Organic Garden Update
Saturday was a true success! Katherine de Poo, a member of the community, with vast experience in organic gardening, Danielle Gould, 2nd grade teacher and Green Team Club Leader, and Dawn Vincent, a parent at Mary Immaculate School, worked together to organize what will be an organic garden for the school. With the weather cooperating, several volunteers came out to help build 12 garden beds. There were children, parents, teachers, members of the community, as well as Father John and the Sisters working until the job was completed!
Some carried cement blocks in their hands, others pulled them on a dolly, and the Sisters balanced them on their heads. One way or another, all 216 blocks were carried to their destination. Twelve garden beds were constructed and leveled. Each bed received numerous layers of paper or cardboard as a base including the 432 holes in the cement blocks. Nutrient rich “jungle mix” soil was brought wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow until every bed was full.
Each class, from PreK-3 to 8th grade plus one extra for the Sisters, will have their own garden. We owe a great deal of thanks to the Cub Scouts and Latitude 24 Recycling for their generous donations which helped make this idea a reality. Also, a big thank you to all the volunteers who spent their Saturday morning working for this cause. And finally, it has been a pleasure to help Katherine de Poo turn her dream into an actuality!
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