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Neighbors | Zack Shively.Children trick-or-treated at fall festival at the Woodside Community Garden in Austintown. The garden volunteers hope to make the festival an annual event that will continue to grow.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively.Woodside Community Garden held their first Fall Festival and Craft Show on Oct. 21. They had crafts displayed, trick-or-treating and games. Girl Scout Troops 80899 and 80619 ran the games as well as face painting.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively.Woodside Community Garden had 27 vendors come to their Fall Festival and Craft Show. The vendors sold crafts and handed out candy to children. The event organizer, Andrea Bowden, hopes to make the event larger as the garden grows, with intentions of the festival becoming a harvest festival. The garden needs more volunteers to help reach that goal.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively.Volunteers of the Woodside Community Garden made a bonfire for families to sit around and eat their snacks. They hope that the garden will develop into a common place for community events.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively.The fire department came to the Fall Festival and Craft Show on Oct. 21 to monitor the bonfire and spread information regarding fire safety as a part of fire prevention month. Pictured are, from left, firefighter Cameron Long and Lieutenant Mike NcNally. They also let children into the truck and showed them some of their equipment.
by ZACK SHIVELY
The Woodside Community Garden in Austintown hosted their first Fall Festival and Craft Show on Oct. 21.
Andrea Bowden organized the event with volunteers to gain interest in the garden and let the community know the future plans for the garden.
The event brought in 27 craft vendors and included a bonfire, trick-or-treating and games. Girl Scout Troops 80899 and 80619 ran the games and did face painting.
Lieutenant Mike McNally and firefighter Cameron Long of the Austintown Fire Department attended the festival with a fire truck. McNally said Bowden asked him to join the event to do standby on the fire and to speak to the children about fire safety as October is Fire Prevention month. They also allowed children to climb into the truck.
Bowden hopes to have the festival every year. As the garden grows, they would like to turn the fall festival into a harvest festival. However, they need more volunteers to make that goal a reality. She hopes that with increased interest, they will be able to use all 7.5 acres of the garden within five years.
The garden will include flowers and scenery as well as fruits and vegetables with the goal of having the garden double as a community event place.