On Thursay July 12th a group of students from Roosevelt University dropped in for a workday with John and Susan. The hard working volunteers helped with an expansive community trash/recycling pick up that spanned all of Kenmore, down along the cemetery wall south of Irving Park Rd. and north to the park at the intersection of Buena and Kenmore.
During the trash pick up the volunteers found many items that add a little intrigue and possibly horror to the the neighborhood. Many many cigarette butts are too be expected, but what about a hammer, mangled lingerie and a baby stroller? What happens here at night is your business Buena Park. BTW, we kept the hammer.
Other volunteer tasks included turning compost, sifting compost, collecting dried coriander from our spent cilantro plants, planting some warm weather plants like New Zealand Spinach, mulching between the beds, weeding, tying tomatoes up, and much more.
Special thanks to Freedom Nguyen for coordinating the event and to the volunteers for their hard work. Ginkgo is open to anyone who wants to drop in and lend a hand on our workdays. We hope to see some of these faces return.
