HOPE Garden beds available at Callanan Park

Twenty raised garden beds are available at Shelton's Callanan Park to low-income families who want to grow their own fruits and vegetables.

The community garden is collaboration between Hands on Personal Empowerment (HOPE) Garden, Mason Conservation District and the City of Shelton.

The garden beds are available first come, first served. Application forms are available on the HOPE Garden Project and Mason Conservation District websites.

Four or five of them will be raised for easier access for gardeners in wheelchairs, or who cannot stoop low. Two or three of the beds will be devoted to growin...