The Silverton City Council dedicated land for a community garden by unanimous vote on Sept. 10. The lease agreement allows organizers of the Westfield Park Community Garden to begin developing the spot on land adjoining Silverton Senior Center.
Molly Ainsley, Bernadette Melé and Shannon Willis envision a patchwork of community gardens scattered throughout Silverton. Each community garden would be designed, planted, tended and harvested by people from each neighborhood. For example, one garden could be planted with just tomatoes to be canned for sauces and salsas and another garden could have beets, broccoli and brussels sprouts.
