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| Free breakfast of omelets and fruit salad |
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| First honey harvest from the garden at Skanks! |
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| First sunflower to open! |
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| Okra |
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| Peas |
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| White clover ground cover |
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| Red clover |
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| Speaches & such |
Our first event in the garden was monumental for us. Everyone who donated resources, followed our project, volunteered, or just heard about it around the neighborhood came out and saw what we started. Real Cuisine was there serving up free breakfast, someone brought a guitar, and the weather couldn't have been more gorgeous. A soil scientist and urban gardener from Chicago and named Donald Johnson and his lovely fiance' came as guest speakers. Everyone got a much-deserved pat on the back.
After that, we took some chard and kale from the garden over to a Destination Dinner Table event at Brandon Court school, where we prepared and served them up free for kids and parents. Mr Johnson gave a presentation on local food. It was an all-around triumphant day on the DIY food front. Looking forward, we have a lot of new gardens that all need a lot of TLC (mulch, mulch, and more mulch). Anyone interested in getting involved, signing up for a garden plot (free garden mentoring included), or volunteering for other gen H kids programs like Destination Dinner Table can email me (Roxanne) at swampwaterstomp@gmail.com, George at george@genhkids.org, or anyone else on the team at gen H (genhkids.org). Thanks so much to everyone who has helped or supported us, and it's been a pleasure to work with such bright, motivated, and passionate people! Cheers!
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