Yates County Community Garden
The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Yates County offers a community raised bed garden to any resident who wants to grow a garden for the season. There are 60 beds available that are weeded and prepared by the Master gardeners in Yates County for the Community Garden. Beds are prepped in the spring with a layer of mushroom compost most springs + a layer of cardboard and mulch. Beds that are rented are prepped by the person who has rented them unless they sign up late in the season. Any unoccupied beds are cared for by the Master gardeners and used to grow food, herbs and flowers for the Keuka Food Pantry. Last year, they donated over 100 pounds of food to the pantry. They get their mushroom compost from Hornings and also make their own compost at the garden with a great deal of help from volunteer Tom Gibson and Cheryl Flynn, Master Gardener Volunteer Coordinator. Volunteers collect compost from restaurants and coffee shops around the community. Water, compost and top