Ridgway’s Community Garden is often windy, cold or hot depending on the season and time of day or night. But most importantly, it’s a very popular and productive place on spring and summer weekends.

This second incarnation of the garden, organized in 2018 and sited within a seven-acre plot of open space, sits just below the high school and across from a bustling, young, family-oriented neighborhood. The garden beds soak up the wonderful summer days’ intense sunlight. Two former board member...