Learning & Giving Garden Sprouting at Longleaf

We are growing a Learning & Giving Garden! During the summer, we've been busy at Longleaf Center preparing a new garden area for fall cultivation. Several parent volunteers braved the heat and humidity on multiple days to lay down a thick layer of cardboard across 1600 square feet and cover this with several inches of compost. After about eight weeks, we'll add more compost on top and prepare to plant our first crop of veggies! Thanks to Sarah McIntosh, Beverly Ward and Maria McHale for their help with this project. We also thank Wilmington Compost Company for the beautiful compost and Two-Wheeler Dealer for the steady supply of large cardboard boxes. Our Learning and Giving Gardens are a long-term initiative to grow fresh food for local organizations that support the food insecure in southeastern NC. Funding for Phase 1 has been generously bestowed by an anonymous community member. To learn more about this project, please contact Karen Linehan at karenl@fsow.org