By Michael Turton

The garden in front of the First Presbyterian Church on Academy Street in Cold Spring will again produce a bountiful array of fresh local food — thanks to the hard work of Brownie Troop 1605. The Cold Spring troop is made up of 20 Haldane second graders, and 14 of the troop members dug in and got their hands dirty on Tuesday (May 19).

The young gardeners planted tomatoes, peppers, kale, cucumbers, beans, Swiss chard, herbs, flowers and more. First planted by Tess Duhl four years ago as part of her Girl Scout Gold Award, the garden has become an annual project. This year’s crop will again provide nutritious food to clients of the Philipstown Food Pantry. Troop 1605 is led by Carolyn Llewellyn and Jennifer Gilleo.

Photo by M. Turton

Cold Spring Brownie Troop 1605 helped ensure that the First Presbyterian Church garden will once again produce nutritious food for the Philipstown Food Pantry. 
Cold Spring Brownie Troop 1605 helped ensure that the First Presbyterian Church garden will once again produce nutritious food for the Philipstown Food Pantry.

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Michael Turton has been a reporter with The Current since its founding, after working in the same capacity at the Putnam County News & Recorder. Turton spent 20 years as community relations supervisor for the Essex Region Conservation Authority in Ontario before his move in 1998 to Philipstown, where he handled similar duties at Glynwood Farm and The Hastings Center. The Cold Spring resident holds degrees in environmental studies from the University of Waterloo, in education from the University of Windsor and in communication arts from St. Clair College.