Cynthia Reedy

It was wonderful. We had great volunteers that filled a whole dumpster with need to clean up out of the garden.

Very well organized and very social - fun while helping!

Our team worked in the herb garden. Some raised the border blocks around the beds. Some weeded. I planted herbs with a woman and her 5 year old daughter. I told the woman that they could plant the herbs where I had laid them out in the different beds. She said "I don't know how to plant them." Her daughter said "I do. I learned it at school." I loved it. When we finished planting and watering the herbs, we helped with the weeding. The little girl was a good weeder, too, and so happy.

Very well organized. A large group of very friendly people.

This group was so very well organized, helpful, and friendly.

I brought a friend. We had great instructions from one of the organizers so we felt that our time was well spent. Sadly we had another commitment to the Serafina Food Pantry at the RBJ residential tower so we had to leave early. I had to tear my friend away - she said she was just getting started. She really knows plants and how to garden! We're both in our 70's but felt very welcomed by the younger workers. If this gets back to the organizers please leave this message: When else do you have volunteers working in the food forest? We might be able to help again.

I love the food forest! I was possibly the oldest person there (70) but everyone was very friendly to me. The event was well organized. I felt like I had something I could do all the time, but not pressured to hurry up. Thanks for doing this.

This is the 4th time I've done "It's My Park" and this was the best organized of the four. I asked a question before we started and we all got a mini tour of the food forest with an explanation of what it was. Then we formed a circle and took turns introducing ourselves. One of the organizers explained the two projects and pointed out the group leaders, saying which project they were working on. We just walked over to whichever leader we wanted to work with. I chose to work on the mulching project. Our group was one of four that laid down cardboard and then tacked it into place. Then some of us hauled mulch over so the rest of us could spread it over the cardboard. The only bad part was when it started to rain, but the rain was light so we finished mulching over all the cardboard sheets. Others stayed to finish mulching around the trees but I was soaked so I left. No one criticized me for leaving at one instead of two. They smiled and thanked me.