What a Start!

Thanks to the generosity of Campbell Park Elementary Principal, Mr. Godfrey Watson, and the efforts of more than a hundred volunteers over the course of the whole day... 

...including Rays Pitchers Brandon Gomes and Alex Cobb as well as more than a dozen Rays staff members from Tropicana Field.  

Even the St. Pete Times showed up.

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The day before the dig

Getting underway on Saturday.

Those Rays volunteers (in yellow) kicked some butt out there.

All the kids were super helpful.

As at our other gardens, we have installed a modified huegelculture garden bed technique at Campbell Park and it took many hands many hours to get it completed.

Peace Patch Founders, Andrew Chittick, Kip Curtis, and Joe Esposito

During a second Saturday, volunteers stuck around into the late afternoon to make sure the installation was complete.

We are grateful for our volunteers and for the generous donation of coffee from Kahwa Coffee and Brew D Licious (at the Hollander Hotel).

Most of all, we want to thank the Rays Baseball Foundation, whose generous grant made this garden possible.




In the weeks ahead, please follow the work of Eckerd College student taking the "Applied Ethics: Food Systems" course as they cultivate this garden and act as academic mentors for the amazing and remarkable kids who attend Campbell Park Elementary School.

Kip Curtis
Founder and Executive Director of the Edible Peace Patch Project