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Commission eyes Jiggs Donahue food-forest partnership with schools, garden group after site review
Summary
The Torrington Conservation Commission discussed a plan to develop the Jiggs Donahue site as a food-forest and partner with EdAdvance and local gardeners. Members flagged shade, soil and mowing constraints, and agreed to follow up with site testing, public works and community partners ahead of a proposed May event.
Kim (commission member) said the commission would pursue two tracks for the Jiggs Donahue food-forest project: partner with EdAdvance for outreach and a weekend kickoff event, and coordinate with the existing community garden group that already manages nearby plots.
The commission’s assistant city planner, Christine Altman, provided a contact at EdAdvance and said the program’s executive director felt Head Start preschool classes were not a fit but that EdAdvance could help promote a weekend family event and meet grant outreach obligations. Kim said EdAdvance offered to handle much of the promotion in city schools and to consider staging a food truck or family-focused activities during the event.
Commission members heard that Mary Guilfoyle, a master gardener who coordinates the nearby community garden, has managed the site for about eight years and reported the garden operator had…
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