Portage Township Trustee, Brendan Clancy, along with the staff at the Bonner Senior Center received a two hundred fifty dollar Edible Community Garden Grant from the Porter County Master Gardeners Association.
Last year a grant was used to purchase garden timbers, tools, soil and plants to cultivate and build a raised garden located at the Bonner Senior Center, 5800 Lexington Road in Portage. This year the grant will be used to continue the community garden which has become a therapeutic outlet for senior citizens who have a passion for gardening but may lack the space or the funding to establish a garden at their home.
The Bonner Senior Center has formed a garden club comprised of senior volunteers to prepare, plant and tend the garden. One thousand pounds of fresh vegetables and fruits were donated to our Portage Food Pantry last year.
For more information on the Bonner Senior Center or its community garden please call 219-762-3591