MLK Day of Service Produces Community Garden

On Monday, January 21, 2013, twenty United Way Day of Service volunteers age 18 and younger worked side-by-side with seventeen Lynnwood Senior Center volunteers building raised beds for an for an community garden. Participants aged 4 to 90 years old constructed thirty garden boxes intended to offer opportunities for intergenerational pairs of gardeners to learn, grow food and work together.

The long-term goal of this community garden located adjacent to the Lynnwood Senior Center is to increase wellness, foster intergenerational interaction, increase access to fresh produce, and provide a much needed service to the community. 

Special thanks are offered to Dunn Lumber, United Way of Snohomish County, Catholic Community Services of Snohomish County / RSVP, and City of Lynnwood Parks and Public Works Departments for the hard work and willingness to make this project a reality.

If you are interested in learning more about our Community Gardens, please sign up for the Community Garden mailing list under Manage Preferences. Or contact Marielle Harrington, Healthy Communities Coordinator, at mharrington@ci.lynnwood.wa.us. Photos courtesy of RSVP.

The Lynnwood Healthy Communities program aims to increase access to healthy food and increase opportunities for physical activity.