we recently took a field trip to the west broad market garden, on the ground of the former west broad school...we had such a great visit...so inspiring!
rebecca ennis, farm manager, led our crew on a tour of the farm...we tasted tomatillos, planted fava beans and even played with their maypole. we also got to meet ms. ethel, who is a longtime garden volunteer...what a great day we had!
we also made a donation to the garden as a thank you for letting us come visit! consider supporting them, by volunteering or making other donations...
on summer solstice, we walked around the corner to the handmade garden...a community garden started by our friend karen and many others a few years ago.
, we have really been getting inspired by the garden around the corner. we took a walk over there a few weeks ago and visited with karen who is the go-getter behind it.
this garden was carved out of a kudzu-covered vacant lot behind some houses and a church by the bare hands of many volunteers from the neighborhood and beyond. it is in its second year of growing. the garden was recently
we planted a small container garden of edibles in front of arrow. the spot faces north, so not the best growing conditions, but the little ones have already discovered the strawberries and mint growing there.
