Kinder Farm Park Community Gardening Program

Background
Kinder Farm Park's community gardening program consists of about 125, 20 * 30' gardening plots. More than 100 gardeners rent plots each year for $40/plot to grow a variety of fruits, vegetables, legumes, herbs, and flowers. A program teaching eco-friendly and sustainable basic vegetable gardening skills to families is located at the Apprentice Garden and is sponsored by the University of Maryland Extension Office Anne Arundel County Master Gardeners.  For more information on this program, please write to aonourse@verizon.net.

The community gardening program remains a highly-regarded leisure-time pursuit for many of the park's neighbors. The waiting list for plots has increased with each passing year. a recent resurgence of people cultivating home-grown food is sweeping the country. Both President Obama and Governor O'Malley have installed their own vegetable gardens in 2009 at the white House and the Maryland Governor's Mansion, respectively, increasing news stories about gardening (with references to the famed "Victory Gardens" that were popular during WWII).

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