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So much hard work...
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you who came and worked in the garden in October!
Our garden workday was a tremendous success. We had an ambitious agenda and thanks to your creativity, dedication, ingenuity and perspiration we far exceeded our expectations for the day. Our garden beds were cleared and compost was added to prepare for fall/winter plantings. The front walkway was planted with a lovely selection of plants and garden barrels were filled with rich, fertile soil and distributed throughout the campus. As if that weren't enough, we now have a strawberry barrel, an herb barrel and an absolutely beautiful mosaic tile sunflower bed at the entrance to the new Friendship garden. I never cease to marvel at the inspiration and tireless effort of our garden community.
In addition to my gratitude to all of our gardeners, I want to give a shout out to America Soil in Richmond and Ploughshares Nursery in Alameda.
American Soil donated the Local Hero topsoil and the Super Grape compost. Our beds were filled with Local Hero topsoil last year and you have seen the results- everything planted there seems to have thrived. By preparing the beds well we will ensure the success of the things planted there this season.
Ploughshares Nursery in Alameda, which has an incredible selection of natives, donated the many dozens of beautiful plants that we used to landscape the walkway in front of the school.
Without the effort of our garden community and the generous donations from American Soil and Ploughshares nursery this would not have been possible. We can all look forward to watching the fruits of our labor materialize over the months and years to come. ALSO, we now have plenty of spaces for planting...
