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The Ashland Community Garden is a cooperative garden project started by local citizens through the North Mountain Park Nature Center. The purpose of the garden is to provide Ashland residents with recreational garden space and encourage citizen involvement in non-commercial organic gardening and sustainable agriculture. There are 43 plots in the garden. Most of the plots are 20x20; there are also 20x10 and 10x10 plots available. The site was originally pastureland that had been acquired by the Parks Department in the summer of 2002. In the early months of 2003, city residents Carol Kale and Carol Carlson made a proposal to the Ashland Parks and recreation commission to explore the Community Garden concept. On March 24, 2003, the Ashland Parks Commission unanimously approved a motion to designate a community garden space within the parcel of land. The site was officially opened to gardeners on May 17, 2003. Due to the success and popularity of this garden site, the Ashland Parks Commission directed the Parks Department to look at other park properties for the inclusion of additonal community gardens as a park amenity.
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