If you have driven past the Abington Community Garden recently, you'll have noticed that the plots are beautiful and the plants are thriving.  A total of 107 plots were rented this season.  Unlike last year, we've had an abundance of heat and sunshine and the plants are loving it!

     Our Penn State Master Gardener, Donna Zagrapan, will be presenting two educational seminars inside the garden:  on Saturday, July 21 at 11:00 AM, Donna will present "How and When to Harvest" and on Saturday, August 7 at 11:00 AM, she will lead a discussion on "Weeds--How to Recognize One".  Can you tell a weed from a newly sprouted carrot seed?  Do you know the best time to pick your broccoli?  Come join us in the garden and learn some of the fundamentals.  The seminars are FREE but you need to email Barb Grabfelder at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to make a reservation. 

     The Abington Community Garden was honored recently with two awards:  The Countryside Conservancy's 2009 Stewardship Award for diligence in preserving and improving our lands for the generations to come, and the Abington Journal's "Best of the Abingtons" award for the best non-profit project. 

     The Abington Area Joint Recreation Board is proud of the work that is being done at the garden and looks forward to another bountiful season.  Plans are under way again this year to distribute any extra vegetables to the local food pantries and homeless shelters. 

     A work day was held on May 2-3 and over 55 gardeners helped dig a trench to bring water to the left side of the garden.  Work was also done on laying landscape fabric and wood chips on the pathways.  The gardeners have  planted their "cold weather" crops such as broccoli, cabbage, snow peas, and onions but the ground needs to warm up before the other vegetables can be added to the garden.