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Grand Opening A Success!

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The Garden Grand Opening was a success with over 60 people coming through to enjoy the festivities!  We offered: 1-    Garden harvesting and salad tasting 2-    Herbal, Strawberry and Cucumber water infusions 3-    Artisan cookies in the shape of vegetables 4-    Ask An Expert – Fresh Roots 5-    Large garden games 6-    Woodburing demonstration 7-    Musical entertainment by Poncho & Sal Many thanks to the board members and staff who helped on the day: Mich, Karen & Gurdial; Caroline, Kitty and Amanda.
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Garden Grand Opening Celebration!

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We hope you can make it!
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Veggies are coming up!

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All of the containers have been planted! The planters have a variety of veggies and even some flowers. To name a few: radishes, strawberries, bush beans, acorn squash, carrots, zucchini and more! I crunched a radish today and it was juicy and delicious! The kids are super excited about seeing where food comes from and nurturing its growth! We are having our Garden Grand Opening celebration on Wednesday, May 30 from 10:00-11:30am. We hope you can come!
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Strawberry Plants

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We got the planters all filled with soil just in time for our first planting party. The preschoolers got a crash course on planting and the school-aged kids finished it off! Gray from Fresh Roots added the finishing touches by getting the irrigation rigged-up.
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Planter Box Filling

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Good news: we received a soil donation from the City of Vancouver's Social Policy Department. Bad news: it was delivered far from our site! With shovels, wheel barrows and muscle, we managed to fill a few over the course of Sunday morning.
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The Big Build

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Today, the planter boxes all came together - literally. An amazing group of hardworking volunteers armed with drills and impact drivers assembled the planters that had been decorated over the fall. Led by the team at Fresh Roots, we called to action our varying degrees of skill to build what will soon become a flourishing community garden! Thanks to all and enjoy the photos!  
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