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dorothy
skagway Alaska
USA
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Posted - Jun 19 2006 :  09:17:18 AM  Show Profile
Hi,I am soo happy.An idea has FINALLY gotten off to a start here.We have been trying to find a place to have a community garden.With land soo tight in a narrow valley it wasn't easy.A friend suggested the back side of the school ballfield.After getting permission and signing a contract,I approached the city about removing some cottonwood trees on the land and they complied.So yesterday we had our first work party,6 folks showed up and dug out some beds,(4x10).The rocks were numerous and some were quite large,but thankfully that didn't deter anyone. I staked out 7 beds,with 2 for the school kids and one teacher helped all day! This is an ongoing project and I am so excited but exhausted too! Oh,PS,we are calling it the Heads Up garden(for those fly balls)! Will try to get hubby to post pics.

LJRphoto
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Laura
Hickory Corners MI
USA
760 Posts

Posted - Jun 19 2006 :  09:55:08 AM  Show Profile
Wow. That's such a great project. What a great way to bring a community together.

"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority." -E. B. White

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ali2583
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Alison
Winnipeg Manitoba
Canada
404 Posts

Posted - Jun 19 2006 :  4:05:06 PM  Show Profile
What a great idea, Dorothy! It's so nice for people who don't have yards of their own - they can still enjoy gardening like everyone else!

"God's gift to you is life. What you choose to do with that life is your gift to God"
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