A Rotarian Work Day

Today we got started at 7:00 a.m. with a group of volunteers from the St. Petersburg Rotary Sunset Club, a lively and lovely group of early risers.  Board member Drew Chittick, and pineapple farmer Hank Broege also lent their hands this morning

Our task was to beautify the site.  As you can see, the spring drought and the general decomposition of our hugelkultur beds left them sunken and in need fo some TLC.

And so we cut and clipped and drilled and pounded and shoveled and forked and moved and after three hours of back-straining labor, we were left with a much improved landscape

You can see our new edging and the amended beds.  

We are always grateful for the hands of volunteers.  THANK YOU Rotarians!

Kip Curtis, Ph.D.
Founder and Executive Director
The Edible Peace Patch Project

Thank you Lucas Overby!

Two days ago I got an email from Cathy Dowling, Campaign manager for Lucas Overby, who is running for Congress.  "You guys need any help with anything?"

Lucas Overby and his daughter Raegan inspect the new garden edging.

We've just been harvesting bamboo for two weeks and have a pile ready to turn into bed edging.  And so for two hours, Sean Myers, Kofi Hunt, Michael Cargile, Cathy Dowling, Lucas Orverby, and his daughter Raegan, cut, clipped, drilled, and drove bamboo pieces.

The whole crew!

And when we were done, there were dozens of pieces of cut bamboo, six foot in length and completely cleared of their knuckles (the place where sprouting branches connect to culm).

New bed edges and a pile of material ready to assemble.

We are so grateful for the help of volunteers!

Thank you!

Kip Curtis

Founder and Executive Director