Rusty metal sign with the words "Kate's Gardenshed" surrounded by decorative flowers, a gardening fork, trowel, and watering can, mounted on a purple wooden wall.

Who we are

The McFarland Community Garden debuted in 2013.  It is a collaboration of the Village of McFarland, McFarland’s United Church of Christ and the Friends of the McFarland Parks.

Along with many local volunteers, the McFarland Sparks 4-H Club, Members of the Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts, members of the business community and others. Donation of time, money and volunteering poured in from the community in our founding year.

Smiling woman with glasses and dark hair outdoors in a green garden.

One person’s efforts started it all in 2012-13.  Katie Gletty-Syeon, our first Garden Coordinator, lea us for 10 years.  She brought together all of the needed resources and sold the concept to the church, the community and the Village goverment.  The garden would not exist without Katie.  She remains an advisor to the garden and is active on the board of the Friends of the McFarland Parks.

Three people, including a girl, are standing on a grassy field with a farm plot and houses in the background, during late afternoon or early evening.

On a lovely Tuesday night in the spring of 2013, our farmer friend, Dan Niesen, came to plow and till our community garden beds for the first time.  The soil wasn’t too wet … actually the moisture was just about perfect.  What a beautiful start to a wonderful 10+ years of the McFarland Community Garden.

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