Bloomfield Community Garden spring planting 1

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Photos by Patti Danner

A group of volunteers made up of county residents, representatives of community organizations that provide services to county children and families and researchers and others from Indiana University took part in the initial stage of the Bloomfield Community Garden project at the Bloomfield Library on Saturday.

The "before" photo, with the two large beds built by Jack Terrell and the giant mound of dirt. (Photo by Patti Danner)
McKamey, Langer and Jochim-Pope begin planning while Huang and Erinosho move raised-bed planters onto the site. (Photo by Patti Danner)
Hughes, Erinosho, Riggs, Langer, Jochim Pope, Huang and McKamey maneuver a large bed into place. (Photo by Patti Danner)
Malia Pischel, Kendall Pischel, Hughes and Jochim Pope move hay bales into place under the guidance of Kena Jochim and Erinosho. (Photo by Patti Danner)

Wyatt Cullison lifts a hay bale to the beds. (Photo by Patti Danner)
Brenda Hughes spreads a layer of hay in a large bed. (Photo by Patti Danner)
Hughes, Jochim, Cullison and Erinosho shovel dirt into a large bed. (Photo by Patti Danner)
The mountain of dirt is quickly reduced to a mere molehill by the group. (Photo by Patti Danner)
A group effort quickly unloads the bags of soil. (Photo by Patti Danner)
Huang, Langer and Jochim place the raised beds, making sure they're level. (Photo by Patti Danner)
Bags of soil are spread into a large bed by Cullison, Erinosho, Riggs and Huang. (Photo by Patti Danner)
The group fills the raised beds with soil. (Photo by Patti Danner)
Huss concentrates on spreading the soil. (Photo by Patti Danner)
Strawberry seedlings in the soil. (Photo by Patti Danner)
Instructions are carefully read before planting. (Photo by Patti Danner)