Thursday, March 22, 2012

Mulch Time

Our Team Nutrition & Green Team students worked hard after school today laying down landscaping fabric & mulch to kill off the grass. We covered ~ 1/3 of the future garden space. There is still more hard work ahead of us!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Angelo's Landscaping Supplies - Top Soil & Compost Delivery

Our raised garden beds (4'X8') will be filled with this gorgeous top soil and compost mixture. Thank you to our SRFEE grant for making this purchase possible. We can't wait to get our hands dirty!

Angelo's Landscape Supplies, Inc.
http://www.angelos-supplies.com/

Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency Site Visit

Karen Salomone (Nutrition Program Assistant) from Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency was our visitor on Tuesday. Karen and Amy toured our future garden site and took soil samples. Jen Rusciano (FoodCorps Service Member) walked around with our visitors taking notes and suggestions.

The mission of Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency is to empower low-income people and strengthen communities through diverse services, leadership and collaboration. (Read more below...)