Monday, April 20, 2009

Work In The Garden

Quick update. I met with a group of young gardeners in March and we discussed what we wanted to plant. There was quite a wide variety of suggestions from the kids ranging from fruits and berries to vegetables. It was raining heavily that day, and unfortunately, we've had a lot of rain and cold weather since then. Two of the workdays we had scheduled in March were rained out, but we did manage to work on Saturday, April 4. Sara and Melanie, along with club member, Earon, spread mulch under the tree and volunteers, Frank and Ray, worked in the garden and on the grounds of the Club. Thanks to them. Also, thanks to the volunteer who plowed the whole garden for us. I don't know his name, but his work is really appreciated. I know the kids have been anxious to get in the garden and finally last Friday we were able to get started.



Alexiyana is serious about digging out wild onions.
Jacob looks out over the garden and Alexiyana is still digging out weeds. The kids did a great job lining the paths with cardboard and spreading bark mulch on top to keep the weeds down. These paths also define the beds the kids will be planting.

Orin is showing employee, Alycia, one of many worms he and other club members, Jacob, Manuel, Saul, Ana, and Antonio dug from the mulch pile. There are lots of worms and the kids will be learning about their importance to the soil.


Worms!

Spreading mulch under the tree.
The following young men started an herb garden on Friday. Great work from Jacob, R.J., Manuel, Antonio, Emiliano, Orin and Saul. They planted cilantro, parsley, rosemary, sage, mint, and bee balm. It was great sensory lesson for them as they discovered the distinct scent of the different herbs. I'm sorry I don't have pictures of all the kids who worked to pull weeds and work on the paths, but all who participate in this project will be recognized at some point. They all did a great job! We'll soon be planting summer vegetables.



Best kid joke of the day:
"Why did Santa Clause have 3 garden plots? Because he wanted to ho, ho, ho."
(I can't remember who told this, either Manuel or Antonio, but I'm sure whoever it was will take credit.)


Best kid quote of the day, because it was so honest and heartfelt:
Emiliano on a worm. "I want him to have a good life so I'm going to put him back in the mulch."





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