Email: Dan Post or call (360)390-8635
Dan Post and Lynn Nadeau write:
From the beginnings, almost 20 years ago, RoseWind Cohousing’s envisioned site plan showed a large community garden area in the big central field.
When there were only a few families on site, some wanted to get the garden going. We fenced an area and allotted “P-patch” plots to those with the time and energy to farm them. More and more families moved on site and adopted plots. With ten different plots, it became common sense to share work and watering and become more unified,
and many individuals did so. Then, with unified garden areas producing well, other members joined in, and found it useful to have a garden manager. We’ve had many very successful years with a garden manager, and now there are about 12 households that are gardening collectively. There is enough garden space that those who want to work a plot of their own may also still do so.
One of our RoseWind community’s broad goals, adopted a few years ago, is to grow more food. Our community garden has supplied fresh produce for our common meals. Our twice-weekly work parties are well-attended and buzzing with conversation and shared accomplishments. We are not looking for new members. We still use Tinker as our garden manager. Dues are $45/month for couples or families, $22.50 for singles. We’ve had a greenhouse since 2009.