“Hello gardeners, friends, and neighbors!

We hope you’ve had a blissful summer! Despite the record heat and drought of this past season (not to mention a few too many temperamental hoses), our garden has fared the season gracefully. Thank you to all of you who have helped us along the way!

As the days grow a little shorter, the nights a little cooler, it’s time to start planning for the future of our garden. There’s been talk of fall gardening, building fencing, and expanding our beds — what an exciting season ahead! In order to make these visions manifest, however, we need the participatory help of our community. That means you!

We’d like to invite you to a meeting next Wednesday, September 7th at 6 pm. Khalisa Kitz has opened her home to us for a meeting space, and she’d like to share with us the method she uses to build up her soil. We’re definitely in need of some soil guidance, especially if we’re thinking of expanding, and next Wednesday will be our first opportunity to start brainstorming. Khalisa’s address (correct me if I’m wrong) is 1127 S. Washington St., just a few blocks away from the garden. For parking, feel free to use the Senior Center’s lot, or park down by the pavilion in Walker Park. She does have room to fit about four cars in her drive way, so consider carpooling (or better yet, riding your bike!).

It takes the wonderful ideas and insight of this community to make our garden a success. Each season is an experiment, and we hope you’ll be a part of the next one, too! This will be the perfect opportunity to get plugged back into the garden, especially if we haven’t seen you in awhile (we miss seeing your beautiful faces).”  ~ Walker Park Community Garden