How does your garden grow?

One of our biggest goals at Good Rest was to start a garden so that the kids can eat more fresh vegetables. The ground here is very hard and difficult to work with, but after Tropical Storm Isaac it has softened considerably. 

Seeds that we bought or were donated to us for the Good Rest garden.

The kids at Good Rest have been working with Carl and one of the older boys, Odney, to lay out a garden area. Carl took some seeds over to them today and talked about how to plant each type of seed. Some we will need to grow into seedlings before they go into the ground, and all of them will need to be watered and cared for.

Taking a break from digging!

The garden extends behind the girl's dorm for plants that will need shade.

The kids have been excited so far about the project! If you are looking for a low cost and easy way to help the kids, please consider picking up a packet or two of seeds and mailing them to us at our Florida address. If they are in a regular envelope I don't think they will get stuck in customs. It would be great to stockpile seeds and have the garden producing as soon as possible!

Our Florida address:

 Carl Fielstra 
 3170 Airmans Dr.#2176-CHILD 
 Ft. Pierce, FL 34946