The New Plot for Gardening

Our community garden has been around for 23 years. We got a new plot given to us because we told the Housing Authority that we would clean it and make it better. They told us that since we cleaned it, we could start using it this summer. Some workers from Eagle Eye Institute helped us clean out the plot and build the raised beds.

BEFORE: That thing was trashed!

DURING: Adults helped to clear the plot because there were a lot of rusty nails.  We couldn't help because we were in school and it was dangerous because we didn't really know what was in there.

AFTER: Go adults! Working hard. 

We (Darien and Sabiha) got to use power tools, and it was Sabiha's first time! Darien got to use a sledge hammer to place the stakes in, and Sabiha got to drill the wooden planks.  We also got to use a saw for this first time.

With the help of Eagle Eye, we got a donation from Home Depot of starter plants to begin the plants. In our new plot, we got kale, peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers. All of the flowering plants are in the first bed, and all of the leafy plants are in the second bed.