The Enchanted Garden Committee

Behind every successful garden is a dedicated team of individual willing to make a commitment to planning, planting and maintaining. 

We are looking for about 6-12 people who are willing to roll up their sleeves and work with us to create a garden area for the community to teach skills that will allow our students to grow healthy foods. Having diverse members will result in a creative group with connections to a variety of resources. 

Once a committee is selected, we will need someone to serve as a chair. The committee chair will oversee scheduling regular meetings and communicating plans with administration staff so they can move forward with details with other members.

Beyond the chair the group will decide if they want to assign other jobs for those who want to take responsibility such as treasurer, secretary, grounds, building, and volunteer coordinators.

We will hold biweekly meetings to assure effective communication via Zoom, text or email.

The Enchanted Community Garden is designed to be a place where children and adults come together. It builds social ties and brings positive effects to the community. There are many benefits of the garden:

Community Gardens

• Increase access to food shortage

• Increase physical activity thru maintenance activities

• Improve dietary habits thru education

• Reduce the risk of obesity and obesity related illness

• Improve mental health and promotes relaxation

Gardening for Children

• Encourages them to eat healthier; half of the fun of gardening is getting to eat what you grow

• Provides engaging and moderate exercise

• Teaches the child to be responsible for their own habits

• Builds self-confidence

• Develops STEM and memory

• Impacts mood and psychological well being and analytical abilities

• Relieves stress / Improves focus

Benefits of Gardening for Different Abilities

• Physical activities

• Social outlet

• Holistic treatment

• Promotes fine motor and cognitive skills

• Enriches sensory

• Mental health therapy

We hope that you will come out and join us in the gardens. If you would like to be a volunteer in the garden, please look under volunteer opportunities. We would love to hear what you have in mind.