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Monday, March 14, 2011

Raised Beds Are In!

The Garden Build day on Saturday was a HUGE success!
 I showed up at noon with pizza thinking there would be lots of work left to do. Not so much. Nearly all the beds were installed, most were filled with dirt, and there was half a fence up. There was a conveyer belt of wheelbarrows full of dirt, shovelers, post-hole diggers, drill operators, bed levelers...amazing. Thad and Justin led the team of parents and students, Brenda the school garden coordinator for the district, and Mrs. Morton to the (near) completion of our first phase. Thank you thank you to everyone that came out to help get this project in the ground.

And thank you to all our community partners that have donated time and materials: Parr lumber for materials for the beds, Salem-Keizer School District for loads of tools and wheelbarrows, Marion-Polk Food Share for more tools, and Highway Fuel for a great discount on some great dirt!

If you get a chance, come see the work that's been done.
Look at all those kids ready to move some dirt!
 Here's our project manager Thad in action, lining up those fence posts. 
If you want to be involved in planting the beds and volunteering to help take kids into the garden after Spring Break, contact Kira. (dazz22@hotmail.com)

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