Don’t just eat your vegetables... Grow them too.

We are the Erie Heights Earth Force Group. Our project is an organic community garden.

By the end of March we had surveyed the property at Erie Heights and picked out a location for our garden.

Next, we had the month of April to recruit more members and sketch our garden plans.
We worked with Lucas McConnell, a Master Gardener, to develop our complete plan.

We built a large planter box in May....then we learned about compost and filled up the box.

Kim Beers from The Erie County Health Department also came twice to speak with us about nutrition and physical activity.

On June 11th, Lucas gave us a lot of tips on planting and produce. Then we got to dig in and learn first-hand.

Compost was our organic fertilizer and peat moss helped us keep up with all of the weeds and a ton of watering.

This summer and fall we will be harvesting corn (popping corn), tomatoes, beans, squash, lettuce, basil, and carrots.

On July 2nd we had a dedication to celebrate our garden!


Thank-You!
to:
Our community and its volunteers.
Highmark and The Erie County Health Department
for your grant, support, and visits.
Bill Bartlett and Earth Force.
Rita Orinko and the YMCA Library.
The Penn State Master Gardeners