It all began as a student led project in 2021 with Jon Belber leading as coordinator. Before the fence was installed, before the formation of Appleton Field Community Garden, students from Scituate and Cohasset joined efforts to create a garden space, to grow for food pantries, in the current space that the community garden now exists. Great efforts were made, and a lot of fun was had as well! A crop of garlic was planted and harvested, but further planting was held off in wait for the new fence.