Our first work day was a success!

We woke up this morning to thunderstorms but were undeterred. So were several others that joined us at the garden this morning for some good hard work. It is truly amazing how a collective effort can make short order out of a LOT of work that needs to be done. The clouds blew over after a couple of hours and we were left with a beautiful morning to enjoy the different tasks, working in mud, and laughing with neighbors and new friends.

Together we got the following accomplished today:
* Cleared out a large portion of the brush along the MSD creek to make room for the fence
* Got the rest of the trees cut up, and hauled the logs to the edge of the property
* Lined the orchard perimeter and area around each apple tree with bricks
* Moved the pile of clipping chips to the orchard and spread them there
* Polished off 3 pizzas and lots of water
* Participated in a couple impromptu wheelbarrow races
* Agreed that the little snake in the brush was most decidedly NOT a copperhead

Special thanks to Sue, Craig and Angelique, Cortez, Dwayne, Bev and John, Randy, Linda, and Carole. Also, thanks to Officer Dee and Officer Ray for each stopping by and offering words of encouragement. We all had a great time and will undoubtedly sleep well tonight!

Volunteers Needed This Saturday!

Gearing up for our first Volunteer day!

This was most definitely a "get the gardens" moving weekend. Saturday Larry helped our friends Craig and Angelique from Robert-Superior's community garden take down 2 trees on that lot. (It looks so much better!) Today Larry and Dwayne James are building a backstop for the mulch pile next to the orchard. We still have two trees on the OFW lot that need to come down very soon.

Next Saturday (May 30) is the first volunteer work day. We picked up 350 bricks that will outline the orchard and could use a few folks for that. The city will be chipping the branches Larry took down and our intent is to build a path with the chips back to where the storage shed will soon be. We will also need folks to help clean out the back of the lot by the MSD sewer. This will help get the lot ready for the fence at the back. The 2nd Volunteer day will be June 27th. We hope to be planting the hedge border along Suburban and Mueller during that day.