Charmaine Barros and her granddaughter Monea Brown pitched in to plant the GPHC garden on May 12. The garden will provide fresh produce for the GPHC Food Pantry.Despite the cool weather and the threat of rain, volunteers spent all day Saturday, May 12, transforming the neglected patio area behind the Greater Park Hill Community office into a thriving vegetable garden. With a little TLC and the right amount of water, the garden will produce a bounty of vegetables for the GPHC Food Bank, including heirloom tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, yellow squash, zucchini, cilantro, peppers, chives, oregano and eggplant. A special thank you to Melia Reece for donating eight amazing tomato plants and to Cake Crumbs for donating delicious scones for the volunteers to enjoy throughout the day! Also, thanks to Craig Zobec and Casey Staley from REenergize CO Inc. who helped repair the damaged gate, and to Brian Rodeno who has volunteered to install an irrigation system for the garden. Finally, thank you to the gardeners – Tracey MacDermott, Heather Shockey, LeAnn Anderson, Shannon O’Connell, Charmaine Barros and Monea Brown – for all of their hard work! Here’s to a happy harvest that will benefit our Park Hill neighbors in need.
CAPTION: Charmaine Barros and her granddaughter Monea Brown pitched in to plant the GPHC garden on May 12. The garden will provide fresh produce for the GPHC Food Pantry.
