Digging in for Fall!

Everyone I run into these days asks me, "What is going on with the garden? I haven't seen any progress or heard about any volunteer days!"

I know, I know. We hit a few speed bumps, but we haven't stopped working. There were issues with land that we had to get permission to use, the fence that needed to be re-bid, district employees who were so busy with important indoor projects that our outdoor project had to be put on hold. All kinds of things have come up, but please know that the garden has not been abandoned.

You may not see it, but we continue to move forward.

Here is our plan for the next nine months. Before the first frost, we will

1. Have the volleyball court timbers removed and level the area where the garden will go.
2. Install the fence around the entire perimeter of the planned garden area.
3. Install the plumbing to the garden.

We will let the garden area sit over the winter as we work behind the scenes collecting wood for the raised beds (psst...we're still looking for used deck wood!), gathering kid-sized tools, creating garden curriculum, and planning what to plant in the spring.

At some point before, during, or shortly after spring break (the timing depends mostly on the weather), we will have a volunteer day or two to build the raised garden beds and roll out landscape fabric. Shortly after that, we'll fill the beds with organic garden soil and lay crushed gravel in the garden paths.

And then...and then, we'll plant!

Between now and planting time, we will need volunteers to help us out and we will continue to use this space to let you know about what we need and how you can help.

Thanks for your continued support!