New Paltz Community Garden Faces Climate Challenges on Historic Plot

The New Paltz Community Gardens for nutrition, a 50-year old community plot, has been reckoning with the impacts of climate change and unpredictable weather patterns.

Sitting just 100-feet from the Wallkill Riverbank and on a floodplain, the land was actually designated by the town for gardening due to its fertile nature. But as increasing rainfall and unseasonable cold spells impact growing conditions, it’s been hard for gardeners to maintain their typical yields.

Join Radio Catskills Jamie Case, as she speaks to Phil Bishop, the current Plot-Coordinator and Nadine Thomas, a past Garden President and plot-coordinator, as they discuss the culture, flooding, and growing season at the New Paltz Community Gardens for Nutrition.