Planning Meeting For Fulton Community Garden Set May 15

May 3, 2012 Contributor

Fulton, NY – The Nutrition Collaboration of Oswego County invites interested community members to join them for an informational meeting regarding the Fulton Community Garden project.

Scheduled for Mary 15, the meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the community room of the senior building at Pathfinder Courts / Gilberts Grove housing complex.

Representatives from the Nutrition Collaboration of Oswego County meet to finalize details for the Fulton Community Garden project. Seated from left are: Cindy Walch of Cornell Cooperative Extension; Danielle Wert, coordinator, Rural Health Network; Amy Roland, director, OCO Senior Nutrition Services; and Addie Dolbear, Department of Socia Services. Standing from left are: Linda Revette, Department of Social Services; master gardener Jan Smith of Cornell Cooperative Extension; Helen Hoefer, director of community services, Catholic Charities of Oswego County; and David Fontecchio, executive director, Fulton Housing Authority.
Representatives from the Nutrition Collaboration of Oswego County meet to finalize details for the Fulton Community Garden project. Seated from left are: Cindy Walch of Cornell Cooperative Extension; Danielle Wert, coordinator, Rural Health Network; Amy Roland, director, OCO Senior Nutrition Services; and Addie Dolbear, Department of Socia Services. Standing from left are: Linda Revette, Department of Social Services; master gardener Jan Smith of Cornell Cooperative Extension; Helen Hoefer, director of community services, Catholic Charities of Oswego County; and David Fontecchio, executive director, Fulton Housing Authority.

According to committee member and coordinator of the Rural Health Network, Danielle Wert, the meeting is open to all Fulton community members and will outline the plan for the community garden that will be located at John Lincoln Park.

“The community garden is a great way for Fulton residents to enjoy fresh vegetables, herbs and flowers right from their own garden!  Thanks to the collaborative efforts of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County, the city of Fulton, and the Nutrition Collaboration of Oswego County we will soon be breaking ground on the garden,” said Wert.

Each resident wishing to participate in the community garden project will receive their own garden plot and the vegetables, herbs, or flowers that they raise will be theirs to enjoy.

Members of the Nutrition Collaboration of Oswego County will be providing support as needed so that those who have never tended a garden before will still be able to enjoy success.

Those interested in participating in the community garden project are urged to attend this meeting.

For more information on the community garden project contact Amy Roland at 315 -598-4712 ext. 1811, or via e-mail at [email protected].

Sponsors for the community garden project include: Oswego County Nutrition Collaboration, Rural Health Network of Oswego County, Food Bank Of CNY, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County, Catholic Charities of Oswego County, Oswego County Department of Social Services, city of Fulton – Department of Parks and Recreation, the Fulton Housing Authority, United Way of Greater Oswego County, and the Cancer Services Program of Oswego County.

For more information on the project, contact Roland at 315 -598-4712 ext. 1811, or via e-mail at [email protected]

A private, non-profit agency, OCO touches the lives of more than 30,000 people each year through more than 50 programs operating in over 80 locations throughout Oswego County.

The agency, which is a United Way of Greater Oswego County member, employs more than 650 people and has more than 1,200 highly valued volunteers.

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