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The Gardens are managed by a working Board of Directors who, along with other volunteers, oversee the operational functions of the organization.  

Our Saturday morning Market Stand has become a hub of activity as customers come to buy fresh food and “hang out”, exchanging ideas with like-minded folks. At the Market Stand, which is an important funding mechanism for The Gardens, we provide food samples and free recipes.

Additionally an expanded workshop schedule offers opportunities to learn about a range of topics including stewardship (recycling, re-purposing, reusing), raw food preparation, bee keeping and growing techniques.

Perhaps our highest profile event is our annual Apple Butter Festival, a day in the fall when we gather our greater community and produce our signature product—The Gardens at Unity Village smoky, flavorful apple butter.  Early Saturday morning several fire pits are lit and the cooking of apples in large copper kettles commences. By mid-afternoon we’re canning and then labeling the final product. People from all over tell us it’s the best apple butter they’ve ever tasted!

Our vision is to re-cultivate the legacy of the Fillmore ecological footprint at Unity Village.