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Category: Summer Work / Opportunities

Projects taking place in the summer

Farmers Market (beginning June 3rd) at 2155 Main Street in Glastonbury – Town Hall

Posted on April 2, 2025October 26, 2025

Once a month GPIP hosts an informational table at the Farmers Market on Tuesdays starting June 3, 2025 and running … Read the rest

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5/2/2025 – Opening Day of GPIP’s 2 Food Pantry Gardens 

Posted on April 2, 2025April 3, 2025

All activities are dependent on weather and are on a week-by-week basis.  Please sign up for the volunteer emails via … Read the rest

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6/5/2025 – Thursday @10AM – Salmon Brook Gardens (East and West) Main St. near car wash and Best Cleaners

Posted on April 1, 2025October 26, 2025

Tasks: We will be weeding, dead heading, trash removal and spreading mulch on both gardens. Bring: Work gloves, hand clippers, … Read the rest

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7/26/2025 Saturday @ 8:30AM – Rt 17 Median Gardens Tidying. With a good sized group, will finish in an hour

Posted on April 1, 2025January 4, 2026

Park off Buttonball lane, Shipman nursery driveway on the right, please do not block the private driveway on the … Read the rest

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All Summer – Educational Garden @ the Town Community Gardens (to the east side of Herbert T. Clark House) 

Posted on April 30, 2024January 30, 2025

Two plots have been donated by Parks & Recreation to allow GPIP the opportunity to show how to grow vegetables … Read the rest

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7/31/2024 – Wednesday 9AM – Salmon Brook Gardens (East and West) Main Street near the car wash and Best Cleaners

Posted on April 10, 2024January 31, 2025

Come join us for some on-going summer maintenance of the Salmon Brook Gardens!  We’ll be weeding, deadheading and pruning as needed.  … Read the rest

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6/2/2024 – Sunday 1PM to 4PM – Welles Shipman Ward House (972 Main St., South Glastonbury)

Posted on April 9, 2024January 31, 2025

“Step Back in Time” Event – GPIP will finish planting the garden and we will have activities for families/children which … Read the rest

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8/18/2023 Friday @ 8:30a – Salmon Brook Gardens (both) – maintenance

Posted on July 10, 2023January 31, 2025


Friday, August 18, 8:30 – basic maintenance at the Salmon Brook gardens. We ‘ll start by the cleaners and then … Read the rest

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7/14/2023 Friday @ 8:30a – Salmon Brook Gardens (both) maintenance

Posted on July 10, 2023January 31, 2025

Friday, July 14, 8:30 Basic maintenance at the Salmon Brook gardens:
We’ll start by the cleaners and then go over … Read the rest

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NEWS & EVENTS

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  • 10/5/2026 Monday @6PM – Fall Member Meeting and Educational Presentation at the Riverfront Community Center
  • 10/07/2026 Wednesday @ 9:00am (rain 10/8) – Main Street Gardens at Salmon Brook [East & West gardens]
  • Weekend of 10/9 –10/12 is the closing weekend for Food Pantry Garden plots #53 & 68
  • 10/14/2026 Wednesday @ 9:00am (rain 10/15) – Town Center Planters 
  • 10/15/2026 Thursday @ 2:00pm (rain 10/16) – South Glastonbury Planters 
  • 10/21/2026 Wednesday @ 11:00am (rain 10/24) – Village Green
  • 10/22/2026 Thursday @ 10:00am (rain 10/23) – WTM Library Patio & Front Garden 
  • 10/24/2026 Saturday @ 9am (rain date 10/25) – Tree Walk around Hubbard Green, Led by Frank Kaputa
  • 10/31/2026 Saturday @ 9:00am (rain 11/1) – Buckingham Gardens 
  • 11/07/2026 Saturday @ 8:30am – Welles Shipman Ward House
  • 11/07/2026 Saturday @ 9:30am – The Medians
  • 11/8/2026 Sunday (rain 11/9) – Winter Planters – 9:00am for Town Center Planters and 10:00AM for South Glastonbury Planters

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