Community Gardens Galore!

At the community gardens in La Grande we got a little bit of insight into the "growth" of the garden scene. There are 8 luscious plots of sustenance popping up in front of the elementary school for the children to oogle over. These kids are lucky to be exposed to food not of the packaged sort. Most kids don't know that carrots live in the dirt before they are picked, washed, packaged, and trucked the 1500 mile average to their plates. One little girl named Windilynn assisted as I pulled weeds from Zachary's plot of corn. At two years old, she knows right where her food comes from. The folks involved in the garden are looking into compost options so that they can expand the garden, adding some raised beds, and sharing the joy of growing your own food.