Chuck Andrews, Master Gardener, is the caretaker of Londonderry鈥檚 Community Garden that produces tomatoes and herbs used by Londonderry鈥檚 chef and residents.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO九色视频 鈥 Five years ago, Londonderry on the Tred Avon CEO, Irma Toce, approached new resident, Chuck Andrews, and asked if he would plant a community garden. To her delight, and the delight of his fellow residents, he said 鈥測es.鈥
It didn鈥檛 take long for the garden to be known as 鈥淢r. Chuck鈥檚 Garden,鈥 and over the years it has become a fixture on the Londonderry campus. Each summer, the entire community looks forward to the ripening tomatoes and maturing herbs, knowing that they will soon be enjoying them in dishes prepared by Londonderry鈥檚 head chef and director of dining services, Chelsea Coombs.
鈥淲e all love Mr. Chuck鈥檚 Garden,鈥 said Coombs. 鈥淭his year has been a great season for basil, so we鈥檝e had a lot of pesto dishes and marinara sauce. We also love the cherry tomatoes on our garden salads and tomato slices on sandwiches and hamburgers. We鈥檝e also used other herbs to flavor and garnish roast chicken and other dishes. We use it all!鈥
Residents have also been known to snack on a few tomatoes as they walk by and trim bits of basil and other herbs for their own home cooking.
The garden is carefully planted and tended by Andrews, a Master Gardener, who can be found weeding almost daily. Once the summer crops have finished for the season, Andrews plants pansies and decorative cabbages for the fall, and there are daffodils in the Spring.
In addition to supplying the kitchen and residents with excellent produce, Andrews also supplies many laughs at resident meetings where his humorous garden reports liven up the agenda.
Andrews has always been a gardener, having created and maintained his own landscaping at his California home when he wasn鈥檛 busy at his day job as a high school English teacher and later, school counselor, in the Los Angeles area.
After retiring from his 36-year career as an educator, Andrews trained to become a Master Gardener in California and brought that knowledge with him to Londonderry when he and his wife, Susan, relocated to Easton in 2016 to be closer to their son and his young family.
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 waste any time asking Chuck to head-up a garden project, and I am so glad I did,鈥 said Londonderry on the Tred Avon CEO Irma Toce. 鈥淭he garden has thrived under Chuck鈥檚 care and become a beloved part of our campus. As the constant teacher, Chuck has taught us many gardening lessons while we share belly laughs and a delicious tomato.鈥
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