being grown from
herbs and veggies to ornamentals - even some fruit trees.
One of the latest developments at DG is the addition of a
chicken coop with 16 clucking residents. This too is a community effort and
participants share in the daily responsibilities. From what I understand, there
is now a waiting list to become part of the egg co-op.
Although “community” gardening isn’t my thing, DG is a really
cool place and worth checking out.
