COLEEN SMEAD


Co-Treasurer

Coleen Smead grew up in western Massachusetts. She has an Associate’s in Liberal Arts from Greenfield Community College (elementary Education) and an Associate’s Science (Dental Hygiene) from The University of Maine at Bangor.  She worked as a Dental Assistant for 7 years and has practiced Dental Hygiene for 34 years.   

"To help make ends meet with their four kids,  my parents grew a large backyard garden and preserved hundreds of jars of vegetables and fruits and stored them in a “cold” room in the basement.  We all helped weeding, but I don't remember hating it as I loved playing in the dirt.  I have loved gardening forever and have always had a vegetable garden. When I moved to Barrington there were many trips to nurseries and swaps of perennials with the neighbors and my gardens grew.  I have been involved with our town garden club since its inception in 2007.  I completed the Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program in 2013, and in 2014 I became involved with Bedrock Gardens."