Work Day at the New Britt/Hall Garden

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AmeriCorps volunteers helped us get two gardens back in shape!

As I mentioned in a previous post, the City recently asked us to re-establish the Britt/Hall community garden by Fire Station 8. That’s a big request because normally that sort of garden work would be done by the gardeners themselves — who, in this case, weren’t an existing group yet.

However, board members, Lindsey Smith and Cheryl Jensen were not deterred, and not only stepped up to organize the work but found a wonderful crew of volunteers from AmeriCorps to come in and get this garden ready for spring planting! It wasn’t the warmest November day, but these volunteers from all over the US got to work and got it done! Then a week later these wonderful volunteers came over to the Unite4Health garden and worked their magic there, rehabilitating some more garden beds!

Our thanks go out to:
Hanna (MN), Rowan (VT), Kenyon (MS), Jessica (WI), Dylan (PA), Charlie (IL), Arx (FL), and Cassie (NY)

Americorps volunteers pose with shovels while helping rehabilitate low raised garden beds in early winter.
Americorps volunteers loosen the soil and spread compost in low raised garden beds at a community garden on an early winter day.
Americorps volunteers spread compost in low raised garden beds at a community garden on an early winter day. A shed with a solar panel is in the background.
Three volunteers look at the camera as they lean over the back of a pickup full of garden debris.
Americorps volunteers and garden leaders pose kneeling and standing in two rows in an open area with grass in front and bare trees behind them.
Americorps volunteers loosen shovel up and spread compost in low raised garden beds at a community garden on an early winter day.
Three volunteers pause while working to spread compost in several low raised beds on an early winter day at the Unite4Health community garden.
Volunteers pause while working to clear weeds and spread compost in several abandoned low raised beds on an early winter day at the Unite4Health community garden.

P.S. Don’t forget that you can help us support the Britt/Hall Garden, and all the member community gardens through Dec. 31 when you donate to the Community Garden Coalition through CoMoGives. Your small donation means a lot