Over the past several weekends, there have been lots of people at the garden getting things ready for another growing season!
Things were a bit swampy at first (we nearly lost Len in the mud!), but everyone plowed ahead and got wood-chips laid down on many of the paths running between the plots. There has also been several loads of compost delivered, and much of it is already being put to use: both being worked into the soil and spread as a mulch in other plots.
At first glance, the community garden is a place with sandy soil, lots of low spots, and a lot of recently tilled sod. However, never underestimate the things that can be achieved by a few determined people. Little by little, the soil is being enriched through the addition of compost and organic fertilizer, beds are being evened out to avoid swamping in low spots, and sod is being picked out and turned into more compost.
Even more exciting, there are little bitty green things poking up in a number of places as some of the early vegetables start to pop up to greet the sun. There has been real commitment to the earth we walk on at the garden, and the results are just beginning to show.
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