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Seaford Community Garden outlines events, volunteer growth and food donations
Summary
Cass Day of the Seaford Community Garden told the council the garden expanded volunteer operations, donated about 1,200 pounds of produce in 2024 and is planning Earth Day and May 17 events plus a fall festival and a community 'rock snake' project.
Cass Day, representing Seaford Community Garden, updated the Seaford City Council on activities, volunteer growth and upcoming events and asked the city to consider future collaboration on a public art and community engagement project.
Day said the garden has grown since the group’s prior appearance and outlined several near‑term events. The garden’s Earth Day program is set for April 26 and will feature a plant and seed exchange and a guest speaker on monarch butterfly conservation; Passwaters Nursery donated milkweed plugs that will be distributed. Day asked residents to mark May 17 for a vendor and family event on Pearl Street from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. that will include food trucks, a petting zoo and music by local students.
She also described the Giving Garden, a parcel donated by Mr. Aleman used to grow produce for local shelters and churches, and reported that the garden documented 1,200 pounds of food donated in its first year of production (March–November 2024). "That garden is our blessing," Day said, adding the project began by providing accessible garden beds for veterans and expanded to serve families and community food needs.
Day outlined sponsors and partners who supported the garden, including Tractor Supply, Nelson Trucking and Aleman and Associates. She described a planned pathway project on land provided by Mr. Aleman to link North Cannon Street to the Veterans Garden and proposed a community art project called "Rocky the Rock Snake," in which residents would paint and add rocks to a growing public installation; she suggested the city might collaborate on siting the snake so it connects to the garden or Main Street.
Council members commended the garden’s volunteer effort and fundraising. A council member asked about frost protection; Day said the garden already planted cold crops — peas, carrots, radishes, dill and cilantro — and expected to increase production to about 1,500 pounds this year. Day also said the garden is open to working with the city on a farmers‑market model or a small produce stand to distribute extra harvests.
No formal council action was taken; Day invited volunteers and said the garden will return to provide future updates.
