Day 54

It was another beeeeeautfil Sunday to get outside and dig in the dirt. After church I putzed around in my yard, doing what I could with what I had. Thought about heading to Lowe's to buy more plants I can't afford, then called up my old buddy, Brian, who had started a community garden with his roommate and a couple of neighbors. He invited me to come down to Walton to check out the garden and help get some work done.

What they have started is very impressive! A hoop house, compost, several raised beds, even an old boat that will eventually be converted into another raised bed. Most of the materials were scrapped, found, or donated by the community. They even scrounged up some old, rusting metal from the wooded area on the communal land and bought more supplies with the money they got from recycling the metal. Once the food is harvested, they're planning on selling to the community and putting those funds back into the garden to expand it. Anyone is encouraged to volunteer hours, and in return you get your pick of lettuce, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, beans, peas, peppers, cabbage, onions, broccoli, spinach, eggplant, strawberries, mint, sage, thyme... A self-sustaining grocery store!

I ended up staying and working until the sun went down, and came home tired and dirty with 4 tomato plants and 2 pepper plants. Looking forward to getting down there more often!