Poor Farm Garden and Greenhouse 2024
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When the property where our Garden Learning Center was sold, we relocated to the Poor Farm, where we had a garden space from 2002 through 2024. That garden is listed as a past project: Poor Farm Vegetable Garden 2022-2024.
Relocation
Because of the evolving plan for the Poor Farm, we were asked to relocate our garden area. That process began in early 2025 and has been slow to progress because of the need to move our storage shed and to prepare the new garden area, which was overgrown with poison ivy. As preparation for moving the shed, we relocated the contents to a temporary storage area. While the shed was empty, we did some repairs to weather damage and gave the shed a new coat of paint.
Greenhouse Construction
When we moved to the Poor Farm in 2022, we could not move the hoophouse because there was no space for it. The hoops were set in concrete so moving them was impractical anyway. We purchased a small greenhouse, but did not construct it because we found out we needed to relocate to another are of the Poor Farm. In October 2025, our intern class took on the construction as their intern project. They experienced many challenges, including missing parts and preparing a suitable site for the foundation. But they perservered, and we have a new greenhouse.
