COLCHESTER — The Colchester Giving Garden donated more than 1,762 pounds of fresh produce to the town food bank and two area soup kitchens during its completed 2026 growing season, according to an update from Peg Filloramo carried in the town’s October 30 First Selectman’s Report.
The garden credits volunteers who helped each week and says it welcomes additional volunteers when growing resumes next spring.
A separate November fundraiser will support the garden. The town report says Colchester’s Stop & Shop selected it for the Bloomin’ 4 Good program: each specially marked bouquet sold during November will generate a $1 donation. That is the program described in the report; Eastern CT News has not independently tested a purchase.
The selected photograph is from the town’s July 2023 archive and shows the garden’s earlier produce-donation tracker. Its figures refer to that earlier season, not the 2026 total.
This article was prepared with AI from the town’s published report and archive. Eastern CT News did not independently weigh the donated produce.