If all goes as planned, Breckenridge will have a community vegetable garden in the summer of 2012. Four other community gardens are currently operating in the county, so we are delighted that Breckenridge will now be on board. It’s a great concept, because many locals don’t have the space or conditions suitable for growing vegetables in their own yard. Raised bed vegetable garden plots will be rented out for the season to plot holders. The plot holders do the planting, watering and tending of their gardens—and then they reap the benefit of their harvest. If you are new to vegetable gardening, you will be amazed at the bounty that can be grown in our mountain region!
The proposed site is at the corner of Coyne Valley Road and Airport Road. Breckenridge will relocate its recycling facilities to the same location, so it will be a central hub for the local community. The High Country Conservation Center will be administering the project, so check out their website for more details. http://www.highcountryconservation.org/