Today we had the pleasure of a great group of volunteers from Saint Louis University's School of Public Health club. They had discussed food deserts in a meeting and contacted Gateway Greening to volunteer with a community garden in the St. Louis area. We were the lucky garden that Gateway Greening contacted!
This tenacious group got our garden paths and orchard in tip-top condition by weeding and spreading a full trailer-load of wood chips. They also helped remove the strawberry bed structures so we can move them to a different location in the spring. They were AWESOME! After all the weeding, shoveling and seemingly endless trips with wheelbarrows, we were happy to finally sit and enjoy a little pizza party with homemade desserts by some of our gardeners. We also had an extra dessert of fresh from-the-garden watermelon.
Thank you to Gateway Greening, Wayside Community Garden for the extra wheelbarrows and tools, and to Megan Copsey and the SLU Public Health undergrad student association!!! Our garden looks amazing now!!!
