Accessible community gardening featured by the HJ

The Cache Valley Community Garden's raised beds under construction.

Gardening is a way to relax and work at the same time. The rewards go far beyond the harvest. They begin when the gardener is surrounded by living things, watching their progress day by day.

This very peaceful hobby is now available to people of all abilities, thanks to the work of many different groups and individuals. The Center for Persons with Disabilities was one of at least  seven organizations that helped develop the Cache Valley Community Garden. This spring, dozens of volunteers from throughout the valley showed up to work on the garden and fill its raised, accessible beds with soil.

This week, Logan’s Herald Journal newspaper focused on the garden and its accessible  plots. The article also highlights a gardening class for people of all abilities that will be taught at the garden on Friday. People with and without disabilities are invited to come to the class and enjoy the community resource.

Volunteers help finish the community garden in May.