Here’s an incredibly balanced piece about the destruction of a community garden in an East Hampton affordable housing complex.
According to the East Hampton Star, the garden was demolished not because of development. That’s what I expected when I read the headline: “Residents’ Garden Was Removed With One-Day Warning.”
But apparently the residents are elderly and had trouble maintaining the garden. This after the local organic garden EEOC Farm, which started the whole project six years ago, pulled out because of lack of resources.
Add to that the residents fighting over veggies and do you really blame the association for shutting it down?
That said, I feel for the residents who were looking forward to growing their own veggies as food prices ratchet up and up. And it’s too bad the association couldn’t mediate this without simply dismantling the garden.
Virtual Farmgirl 