The Appleton Community Garden
Friends of Appleton Community Garden is a 501c non-profit organization. We welcome donations and will provide a receipt of your donation for tax purposes.
Our Mission
Appleton Field is a collaborative land stewardship project that cultivates a sense of place, community, and well-being.
Our Vision
Utilizing regenerative agriculture, Appleton Field will grow the community’s relationship to the land. In addition, the Field will provide educational, recreational, and social benefits to all who visit.
Get to Know Us
Sally Rossi Ormon
Director
Sally began her career in outdoor education with her position at Holly Hill Farm in Cohasset. She draws on her degree in biology to underpin the lesson plans she creates for her students.
Founder and director of Friends of Appleton Field Community Garden - a shared space for community agriculture and education.
Sally is currently an independent outdoor educator. Sally has taught Mycology at the Scituate Senior Center and for the Scituate Rec Department. In addition, she holds special events featuring outdoor pizza oven techniques!
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Sally's passion, commitment and expertise have been instrumental in taking Appleton Community Garden from idea to reality.
Jonathan Belber
Assistant Director
Jon has been working in farm education for over 20 years. His focus is cultivating regenerative organic farming methods, and teaching these methods to all age groups. He has been successful in providing thousands of pounds of organically grown produce to food pantries and soup kitchens from Scituate to Boston, with the help of local teenagers from his "farm to foodpantry program" at Holly Hill Farm.
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Jon spent years developing the idea of Appleton Field Community Garden, with the help of many key players, it has become a reality!
Edward Malouf
Treasurer/Secretary
Edward Malouf is an exhibit developer and designer at his firm, Content•Design Collaborative LLC.
He has contributed his design work for the Appleton Community Garden project. The logo design and the plan design were expertly and generously created by Malouf.
Edward has been on board since the first meeting and continues to be a driving force in all things Appleton Community Garden.
Freya Schlegel
Outreach Coordinator
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Freya is a professional massage therapist working in North Scituate.
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Freya has been tireless and completely commited to getting the work done to build the community garden. She has organized work parties, making sure enough hands are on deck for the upcoming tasks and one can regularly find her toiling away in her spare time, spreading woodchips or creating planting beds. She has had a hand in every aspect of the Appleton Field Community Garden's physical development.
Many Thanks!
A special Thanks to all of the folks and organizations that have helped us along the way!
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Scituate Harbor Methodist Church - Thank you for hosting a really well run, fun Fish Friday night and donating the proceeds to our organization.
Ken Swart - For playing many roles in helping this community garden form. Consultant, deliverer, guitar/drum player at the Fish Friday dinner etc... your help is so appreciated!
Perini Tree Contractors - wood chips
Northern Oak Landscape - wood chips
Backhoe Joe
Ken Fulton and Cohasset Golf Club- Waterboys water storage
Frank Snow of Scituate Conservation Commision - removal of old fencing and materials
Andrew Gallagher - Helped to obtain funding for the fence and consulted about the best direction for the space to grow. He was implemental in the creation of the community garden.
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Some of our earliest planning meeting members (not including board members):
Erika Zinsmeister - consulting
Katina Bentley - consulting
John Hitt - consulting
Emily Matthews - consulting and web site development
Carol Leib - consulting and much more!
Erin Gold - consulting
Jane McGuiness - consulting
Sage Belber - consulting and web site design