In Winston-Salem, the Historic Bethabara Park Board of Trustees has decided to end its Community Garden Program.
A leaking irrigation system in need of repair, wildlife and local visitors pilfering plots and a drop in upkeep standards are among the reasons listed in the Board’s email announcement.
For years, volunteer gardening enthusiasts have grown vegetables, herbs and flowers in the same space tilled by Moravian settlers nearly 300 years ago. Eighty-two-year-old Becky Brown says it’s a real loss.
She says she enjoys the walks to and from the garden, the Zen of pulling weeds, and the camaraderie…