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Richfield expands community garden and board hears requests for raised beds and amenities at Eastwood Preserve
Summary
Park staff added four garden plots to the community garden to reduce the waiting list; Eastwood Preserve gardeners requested raised beds and Barn porch rocking chairs; board discussed final barn uses and a ribbon-cutting celebration.
The Parks & Recreation Board heard that the community garden has been expanded by four additional plots to help reduce an ongoing waiting list and reported four new gardeners, though two plots still need work. "4 new gardeners 2 plots need some more work, 1 gardener wanted raised beds," the board record shows; members discussed whether the plots should be tilled by staff or the gardener should construct raised beds.
At Eastwood Preserve, members discussed future uses for the completed barn, including interior displays and community events. Ellen Daniels proposed a celebratory opening and additions to the memorial program (porch rocking chairs). Board members asked staff to assess costs and timelines for raised beds and memorial porch furnishings before the next meeting.
