About our Gardens

The vegetable garden and the herb and flower gardens are contributions of Jiggs and Joanne Gardner of Essex.  These are sod gardens meaning raised bed on top of grass ground.  It can be done by using round up to kill the grass and weeds or by putting mulch below the compost to keep the grass and weeds from growing through.  Each year the Gardners come in early June and plant the garden for our pleasure.   We are grateful for their contribution to our grounds.

The Gardeners live in Essex and live the good life of producing for themselves.  The following are links to written materials by them.  They love to give garden tours at their home and Joanne loves teaching cheese making.

   http://www.amazon.com/Gardens-Use-Delighthttp://www.adirondacklife.com/content/view/243/119/-Practical-Integrated/dp/1555913245/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1313510043&sr=1-2 

http://www.adirondacklife.com/content/view/243/119/


All the herbs and onions and peppers were contributed by Bonnie Plants, Utica, NY who are very generous in giving plants for community gardens such as ours and to places like Horace Nye Home. 

If you have a community garden you would like plants for, please contact the Gardners in the spring and they will put you on the list. 

Loose Connection

                                  

You may have first heard them at the Essex County Fair Car show in May, but this group has been playing together for over three years.  We are excited to present them on Wednesday, August 10 at 7 p.m. on the south stage near the 4-H dairy barn. 

The group originates from Port Henry and features George Potter as lead vocalist and guitar, Jon Defelice as vocalist and bass player, Alex Cheney on drums and vocals, and Chris Martin on keyboard and vocals. 

The group performs a large variety of music.
Loose Connection is the main band that will be performing for the Champlain Bridge opening on October.  They will be making a CD at the end of August so watch for release dates.