{"id":25740,"date":"2025-03-17T10:45:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T14:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?post_type=um_maps&#038;p=25740"},"modified":"2025-03-17T10:45:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T14:45:56","slug":"alfond-youth-centers-community-gardens","status":"publish","type":"um_maps","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/map-point\/alfond-youth-centers-community-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Alfond Youth Center&#8217;s Community Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"23793\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/05\/Both-individual-and-collective.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23793 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/05\/Both-individual-and-collective-150x150.png\" alt=\"image icon of two gardens\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/05\/Both-individual-and-collective-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/05\/Both-individual-and-collective-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/05\/Both-individual-and-collective-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/05\/Both-individual-and-collective-317x317.png 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/05\/Both-individual-and-collective-423x423.png 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/05\/Both-individual-and-collective-634x634.png 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/05\/Both-individual-and-collective-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/05\/Both-individual-and-collective.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Both individual and collective garden plots.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An inclusive community garden for anyone who would like to grow their own food or practice gardening. Community garden participants are families, singles, retirees, some with experience and others without. Both members and non-members of the community center are welcome.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total garden size: 7200 s.f.<\/li>\n<li>Plot Size: 20&#8217;x5&#8242;<\/li>\n<li>Plot Types: In-ground<\/li>\n<li>Who can have a plot: Town residents and non-residents<\/li>\n<li>Part of Harvest for Hunger: No<\/li>\n<li>Fee charged: Yes<\/li>\n<li>Contact: Zoe Mason<\/li>\n<li>Contact email:\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:zmason@clubaycc.org\">zmason@clubaycc.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/map-points-category\/community-gardens\/\" style=\"text-transform:none;\" ><span class=\"button\"> Return to Community Garden Map \u2192 <\/span><\/a>\n<h3>Alfond Youth Center&#8217;s Community Garden Image Gallery. 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